Australia vs England, 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Boland to Will Jacks, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and angles it wide of gully, calls for two and two it is

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fullish just outside off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend to mid-on

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and bounces on off, nips back in, Will Jacks takes the bottom-hand off as he awkwardly turns it to FSL

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, lovely delivery. This doesn't nip back, angled in to the fifth-stump, holds its line, Will Jacks looks to defend off the back foot, misses

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and nips back in from off, big movement, Carey dives to his left and has to take it with one hand in the end, Will Jacks with a good leave

Boland to Root, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to off, Root gets forward and angles it to the vacant point region

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge hits the back thigh and rolls to gully

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, that's unplayable. A short of length delivery and attacking off, it angles in, squares Will Jacks up on the back foot, then seams away a tad to beat the outside-edge. Missed it by a long way

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fullish and well wide outside off, left alone

Boland to Root, 1 run, good length and nips back in to off, Root gets forward to flick and loses his bottom-hand but manages to get it wide of mid-wicket

Boland to Will Jacks, 1 run, full and angled in on off, Will Jacks gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge runs away to deep backward point

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length on off, and middle, Will Jacks goes on the back foot to nudge to mid-wicket

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and angled in on off, nice back foot block back to Boland

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, big nipbacker and Boland wants the LBW. Smith gestures it's too high. They don't go for it. Little shuffles across as well from Will Jacks and he is hit on the back thigh. Missing the stumps comfortably

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and rising on off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot to defend to mid-off

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and the nipbacker, Will Jacks is in trouble, right on the box and he would've felt that, a grunt of pain

Boland to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches it to deep backward point

Boland to Root, no run, fine delivery. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Root shuffles across and walks forward to handle that, rises past the outside-edge

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, again that nipbacker and extra bounce, Will Jacks is cut in half, raps him on the back thigh

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, wide of the crease and full on middle, angled in, Will Jacks gets forward to drive to mid-on

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length outside off, nips away after Will Jacks leaves

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fullish outside off, nice bounce, Will Jacks shoulders arms

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Will Jacks gets forward to flick and extra bounce misses the shot, hit on the back thigh

Boland to Will Jacks, FOUR, nice timing and beats Neser's chase from backward point. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and punches with a high-elbow, Neser tries to dive and pull it back but the ball touches the cushions

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and rising outside off, also nips back in a tad, Will Jacks lets it go

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fullish and outside off, nips back in, Will Jacks gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge rolls to mid-wicket

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fullish outside off, nips back in after Will Jacks leaves

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, similar delivery to the last one, good bounce too, Will Jacks this time lets it go

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, beauty! That angle in and then the late seam movement away. Fifth-stump line, fullish, Will Jacks gets forward to defend and is beaten

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length outside off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and defends to backward point

Boland to Root, 1 run, 133.3kph, keeps a bit low does this back of a length delivery but Root swivels and pulls to fine leg

Boland to Root, no run, 133.9kph, back of a length, Root defends off the inner edge

Boland to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 135.5kph, knocks this in-angler to mid-on and hares to the other end

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.1kph, short of a good length, defended to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 137.2kph, back of a length, Smith miscues the pull to mid-on as it hits him high on the bat

Boland to Root, 1 run, 137.7kph, back of a length leg-lined with the keeper back, flicked away to fine leg

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.2kph, punched to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 133.8kph, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he pushes this good length ball towards mid-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.8kph, length ball, pushed to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.8kph, short of length, hits Smith high on the bat as he blocks from the crease

Boland to Root, 3 runs, 132.5kph, fuller than a good length, Root nicely bunts it wide of mid-on. Inglis runs back, big chase he and flicks it back to save a run

Boland to Root, no run, 130kph, length ball marginally outside off with the keeper back, a shuffling Root defends it down the pitch

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, wonderful response from Boland. 136.3kph, hits the good length, wobbles away to beat the defensive outside edge of Smith

Boland to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 135.1kph, full delivery on middle-leg and Smith flicks uppishly into the gap through midwicket. The ball reaches the fence in a jiffy

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 138kph, short of length, Smith defends and inside-edges it onto his boot

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.8kph, fullish ball angling in, Smith defends off the front foot

Boland to Root, 1 run, 135kph, pushed to point off the back foot for a quick single

Boland to Root, no run, 135.7kph, length ball, poked to cover

Boland to Root, no run, 136.4kph, good comeback from Boland! The keeper goes back, Boland hits the hard length and gets it to seam away. Root defends from the crease and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. Root smiles...

