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

Stokes to Labuschagne, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Edged and taken! Stokes breaks the partnership. 134.1kph, pitched up delivery outside off, Labuschagne is drawn forward into a drive away from his body. Thick outside edge and straight into the safe hands of Bethell at gully. Labuschagne stands in disbelief and then walks off distraught. Labuschagne c Jacob Bethell b Stokes 48(68) [4s-7]

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, good length and angled in on off, a neat forward defence to the left of mid-off

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, holds its line, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, Labuschagne goes for a big cover drive and misses. Full outside off, shapes away a tad, Labuschagne misses out

Tongue to Labuschagne, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Labuschagne flicks and misses, takes a legbye

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length on middle, Labuschagne shuffles across a tad, flicks to deep backward square-leg

Tongue to Labuschagne, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot to pull, mistimes it wide of mid-on for two

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length on off, Labuschagne looks for the drop and run to the short cover region, Head doesn't want it

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, good length and well wide outside off, left alone

Potts to Labuschagne, FOUR, Potts continues to leak runs. A full delivery outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and beats backward point to his right, opened the face at the last moment to get the gap

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, wide of the crease and short of length outside off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and taps to backward point

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, length and angled into off, Labuschagne gets forward to defend to cover

Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, good length and nips back in a tad to off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot to defend, the thick inside half rolls to deep square-leg

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, length outside off, holds its line, left alone

Potts to Labuschagne, 1 run, wide of the crease and angled in on a short of length just outside off, tap and run to the point region

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, wide of the crease and full outside off, nips back in a tad, Labuschagne gets forward and covers off-stump to shoulder arms

Potts to Labuschagne, FOUR, another beautiful cover drive. Ful outside off, Labuschagne gets forward and drives so well, through the line and races away wide of cover

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, and a half-volley to follow. Labuschagne gets forward and high-elbows the cover drive to the fence, played to perfection, classy and textbook

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, beauty! Top of off stuff. On a short of length and angled in, Labuschagne goes on the back foot to defend, squared up a tad, past the outside-edge as it holds its line

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 2 runs, a half-volley outside off, Labuschagne comes on the front foot and punches it wide of cover for two

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne reaches for it to cut and misses, half-hearted shot, moved away to beat the bat

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Potts to Labuschagne, FOUR, short of length and on off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and pulls to the deep square-leg fence, still Labuschagne wringing his right hand

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, full outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and Jacks dives to his right at short cover to save runs

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, extra bounce and it has hit Labuschagne on the bottom-hand glove. On the right thumb. It's a rising short of length delivery and raps Labuschagne on the thumb, he takes his gloves off and has a look, luckily for Labuschagne it went down

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, full just outside off, Labuschagne gets forward and full-faces the drive back to Potts who deflects it to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, leg byes, 1 run, wide of the crease and angled in on middle and leg, Labuschagne shuffles across and misses the flick, rapped on the pads, given not out by umpire Ahsan Raza. England review and lose it, missing leg-stump, since Labuschagne shuffled so much across, the leg-stump was visible

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, shapes away, Labuschagne lets it go

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 2 runs, short of length just outside off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and helps the pull, long chase for deep backward square-leg and he keeps it to two

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, full just outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge rolls to gully, was not in control there

Potts to Labuschagne, 1 run, full outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive to the left of mid-off for one

Potts to Labuschagne, FOUR, beautiful shot. Full just outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and beats the dive of cover to his right, high-elbow and all that, raced away

Potts to Labuschagne, no run, good length and angled in back on off, Labuschagne gets forward to defend it back

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, full outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and picks out one of the short covers

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, full on middle and leg, Labuschagne flicks to square-leg

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, wide of the crease again, short of length outside off, good channels, left alone

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, wide of the crease and angled on on a good length on middle, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and defends it back to Brydon Carse, neatly behind that

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, did that carry? Just short of the outstretched left hand of Brydon Carse. Full just outside off, Labuschagne checks his drive and nearly pops a catch back

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length on middle, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and pulls to fine-leg

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and down leg, Labuschagne allows the ball to flick the thigh

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, full and wide outside off, shapes away, left alone

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, good length and angled in on middle and leg, Labuschagne shuffles across and flicks, loses his bottom-hand, the thick outer half of the bat and rolls to mid-on

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and trampolines off the pitch, but down leg, Labuschagne shoulders arms and good take by Jamie Smith

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne gets forward and shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 3 runs, low full-toss outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive wide of mid-off, Potts chases and div es to pull it back, a run saved

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, full just outside off, Labuschagne gets forward and full-faces the defence back to Stokes

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length on the thigh pad, Labuschagne shuffles across and glances to fine-leg, call was for two but just one

Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, full and angled in from outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to push, off the thick outer half of the bat, through vacant cover

Stokes to Labuschagne, no ball, full outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive to point, Stokes has overstepped

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, good length outside off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and drops it wide of cover, Head was on his heels, does well to get to the other end

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and bit of extra bounce, into the body, Labuschagne gets forward to push, the thick inside-edge hits the back thigh

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, good length outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to defend to cover, solidly behind that

Tongue to Labuschagne, FOUR, short of length and on middle, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and swivels to pull to the deep backward square-leg fence, got it down too

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and nips back in from outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh, Labuschagne is slightly squared up, misses the back foot block, rapped on the back thigh

Tongue to Labuschagne, 2 runs, very full outside off, Labuschagne gets forward to drive and it's the toe-end of the bat, bursts through gully's hands, went down

Tongue to Labuschagne, FOUR, Stokes claps even as Labuschagne gets off the mark with four. A short of length delivery and angled in, Labuschagne shuffles across and one can see middle and leg, flicks the off-stump delivery to the deep square-leg fence

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length and rising outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, good length and angled in on off, Labuschagne gets forward to defend to mid-off

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, full on off, Labuschagne shuffles across and flicks to mid-on, that was heading to the front pad

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length just outside off, good leave