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

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, fullish delivery around off, Webster pats it towards covers and takes off initially but then he sends back Mitchell Starc

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 139.6kph fuller length delivery angling in from outside off, Webster keeps it out with his bat close to his pad

Brydon Carse to Webster, leg byes, FOUR, skiddy back of a length delivery angling down, Webster tries to work it across but misses. It deflects off his pads and beats the dive of Jamie Smith to his left and runs through to the fence behind

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, shortish delivery shaping in on off, punched off the inner half towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Webster, 2 runs, fullish delivery well outside off, Webster leans towards it, opens his bat-face and square drives it to the left of sweeper cover. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, a bouncer around off, Mitchell Starc rises on his toes and places it towards third man

Brydon Carse to Webster, FOUR, a short delivery angling in towards Webster. He gets into a good position and pulls it uppishly. Gets it well wide past the left side of backward square leg to get the desired result

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, that one zipped through! Back of a length outside off, moves away with extra bounce, Webster keeps his bat inside the line to let it through

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, leg byes, 1 run, 139.8kph short of length delivery around leg-stump, Mitchell Starc tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads towards fine leg for a leg bye

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, no run, a bouncer outside off, Mitchell Starc drops his wrists to let it go once again

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, no run, shortish delivery just outside off, Mitchell Starc drops his wrists and sways away from the line

Brydon Carse to Webster, 1 run, 136.4kph fuller length delivery outside off, Webster leans towards it and dabs it through point

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 137.2kph back of a length delivery outside off, Webster rises on his toes and plays it with an angled bat to backward point

Brydon Carse to Webster, 2 runs, full delivery shaping towards the pads, Webster plays it with soft hands through wide mid-on. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, short delivery down leg, Webster leaves it alone

Brydon Carse to Webster, FOUR, easy pickings! Length delivery angling down leg, Webster flicks it past the left side of the keeper and the ball races to the fine leg fence. The 100-run stand comes up between the duo

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, short of length delivery on off, Webster covers the line and pushes it towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off, Smith hangs back and punches it past backward point

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, good length delivery shaping in on off at 136kph, Smith shuffles across his stumps and blocks it stoutly

Brydon Carse to Webster, 1 run, length delivery outside off, straightening a bit, pushed off the outer half through point

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, Webster covers the line and stonewalls it

Brydon Carse to Webster, FOUR, shortish and room on offer, Webster cashes in as he slashes at it. He gets it past the left side of the backward point fielder to pick up a boundary

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 132.8kph short of length delivery outside off, Webster shoulders arms to it

Brydon Carse to Webster, 2 runs, shortish and some room on offer, Webster rises on his toes and punches it past the right side of backward point to pick up a couple of runs

Brydon Carse to Webster, 1 run, 138.3kph back of a length delivery outside off, Webster rises with the bounce and punches it towards deep point

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 140.9kph back of a length delivery outside off, Webster makes a watchful leave

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 138.7kph full delivery swinging in on off, Webster puts his head down and pushes it towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 141.2kph back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Smith rises on his toes and plays it with soft hands through mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, shot! 136.8kph back of a length delivery and there's some room on offer, Smith lets his hands flow through and punches it crisply through covers. The fielder at sweeper cover has no chance to cut it off

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, a play and a miss! Smith wants to cut loose now. 140.9kph skiddy good length delivery around off, Smith tries to hit it on the up through covers but misses. That wasn't far from the off-stump

Brydon Carse to Webster, FOUR, lovely stroke! 139kph overpitched delivery outside off, Webster leans towards it, opens his bat-face and square drives it beautifully through cover-point. The timing was sublime there

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 139.4kph bouncer but it's down leg, Webster ducks under it easily

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, ooh, that one keeps low! 139.1kph good length delivery seaming in from outside off, Webster has to adjust in his stance and manages to keep it out off the toe-end. Brydon Carse has his hands on his head

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, hard length delivery on the sixth stump channel, Webster points his bat skywards to allow it through

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 137.8kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith waits for it and steers it to deep backward point

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery angling in on middle and off at 140.1kph, Smith hangs back in defence

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 140.9kph back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Smith works it round the corner to retain strike