Boland to Root, FOUR, 134.7kph, too full and too straight from Boland and Root pounces. Brings his wrists into play to flick it through midwicket

Boland to Jamie Smith, 1 run, edge and it doesn't carry! 136kph, Smith fiddles his bat at this short of a good length ball outside off and the outside edge falls short of second slip and beats Smith to his left

Boland to Root, 1 run, 134.9kph, short of length, Root guides it to deep backward point

Boland to Root, no run, 135.3kph, Root is surprised by the extra bounce. He looks to punch it square through the off-side and is beaten by the extra lift. Superb grab by the keeper

Boland to Root, no run, 134.3kph, tight channel. On a length and marginally outside off, Root pushes at it and the outside edge goes to the left of Green at gully who takes it on the bounce

Boland to Root, no run, 135.5kph, length ball around off and Root taps it to cover. Maiden over

Boland to Root, no run, 137.5kph, Root walks out of the crease and moves across to defend this short of length ball into the on-side

Boland to Root, no run, 133.5kph, fuller ball and Root defends off the front foot

Boland to Root, no run, 135.4kph, Root hops across to knock this length ball to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 135.7kph, angling in on a length and Root defends it to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 134.8kph, keeper up to the stumps and Boland generates extra bounce from a length, Root does well to keep it out on the off-side

Boland to Stokes, no run, 135.7kph, short of length ball angled in, Stokes is solid in his defence

Boland to Stokes, no run, 138.5kph, another leave outside off

Boland to Stokes, no run, 136.3kph, angling away outside off, Stokes lets it be

Boland to Root, 1 run, 135.7kph, presses forward to push this length ball towards extra cover

Boland to Root, no run, 135.6kph, short of length outside off, Root steers from the crease, can't beat gully (Green)

Boland to Root, no run, 137.3kph, fullish ball on off, Root blocks

Boland to Stokes, no run, 135.1kph, back of a length, defended into the leg-side

Boland to Stokes, no run, over the wicket, fullish ball that nips away outside off, Stokes drives away from his body and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Boland to Brook, out Caught by Smith!! Edge and taken! 136.3kph, short of a good length that straightens a bit off the deck. Brook wafts his bat at it trying to steer it backward of square on the off-side and nicks off to first slip. Could have perhaps gone harder at it. Outside edge to the left of first slip and Smith shows good reflexes to snaffle it with both hands. Still no Ashes hundred for Brook. The 169-run stand has been broken. Brook c Smith b Boland 84(97) [4s-6 6s-1]

Boland to Root, 1 run, 135.4kph, pitched up delivery, Root drives to deep backward point off the front foot

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 135.8kph, back of a length, Brook gets on top of the bounce and pats it to point

Boland to Root, 1 run, 136.2kph, straying onto the pads and Root tucks it around the corner

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 135.8kph, back of a length, middle-stump line, tucked through square leg

Boland to Root, 1 run, 134kph, Root stands tall to push this short of a good length ball. Extra bounce and a hint of inward seam movement. Thick inside edge and the ball dribbles to fine leg

Boland to Root, no run, 134.3kph, length ball on leg, blunted towards midwicket

Boland to Root, no run, 132.7kph, off-stump line, Root defends to cover off the front foot

Boland to Root, no run, 132.6, angling in towards the sticks and Root keeps it out on the leg-side

Boland to Root, FOUR, 132.2kph, edge and four! Extra bounce from a length around off, Root pushes at it. Thick outside edge and the ball runs away to third man for four

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide to deep backward point

Boland to Brook, no run, length outside off, Brook gets forward to drive and mistimes it to cover

Boland to Root, 1 run, good length and nips back in to off, Root gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge goes to fine-leg

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and down leg, Root flicks and misses, Carey whips the bails off, Root doesn't overbalance

