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

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 Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 135.5kph, tucks this leg-lined ball to midwicket

Green to Jacob Bethell, penalty, 5 runs, 139.4kph, banged in short outside off from over the wicket. Careyfails to collect a straightforward take. Hits the top of his gloves and rolls on to hit the helmet behind him. A rare error from Carey and it's five bonus runs for England

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

Green to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 133.5kph, short and Bethell pivots to pull it to deep backward square leg

Green to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 136.8kph, width on offer, Bethell cuts this length ball to deep backward point and Khawaja makes a diving stop to his left to save a couple of runs

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.7kph, full outside off and that's been defended to cover

Green to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 136.6kph, another eye-pleasing stroke from Bethell! Short of a length with width on offer, Bethell plays a wonderful back foot punch to force it through extra cover

Green to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 141.6kph, short outside off, Bethell spots the length early, gets into a solid position and pulls uppishly into the gap through midwicket

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

Green to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 135.2kph, full outside off and Bethell steers it behind square on the off-side

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 139.7kph, short of a good length on off, Bethell defends it back to Green

Green to Jacob Bethell, byes, FOUR, 137.5kph, dug in short, Bethell pulls out from playing the pull shot. The ball curls away late and eludes Carey. The keeper, wrongfooted initially, dives and gets a hand on it but the ball has the legs to run away to the fence

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 138.6kph, climbs from a back of a length outside off and Bethell ignores it

Green to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 132.5kph, width on offer, Bethell has ample time on the back foot to punch it through point. Makes it look so easy

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.2kph, Green persists with the line outside off even though he goes fuller, Bethell leaves it alone

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 126.1kph, short of a good length, Bethell fiddles and pulls his bat in belatedly

Green to Duckett, 1 run, 139.1kph, length ball around off, Duckett opens the bat-face and pushes it to point

Green to Duckett, no run, 138.7kph, hops and defends this short of length ball into the leg-side

Green to Duckett, no run, 142.6kph, back of a length, Duckett defends it into the off-side

Green to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 138.6kph, shortish ball, Bethell drops it in front of point

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.5kph, Green goes full and Bethell knocks it to mid-on

Green to Duckett, leg byes, 1 run, 135.1kph, back of a length, extra bounce, Duckett is late on the tuck and the ball goes to backward square leg off his thigh

Green to Jacob Bethell, no run, 139.8kph, banged in short, Bethell sways away from it

Green to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, FOUR, 140.5kph, snorter from Green! Bounces viciously from a back of a length. Bethell hops to try and fend, moves his head away as well at the last moment. But the ball hits the side of the helmet and flies over the slips before running away to the fence

Green to Duckett, 1 run, 139.3kph, Green pulls his length back and Duckett opens the bat-face to steer it to third man

Green to Duckett, FOUR, 136.4kph, Green overpitches outside off and Duckett drives hard through extra cover after leaning forward. The placement is spot-on

Green to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 141.9kph, back of a length, nudged to backward square leg

Green to Duckett, 1 run, 135.6kph, angles in and moves away to square up the batter who gets beaten on the outside edge. Hits the thigh and rolls towards gully. Given as runs though

Green to Duckett, FOUR, second boundary of the over. 135.3kph, short ball and Duckett has ample time to pull it through midwicket

Green to Duckett, no run, 137.9kph, overpitched outside off, Duckett drives firmly off the front foot and Marnus makes a sharp stop

Green to Duckett, no run, 134.8kph, extra lift surprises the batter who looks to defend from the crease. Hits the shoulder of the bat, pops up and falls safely into the off-side

Green to Duckett, no run, 138.4kph, beaten! Loose waft at this length ball outside off that bounces extra bounce. Goes over the blade of the batter

Green to Duckett, FOUR, 133.2kph, harmless short ball and Duckett slams it through midwicket with a good pull shot. England go past 50 with that boundary

Green to Duckett, no run, 128.1kph, fullish outside off, Duckett fiddles at it with no real feet movement. Lazy stroke and he's lucky not to get an outside edge