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

Jacob Bethell to Webster, 2 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Webster hangs back and punches it to the left of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, full delivery drifting down leg, flicked to short fine leg

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 91.9kph, width on offer, Smith cuts off the back foot but straight to backward point

Jacob Bethell to Webster, 3 runs, 88.3kph, looped up outside off and Webster reaches out for a big cover drive. Outside-edges it wide of first slip and Brook gives the chase to pull it back in

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, 90.6kph, fraction short, knocked to mid-on

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, 93.7kph, full and on the stumps, defended back to Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, 90.5kph, length ball, Webster defends from the crease and the ball dies down on the leg-side off the inside edge

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, 90.6kph, full on off, Webster defends it to cover

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 91.7kph, more flight, full in length and Smith eases the drive to long-off's left

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 91.2kph, grips from a length and Smith defends from the crease

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 90.7kph, fuller length, blocked into off

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 89.7kph, flighted on off, Smith gets forward to block and it hits him high on the bat

Jacob Bethell to Webster, 1 run, 90.1kph, flat ball on middle-stump line, Webster works it to the right of mid-on

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, on a length and just outside off, pushed to point

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, pushed to the left of Jacob Bethell who dives to stop it

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full delivery on off, driven with the spin to long-off

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side on off, turning away, Smith covers the line and blocks it back to Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm again, tucked towards square leg

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on off, kept out from the crease

Jacob Bethell to Webster, 1 run, loopy full delivery on off, eased to covers for a quick single

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Webster leans ahead and pushes it to covers

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 91kph back of a length delivery, knocked down to long-off

Jacob Bethell to Webster, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Webster pushes it through covers

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, on a length, turning away, blocked from the crease

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 3 runs, there's the century for Smith, his 37th century in Tests! He loves batting at his home ground and here's another prime example of that! He has batted with a lot of composure as well as proactiveness. It has been a happy hunting ground for him and he has been prolific at the SCG. He takes his helmet off, raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. He kisses the badge on his helmet as well. His wife in the crowd applauds him. Coming back to the delivery, it was on the shorter side outside off, Smith helped it through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep had a lot of ground to cover to his right and Smith was able to take the third run to reach the milestone

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Smith cuts it to the right of point who dives to make a good stop

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, full delivery around off, Webster reaches out and taps it towards point

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, Webster pushes it towards covers and looks for a run but is sent back by Smith

Jacob Bethell to Webster, no run, 91.6kph full delivery on off, turning away, Webster square drives it to point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full floaty delivery well outside off, Smith drives it crisply to sweeper cover

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on a back of a length wide outside off, slides on, Smith lets it go

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped to point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, wide, short delivery wide outside off, wided

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 2 runs, quicker through the air and down leg, Smith plays it with soft hands through backward square leg. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, slower through the air and the length is short outside off again, chopped to point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side wide outside off, Smith reaches out and cuts it to backward point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, quicker and flatter well outside off, cut to point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, Smith leans ahead and defends it back to Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, floaty full delivery on off, Smith lunges in defence

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on middle and leg, played with soft hands towards mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, loopy full delivery on off, eased off the front foot to covers

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Green pushes it to the left of Bethell who moves across to stop it

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, slower through the air and on a back of a length on off, dabbed with the spin towards point

Jacob Bethell to Green, 2 runs, on the shorter side on off, Green places the cut nicely to the left of sweeper cover and rushes back for the second run

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full delivery well outside off, Smith throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it over point. A single only

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on a length outside off, eased off the front foot to extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Smith, FOUR, Smith moves into the nineties! A dragdown on leg-stump, Smith lines it up and pulls it through backward square leg to get the desired result

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on off, Smith hangs back and blocks it down the track

Jacob Bethell to Green, 1 run, tossed up full delivery outside off, Green drives it past extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, coming in with the arm, tucked with the angle to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, on a back of a length around off, chopped to backward point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, Smith tucks it through mid-wicket to retain strike

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm this time, Smith tries to work it across but is struck on the pads. That was going down leg