Boland to Root, no run, short of length just outside off, Root goes on the back foot to defend to the right of Carey

Boland to Root, no run, short of length just outside off, Root goes on the back foot to defend to cover

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Root with a little shuffle across to defend to short mid-wicket

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Root gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls back to Boland

Boland to Root, no run, tight good length delivery and angled in on off, a full-faced forward defence to mid-off

Boland to Root, 2 runs, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive, thick inside half and straight down the ground for two

Boland to Root, no run, full and angled in towards off, Root full-faces the drive to mid-on as he gets forward

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to get it wide of gully

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length and on the thigh pad, Brook flicks and misses, flies to the vacant short mid-wicket area, Brook and Carey didn't know where the ball went, were searching for it

Boland to Brook, no run, full just outside off, Brook gets forward to push towards mid-off

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length and angled in on off, neat back foot block back

Boland to Root, 1 run, short of length and angling into the right-hander on middle and leg, Root shuffles across and glances to fine-leg

Boland to Brook, 1 run, good length and hint of nip-back, Brook gets forward to flick to the vacant mid-wicket area

Boland to Brook, no run, Brook again gives the charge and is cramped by this length delivery as Boland follows him, awkwardly tapped to the right of Boland

Boland to Root, 1 run, good length and angling into middle, Root shuffles across and flicks to deep backward square-leg

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Boland to Root, no run, short of length on off, Root goes on the back foot to defend it back

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length and Brook gives the charge but is cramped as it's on middle-stump, he dabs it to deep backward point

Boland to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and cuts to deep backward point

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and rising outside off, shapes away, Root shoulders arms

Boland to Root, no run, good leave, that is a good length delivery outside off, nips back in with extra bounce, Root lets it go

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and rising outside off, Root goes on the back foot and pushes it to point

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and angled back into middle and leg, Root goes on the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket

Boland to Root, FOUR, short of length outside off, Root leans back and cuts, beats Marnus at point to his right, he was a bit slow to react and the ball passes his outstretched right hand as he dives

Boland to Root, no run, good length and just outside off, Root goes on the back foot to defend to the point region

Boland to Root, no run, short of length and angled in on off, Root gets right behind the line to defend it back

Boland to Root, no run, 135.5kph, fuller than a length, Root moves across and defends it to midwicket

Boland to Root, 2 runs, 134.8kph, width on offer, cut away to deep backward point

Boland to Root, no run, noise as the ball passes the bat, barely an appeal for caught behind though. 135.7kph, nip-backer from a short of length, Root doesn't account for it as he stands tall to defend. Beats the inside edge by a long way, flicks the back pad before going into the keeper's mitts

Boland to Root, no run, 136.2kph, Root walks down the pitch,

Boland to Root, FOUR, 133.3kph, pitched up delivery, a good forward stride from Root to drive it firmly through extra cover. Right off the middle of the bat

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 129.8kph, shortish ball, Brook hops to get on top of the bounce. Drops it in front of point with soft hands for a sharp single. Marnus is quick to get to the ball and has a shy at the keeper's end with an underarm throw. No direct-hit and Root would have been in

Boland to Root, 2 runs, 135.4kph, Root leans across to ease the drive through vacant cover for a couple of runs

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 136.4kph, straighter line from Boland and that's been turned to midwicket for a quick single

Boland to Brook, no run, 136kph, another leave outside off

Boland to Brook, no run, 136.2kph, nibbles in off the deck outside off, Brook leaves it alone

Boland to Brook, no run, 136.8kph, further full, bunted to mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.7kph, fuller than a length outside off, Brook drives and inside-edges to midwicket

Boland to Brook, 2 runs, 135.8kph, back of a length outside off, Brook hops and punches it to deep backward point

Boland to Brook, FOUR, edge, safe and four! 136.6kph, shortish outside off and Brook wants to go after it with a pull shot. He isn't in control of the shot due to the extra bounce. The top-edge flies over the slip cordon for a one-bounce four

Boland to Brook, no run, 137.2kph, climbs from a good length outside off and Brook shoulders arms

Boland to Root, 1 run, 136kph, Root gets forward to push this length ball towards point

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 136.7kph, nip-backer, Brook taps with an angled blade and the ball eludes the leg-stump