Brydon Carse to Webster, 1 run, 138.7kph back of a length delivery outside off, Webster rises on his toes and plays it with soft hands through cover-point to get off the mark

Brydon Carse to Webster, no run, 140.4kph short delivery outside off, Webster ducks under it

Brydon Carse to Green, out Caught by Duckett!! The short delivery does the trick! 138.8kph delivery dug into the surface around off, Green goes for the pull shot half-heartedly and it flies towards deep mid-wicket. Duckett was a bit late to pick it up but adjusts as he runs in and settles under it safely. Green didn't commit himself on the shot properly and has paid the price for it. A rare show of emotion from Green as he hits his pad with his bat. Green got off to a start but fails to convert it into a substantial score. Green c Duckett b Brydon Carse 37(64) [4s-3 6s-1]

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, pitched up on off, driven on the up towards mid-off

Brydon Carse to Green, 2 runs, hard length delivery outside off, Green rises on his toes and punches it to the right of deep point. Another couple results

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, 138.7kph back of a length delivery outside off, Green camps back and dabs it towards gully

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on off, Smith helps it round the corner. He wanted the second run but slipped at the non-striker's end

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 139.7kph hard length delivery moving in from outside off, Smith rises on his toes and blocks it towards covers

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, shortish delivery outside off at 138.7kph, doesn't rise as much as Smith expected it to. He mistimes the pull to short mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 137.2kph back of a length delivery seaming in from outside off, keeps a bit low, Smith adjusts in his stance to block it in front of him

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, a play and a miss! 139.1kph back of a length delivery outside off, takes off a bit, Smith slashes at it but is beaten on the top-edge

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Green camps back and pushes it to covers

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, good length delivery seaming in on middle and off, kept out watchfully

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, 135.1kph short delivery angling down leg, Green ducks under it

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, 137.7kph full delivery swinging in on middle and leg, Green drives it towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, full delivery shaping towards the pads, flicked to mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, 133.5kph back of a length delivery outside off, punched from the crease to covers

Brydon Carse to Carey, 3 runs, 137.6kph, overpitched ball, Carey bunts it straight down the ground. Big chase for Stokes from mid-off and he flicks it back just in time to save a run

Brydon Carse to Carey, no run, 139.1kph, Carse pulls his length back, the line is down leg and goes past Carey's glance

Brydon Carse to Carey, FOUR, 135.3kph, not that full on this occasion but Carey has managed to hit it through the same region. Leans across and it's all hands as he laces this length ball on the rise through extra cover

Brydon Carse to Carey, FOUR, 140.7kph, overpitched outside off and Carey pounces, The left-handed batter leans forward and crisply drives through extra cover

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 135.9kph, shuffles and tucks this in-slanter to midwicket

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, climbs from a good length and catches Smith by surprise. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle as the ball hits him high on the bat

Brydon Carse to Carey, FOUR, 135.4kph, Carey gets off the mark with a boundary. Carse serves width outside off on this length ball. Quick hands from the left-hander to crunch it through extra cover

Brydon Carse to Carey, no run, big appeal for lbw, turned down this time. Full, quick and swinging in, Carey is late on the flick. Pitches outside leg and swings further down leg

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, out Lbw!! 136.7kph, low full toss that curls in a bit, Khawaja flicks and misses to get hit on the boot. Ahsan Raza gives him out lbw and Khawaja reviews. Flat line on Snicko. Over to ball-tracking. impact is in line and that's crashing into leg and middle. Carse strikes with the second new ball and breaks the fifty partnership. Khawaja walks off to a standing ovation at the same ground where he made his Test debut. Khawaja lbw b Brydon Carse 17(49) [4s-2]

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, 135.6kph, full ball, inswinger on middle-leg, Khawaja clips it to midwicket

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, 2 runs, 134.5kph, full and curling in a bit, Khawaja drives through extra cover for a brace. Fifty partnership

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, 134.kph, shortish ball, Khawaja shapes to pull and gets an inside edge onto his midriff. Didn't bounce as much as he expected

Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, cracking shot from Smith to get to his fifty! Full and angling in, overpitched, the captain shuffles across and offers a vertical bat to drill it to the left of the non-striker. Smith raises his bat...