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side on off, punched to the left of Jacob Bethell who moves across and dives to intercept it

Jacob Bethell to Green, 1 run, full delivery drifting towards the pads, Green plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on a length outside off, driven towards cover-point for a quick single

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, the slider on a back of a length on off, punched straight to backward point

Jacob Bethell to Green, 2 runs, on a length outside off, Green opens his bat-face and drives it through cover-point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Jacob Bethell to Green, no run, quick and flat again, coming in with the arm, Green looks to work it across but is struck high on the pads

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 90kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith punches it to sweeper cover

Jacob Bethell to Green, 1 run, oh, tentative! Floated full delivery on off, turning away and holds up a bit on the surface. Green chips it and manages to clear the leaping extra cover fielder. He wasn't in full control there

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on the shorter side, punched towards extra cover where Root can't make a clean stop

Jacob Bethell to Smith, SIX, clean as a whistle! Smith uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it over long-on for a maximum. He struck that one brilliantly

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce from a back of a length outside off, Smith controls it well as he gets on top of the bounce and slaps it to sweeper cover to retain strike

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, 1 run, on the shorter side, pulled to deep mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, Khawaja uses his feet but is not quite to the pitch of it and nudges it towards square leg

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Smith rocks back and cuts it to deep extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, the in-drifter on middle and off, eased back to Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, Smith drives it to extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, slides on, Khawaja hangs back and pushes it with an angled bat towards backward point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, floated full delivery on middle and off, driven to the left of Bethell who dives to make a half-stop but can't prevent the single

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 90.3kph back of a length delivery on off, Smith hangs back and taps it towards point

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, Smith lunges and eases it to the left of Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, quicker and flatter and on a back of a length on off, pushed to the right of Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting into middle, Smith leans ahead and eases it back to Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, on the shorter side outside off, turning in, worked with the spin towards mid-wicket

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, 93.9kph very full delivery outside off, Khawaja tries to carve it square of the wicket on the off-side but misses

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, coming in with the arm, Smith tucks it through square leg

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, Jacob Bethell switches to round the wicket and drifts in a full delivery on middle, Smith lunges in defence

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, 1 run, low full-toss outside off, Khawaja drives it crisply to Crawley at covers who fumbles and concedes a single. 300 up for Australia

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, on a length around off, slides on, Khawaja pushes it off the outer half towards point

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, on the shorter side on middle and off, Khawaja tucks it to backward square leg. A wicket-maiden for Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, nicely bowled! 95.8kph slider on a back of a length outside off, skids after pitching, Khawaja plays for the away turn and gets beaten

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, 92.7kph back of a length delivery well outside off, Khawaja hangs back in defence

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, turning in from a back of a length outside off, Khawaja shuffles across his stumps and blocks it in front of him

Jacob Bethell to Khawaja, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Khawaja hangs back and taps it towards point

Jacob Bethell to Head, out Lbw!! Head has been trapped in front but he takes the review quite quickly! Was there a little bit of bat involved? Was the in-drifter on a fuller length that drifted in nicely from around off, Head kneeled across on one knee and went for the big sweep but seemed to have got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged on the pads. Time for the replays. Snicko shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it returns three reds - it would have crashed into the leg-stump. Head walks off and he receives a standing ovation from the Sydney crowd. End of a brilliant knock from Head. The ploy to go with the part-time spin of Jacob Bethell has worked for England. Head lbw b Jacob Bethell 163(166) [4s-24 6s-1]

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on middle and leg, Smith hangs back in defence

Jacob Bethell to Smith, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Smith dances down the track and goes fro an expansive hit downtown but ends up slicing it over long-off. The fielder backtracks but it lands beyond his reach. A couple results

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting towards the pads, nudged to short fine

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 89.7kph full delivery outside off, Smith prods ahead and eases it to covers

Jacob Bethell to Smith, FOUR, shot! Fractionally overpitched around off, Smith leans towards it and drives it beautifully past extra cover to find the fence. The timing was spot on

Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, tossed up full delivery outside off, Smith leans ahead and eases it to covers