Boland to Brook, no run, 137kph, in-angling length ball, Brook defends it back to the bowler

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 138.8kph, back of a length, Brook walks forward and across to pat it towards cover-point for a quick single

Boland to Root, leg byes, 1 run, 137.2kph, big appeal for lbw, turned down and Australia don't review. Good length ball nipping back in, Root plays all around it as he misses the clip. Gets hit above the knee-roll on the front pad and ball-tracking says bouncing over the middle-stump. Good call from umpire Chris Gaffaney

Boland to Root, no run, 135.2kph, short of length, left alone outside off

Boland to Root, no run, 137kph, pitched up, hint of inswing, Root drives hard off the front foot and inside-edges onto his back pad

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 135.1kph, nip-backer from a length, Brook looks to drive on the rise off the front foot and gets an inside edge that brushes the back thigh before rolling to fine leg. Lucky not to chop it back onto his stumps

Boland to Brook, no run, 136.9kph, walks forward and across before shouldering arms against this length ball wide of off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Carey!! The angle change works straightaway. Over the wicket, 135.5kph, short of length, decent bounce and a hint of away movement off the deck, Bethell is half-forward to defend and gets a faint outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper. Jacob Bethell c Carey b Boland 10(23) [4s-2]

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.8kph, Boland pulls his length back and Bethell blunts it into the leg-side

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.3kph, good length on the stumps, defended back to the bowler

Boland to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, nicely played! 136.2kph, Bethell advances by walking down the pitch and moves towards off in the process. Gets into a good position as he converts this full ball into a half-volley and stylishly clips it through midwicket

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 136.6kph, pitched up again, Bethell drives through point for a couple of runs

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.5kph, round the wicket, full on the stumps, Bethell defends it to mid-on

Boland to Crawley, no run, 135.9kph, in-seamer with significant movement in the air after passing the batter as Crawley shoulders arms. Carey dives to his left to collect it

Boland to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, 1 run, 134kph, Boland pulls his length back a fraction, Bethell shuffles to glance and the ball rolls to fine leg off the thigh pad

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, beaten! 136.3kph, seam-up, lands on a good length, hint of away swing and then nibbles away as well. Bethell looks to have a feel for it and the ball goes past the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.7kph, fuller and angling in, Bethell wristily knocks it to mid-on

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 138.3kph, round the wicket, short of length, Bethell stands tall and fences it to gully

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, 135.9kph, fuller than a length, Crawley walks across and works it to backward square leg off the inner part of the bat

Boland to Crawley, 2 runs, 132kph, overpitched delivery on the pads, flicked to fine leg and Starc moves to his right in the deep to mop it up

Boland to Crawley, no run, 134.3kph, back of a length, Crawley turns it to midwicket

Boland to Crawley, no run, 137.6kph, on a length and around off, tapped to point

Boland to Crawley, FOUR, 132.7kph, another pitched up delivery, Crawley walks across and middles the on-drive to beat mid-on to his left. The quick outfield takes care of the rest

Boland to Crawley, no run, 135.5kph, overpitched outside off, Crawley drives firmly and straight to mid-off

Boland to Crawley, no run, 136.4kph, in-seamer outside off, Crawley shuffles and shoulders arms

Boland to Crawley, no run, 134.6kph, fuller ball and Crawley defends it back to the bowler

Boland to Crawley, no run, 132.9kph, Crawley shoulders arms, gets hit on the pad and there's a big appeal for lbw. Australia decide not to review. Nip-backer, Crawley shuffles and leaves it alone to get hit on the back leg. Ball-tracking shows it to be going over the off-stump

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 135.2kph, length ball on off, Duckett's bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he nudges it to midwicket

Boland to Duckett, no run, 132.8kph, beautiful delivery! Angles in, pitches around off and seams away. Duckett gets half-forward to defend and the ball whistles past the outside edge

Boland to Duckett, no run, 132.9kph, short of length on off, Duckett defends

Boland to Duckett, no run, 128.7kph, round the wicket, back of a length with good bounce, Duckett hops and opens the bat-face to guide it to the left of gully. There's a deep-ish third man and the batters can't take the single