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 133.8kph, fullish ball wide of off, no shot offered

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 136.4kph, very full, driven straight to extra cover

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 134.8kph, full again, the line is wider and Smith shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, 133.9kph, overpitched delivery outside off and Smith drives with the swing through point. The new ball speeds away to the fence

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 132.3kph, full toss outside off and Smith misses out as he miscues the drive to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, 140kph, Head finds the gap! Short ball, not much bounce to trouble the batter. Head backs away and hammers the pull over midwicket. Splits the gap between deep square leg and deep midwicket perfectly

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 138.1kph, Smith tucks this in-angling length ball towards midwicket

Brydon Carse to Smith, 2 runs, 137.9kph, plays away from his body does Smith to drive this fullish ball outside off to the left of mid-off. Stokes runs back and hunts it down. Smith off the mark with a brace

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 137.6kph, low bounce on a short of length, Smith hops across to keep it out on the on-side. The batter and the bowler exchange smiles

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, 138.7kph, stays leg-side, hops and slaps this short ball to extra cover

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, 140.7kph, Head hops and fends it into the leg-side

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 139.3kph, climbs from a length outside off and that surprises Smith who gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball straightened off the deck and squared up the batter

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 141.8kph, short of length down leg, Smith shuffles across to flick and misses

Brydon Carse to Neser, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! 143.2kph, Carse goes full after the bouncers. Swings away a bit outside off, Neser pushes at it with cemented feet and outside-edges to the keeper. The 72-run stand has been broken as the nightwatchman departs. Neser c Jamie Smith b Brydon Carse 24(90) [4s-4]

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, 137.3kph, short again, angling in, Neser moves leg-side and sways away from it

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, 138.8kph, Neser ducks under this short-pitched delivery

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, 139.7kph, a hopping Head pushes this short ball towards point for an easy single

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length down leg, Neser flicks to short fine and Head sends Neser back

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short again, Neser ducks again

Brydon Carse to Neser, wide, short on the stumps, Neser ducks and it's a wide for height

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, England have no reviews left. It's boot first but the impact is just outside off. Good call by Carse as he convinces Stokes to take the review. It's a searing inswinging yorker on off, Neser digs it out but it brushes the boot first, the impact though is just outside off. After the boot, then it hits the toe-end of the bat. Stokes watches it on the big screen and can't believe the impact is not in line, as are a few of the other England players

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length and angling into the thigh pad, Neser goes on the back foot to turn, was there an inside-edge on to thigh? Anyway no forward short-leg and the ball falls safely there

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length on off, Neser goes on the back foot and taps to the right of backward point

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short outside off, tennis-ball bounce, left alone

Brydon Carse to Neser, 1 run, good length and angled in on middle, Neser gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length just outside off, Neser goes on the back foot and punches with a high elbow to cover

Brydon Carse to Neser, FOUR, Neser is now batting so well. Full outside off, Neser sinks on his back knee, drives square, wide of backward point and that's into the gap. A photographer's delight that as Neser held the pose. Technically so good

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length around off, Neser goes on the back foot and pulls, but mid-wicket slides to his left to cut it off

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, short of length down leg, Head goes on the back foot and flicks to fine-leg

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short at Head who drops his gloves and lets it go, flies to Jamie Smith

Brydon Carse to Neser, FOUR, nicely done. A short of length delivery just outside off, Neser leans back, cuts wide of gully and backward point, played it down, quality shot that

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, wide of the crease and full, angled in on off, Neser gets forward to drive to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, good line and length, short of length just outside off, Neser shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, full just outside off, Neser gets forward to drive nicely but straight to the fielder at cover

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, short of length down leg, Head goes on the back foot and nudges it to the vacant square-leg area, walks to the other end

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short and down leg, easy leave

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, full and the sucker delivery outside off, Neser looks to go for a drive but then lets it go at the last moment

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, flashy and beaten. Full outside off, shapes away, Neser bends his back knee to drive and the ball passes the outside-edge

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, beaten outside off. Lovely line and length just outside off, Neser is late in getting forward to defend, the ball just misses the forward defence

