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

Webster to Brook, out Lbw!! Australia review for a lbw! Was on a back of a length outside off, landed on the rough and turned in sharply, Brook was deep in his crease as he tried to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged high on the back pad. Time for the replays. Snicko shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it returns three reds - it would have crashed into the top of middle and leg. That's a big wicket in the context of the game. Smith wasn't sure, Webster reckoned it was high but Carey egged the Australian captain to challenge the decision and he eventually agreed. Excellent review that. Brook had also crouched in his stance a bit and that didn't help his cause. The move to bowl off-spin has worked wonders for Webster. Brook lbw b Webster 42(48) [4s-5]

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 143kph full delivery on middle and leg, Brook flicks it to mid-on. Neser fumbles and concedes a single

Mitchell Starc to Brook, FOUR, streaky and Brook gets away with it! Brook uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. He tries to force it through covers but gets a thick outside edge that flies through the gap between first slip and gully

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, Brook backs away once again. It's a shortish delivery in line of the stumps. He tries to ramp it towards third man again but misses. Mitchell Starc has a wry smile on his face

Webster to Brook, 1 run, floated outside off, Brook drives it through wide mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, another wayward delivery and it's on a back of a length way down leg, Carey moves to his left to collect it. A maiden for Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, Mitchell Starc loses his radar and bowls this one down leg at 145kph, Brook looks to flick but misses

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, beaten again! 141kph bouncer outside off, Brook tries to ramp it over the slip cordon again but gets beaten on the top-edge

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 142.9kph hard length delivery angling in on off, Brook camps back and stonewalls it

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 143.2kph hard length delivery on middle and off, Brook hangs back and blocks it down the track

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, a play and a miss! Brook backs away and Mitchell Starc bowls a shortish delivery around off at 142kph. He tries to ramp it towards third man but gets beaten for pace

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 130.8kph fullish delivery angling in on off, Brook pushes at it with hard and and gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.6kph short of length delivery outside off, Brook hangs back and punches it to covers

Boland to Brook, no run, good length delivery moving in from outside off, Brook covers his off-stump and lets it go

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 145.3kph hard length delivery shaping in from outside off, Brook stays leg-side of it and places the cut to deep backward point

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, Mitchell Starc switches to round the wicket to the right-hander and bowls a 140kph back of a length delivery outside off, punched to deep backward point

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 134.6kph short of length delivery outside off, Brook rises on his toes and steers it to deep backward point. 200 up for England

Boland to Brook, FOUR, nicely played! Brook is on the move as he gets to the pitch of it and flicks it stylishly over wide mid-on. He picked his spot nicely there and got the desired result

Boland to Brook, no run, stfled appeal for lbw! Fuller length delivery shaping in from outside off, Brook pushes at it with minimal foot movement and ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads

Neser to Brook, no run, hard length delivery angling in on off, Brook covers the line and pushes it towards mid-on

Neser to Brook, 2 runs, this one straightens from a back of a length outside off, Brook pushes at it and gets it off the outer half to deep backward point. A couple results

Neser to Brook, 1 run, short of length delivery in the channel, dabbed towards backward point for a quick single. The scores are level now

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 133.7kph hard length delivery outside off, Brook camps back and places it through point

Boland to Brook, no run, 131kph length delivery seaming in from outside off, Brook tries to block with his bat close to his pads and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Boland to Brook, no run, good length delivery seaming in on off, Brook hangs back and blocks it down the track

Boland to Brook, no run, nicely bowled! In the corridor of uncertainty, seams away after landing, Brook feels for it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Webster to Brook, FOUR, boundary to end the session! 123.9kph, full outside off and Brook throws his arms to drive firmly through point. The ball bullets away to the fence

Webster to Brook, no run, 125.8kph, full ball, kept out on the off-side

Webster to Brook, no run, 119.6kph, extra bounce from a short of length, bounces over the batter's outside edge who was looking to pat it into the off-side. Carey does well to pouch it after a juggle

Webster to Brook, no ball, 124.9kph, very full, Brook goes hard on the drive and miscues it back towards the bowler. Webster has overstepped

Head to Brook, 1 run, leans forward and drives along the ground to deep extra cover. Fifty partnership

Head to Brook, no run, oh, so close! Not that short and Brook looks to cut. Could have easily chopped it onto his stumps. The ball threatens to go near the stumps off the under-edge and Brook kicks it away

Head to Brook, 2 runs, 80.8kph, Head pulls his length back and Brook treks back to chop it to deep point

Head to Brook, FOUR, 81.3kph, lovely use of the feet. Flighted outside off, Brook converts it into a half-volley by shimmying down and drives firmly through extra cover

Head to Brook, no run, 79.5kph, flighted outside off, hits the rough outside off and spins in a bit, Brook defends off the inner edge

Webster to Brook, 1 run, 125kph, chops this length ball outside off to point for a quick single

Green to Brook, FOUR, 136.9kph, Brook backs away to cut, gets a fat top-edge and it flies over and wide of the leaping fielder. Third man runs to his right but can't cut it off

Green to Brook, 1 run, 136.9kph, over the wicket and as expected it's short, pulled to the right of midwicket who dives and takes pace off it

Neser to Brook, 1 run, 129.2kph, worked in front of square on the on-side. Webster makes no mistake on this occasion

Neser to Brook, 2 runs, 128.8kph, tucked through midwicket. The call is for two straightaway, Webster runs in and fails to collect it cleanly

Neser to Brook, no run, 129kph, fullish ball, clipped to midwicket

Neser to Brook, 2 runs, 128.2kph, keeper up to the stumps and Neser bowls a short of length ball outside off, punched to deep extra cover

Green to Brook, 1 run, 132kph, Brook makes room and pats this short ball to sweeper cover

Green to Brook, no run, 139.3kph, short ball, Brook swivels and decides not to pull, gets hit on the left elbow. Fortunately doesn't deflect it onto his stumps

Boland to Brook, no run, 134.9kph, fuller than a length, Brook defends to cover off the front foot

Boland to Brook, no run, 134.8kph, full outside off, driven to cover

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.8kph, pitched up, Brook blocks

Boland to Brook, 1 run, Brook stays in his crease, opens the bat-face and steers this short of length ball to third man to open his account