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, and it works almost immediately. Dropped by Jacks at deep mid-wicket. it's short and Head backs away outside the leg-stump, he pulls and the top-edge flies to Jacks, one eye he had on the cushions, settled under the ball, went reverse-cup and the ball hits the hands hard and goes down. That was an easy catch. A life for Head

Brydon Carse to Neser, 1 run, length and angled in on middle, Neser gets forward to flick to deep backward square-leg

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length and well wide outside off, moves away, left alone

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

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Head leans back to cut to deep backward point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length on middle, Head goes on the back foot to defend in front of cover

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, full on leg-stump, Head gets forward to flick to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, shot outside off, Head leans back, opens the face of the bat and ramps it over the slips, no third man

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

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

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, 50 for Head. His glorious run continues. A half-volley just outside off, Head gets forward and smashes the drive wide of cover, raced off the bat

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, thick outside-edge and flies past the outstretched left hand on the dive of gully. Fullish on middle and off, Head leans back and drives, no feet and just eludes Bethell

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, full on off, Head gets forward and drives it hard and straight to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, tight good length delivery on leg and middle, Head gets forward to defend to mid-off

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

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, low full-toss and sliding down, Head gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, short and rising outside off, Head goes on the back foot and is on his tiptoes to slash over backward point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, good length outside off, keeps a bit low, Head goes on the back foot to punch, past the bottom-edge

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, right up there on the stumps, driven back

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length on middle, Head goes on the back foot to defend to the left of point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length and angling away from the left-hander, rising, Head slashes and misses

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, full on middle, Head gets forward to push with a full-face to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of length outside off, angling away from the left-hander, Jake Weatherald shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Head, 3 runs, full just outside off, Head gets forward and punches the off-drive, wide of mid-off and Potts chases from mid-on, slides and saves one

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length on off, tight, Head goes on the back foot to defend to point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length just outside off, Head goes on the back foot and punches hard and straight to point

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, good length on middle, Jake Weatherald defends in front of mid-on and they take a quick single

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, now Duckett at mid-wicket drops it. A short of length delivery at Jake Weatherald who is on the front foot as he pulls, simple catch and Duckett on the dive forward drops it. Got both hands and puts it down

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, good length on middle, Head goes on the back foot to defend to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, full on middle and off, Head gets forward to drive to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, good length outside off, angling away from the left-hander, left alone

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, poor bowling. Short and wide outside off, Head reaches for it and cuts wide of backward point, so easy

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, short of length on off, Jake Weatherald goes on the back foot to pull, the thick inside-edge hits the back leg, rolls in front of backward point and Head calls his partner through

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, good stop by Jacks as he dives to his right at backward point to save four. A short of length delivery outside off, Jake Weatherald cuts and Jacks saves four

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, yorker length outside off, angling away, Jake Weatherald reaches for it to drive and misses

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, full on middle, Jake Weatherald gets forward and flicks so well, but picks out mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of length and nips back in to middle, Jake Weatherald goes on the back foot to defend to the short mid-wicket area

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, that's a snorter! Rising short delivery and it hits Jake Weatherald on the chest, maybe he was looking to cut this and the ball snaked back in so sharply, that would have stung

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, sharp nipbacker and Jake Weatherald is pinged on the body, extra bounce and it takes the right thigh

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, FOUR, short of length and rising just outside off, Jake Weatherald goes on the back foot and cuts nicely, wide of backward point and he is off the mark

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of length and no room to cut this, as it nips back in to off, that nip-back in causes issues for Jake Weatherald, who goes on the back foot to cut and misses, past the inside-edge, loose shot that

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, mix-up almost. Full and down leg, Jake Weatherald flicks and misses, the ball rolls to backward square-leg and Weatherald is halfway down, sent back and he makes it in with a dive. Even with a direct-hit he was in. As far as LBW is concerned, it was pitching outside the leg-stump

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of length outside off, Jake Weatherald goes on the back foot to cut, kept a bit low and beats the under-edge

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Head goes on the back foot and whips it to deep backward square-leg

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, good length outside off, Head goes on the back foot and cuts to backward point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length and just outside off, Head goes on the back foot and punches nicely but straight to the fielder at backward point