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

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 129.2kph, knocks this in-angler to mid-on

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 124.7kph, full on off, Smith defends

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 130.5kph, punched to mid-off

Neser to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 134.3kph, extra bounce from a back of a length, Smith spots it and adjusts well. Plays late and glides it through vacant gully. Runs away to third man for four

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 129.3kph, very full and angling in, Bethell walks forward and across and brings his bat down just in time to clip it through square leg. Would have been a goner had he not made contact

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 130.9kph, Bethell advances and reaches for this full ball to drive, finds backward point

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 127.6kph, short of length, Smith punches to cover

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 125.7kph, shortish ball, Smith hops and defends

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 131kph, Bethell advances by walking down the pitch and shuffles across in the process. Drives hard and the man at cover can only half-stop with a dive to his right

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 128.4kph, beaten! Bethell leans across to drive and this fullish ball nibbles away to go past the nick

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132kph, full again, wider line, Bethell walks forward and across to drive it to cover

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 130.7kph, pitched up outside off, left alone

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 129kph, on a length and wide of off, Bethell leaves it alone

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 130.6kph, pitched up outside off, Bethell leans across to drive and finds one of the two cover fielders

Neser to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 128.5kph, Smith brings his bottom hand into play to bunt this in-angling full ball to the right of mid-on. Boland makes a diving stop to his right

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 130.3kph, full on off and Smith defends it to cover

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 128.4kph, half an appeal for lbw. Seam-up delivery, Smith pushes from the crease and gets a big inside edge onto his pad that falls well short of gully

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 128.6kph, back of a length, defended into off

Neser to Jacob Bethell, byes, 1 run, shortish delivery down leg, Jacob Bethell looks to hook it across but misses. Carey does well to half-stop it but the batters get a bye

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length outside off, Jacob Bethell stands tall and punches it to extra cover

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, fullish delivery angling into middle, flicked to mid-wicket

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, short of length around off, Jacob Bethell punches it nicely through covers and comes back for the second run

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery angling in, Jacob Bethell leans ahead and blocks it solidly

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, well bowled! In the corridor of uncertainty, shaping away, Jacob Bethell pushes and misses

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, another appeal for lbw turned down! Smith is asking Neser whether height can be an issue but he doesn't get a definite answer from Neser. On a back of a length and angling in from around off, Jacob Bethell tries to work it across but is struck high on the pads. Height was an issue there

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Jacob Bethell hangs back and punches it to the right of Neser

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, full delivery shaping in on middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket

Neser to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, shortish delivery angling in on off, Jacob Bethell picks the length quickly and pulls it past the left side of mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep moves across to his right but can't stop it. The ball hit him a bit high on the bat but he found the gap

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, full length delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell leans towards it and eases it to mid-off

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.2kph pitched up delivery on off, pushed back to Neser

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 Jacob Bethell, 1 run, pitched up well outside off, Jacob Bethell reaches out and drives it to deep backward point. England move into the lead

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

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in, Jacob Bethell looks to punch but gets it off the inner half through square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, lovely shot! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Jacob Bethell leans towards it and opens his bat-face a bit to drive it through cover-point. The fielder at deep backward point hares to his left but has no chance to stop it

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 128.7kph, nicely clipped through midwicket

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.1kph, short of a good length, defended into the off-side

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 128.4kph, pitched up, driven back to the bowler

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 130.9kph, walks across, covers the line and defends this length ball to mid-on

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.7kph, tucks this length ball to midwicket

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.8kph, round the wicket, length ball, defended back

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 128.6kph, pats this length ball outside off to backward point

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131kph, short of a good length, tapped to cover

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

Neser to Root, no run, length delivery angling in on leg-stump, Root works it to square leg. Neser is walking a bit gingerly after finishing the over

Neser to Root, no run, short of length outside off, Root cuts it to point

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length and some room on offer, Jacob Bethell punches it to deep backward point

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell plants his front foot across and allows it through

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, shortish delivery outside off, keeps a bit low, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.2kph length delivery around off, lifts off the surface, Jacob Bethell plays it off the outer half towards point

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, edged but safe! Jacob Bethell is on the move as he tries to drive it down the ground but the ball straightens and an outside edge is induced. Green at gully dives to his left and it lands just in front of him and he can only make a half-stop. Another good over from Neser

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller delivery again, Jacob Bethell pushes it to covers

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, pitched up outside off, Jacob Bethell leans ahead and blocks it solidly

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, tentative! Jacob Bethell is on the move to the in-angler as he tries to dab it to the off-side and ends up defending it off the toe-end. There's some backspin on it and Jacob Bethell does well to keep it away from the stumps with his feet

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, seaming away with a bit of extra bounce, Jacob Bethell feels for it and gets beaten again

Neser to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, shot! Fractionally overpitched on off, Jacob Bethell leans into it, shows the full face of the bat and unfurls a lovely on-drive. High elbow, a steady head and hands flowing through on the stroke - everything perfect about that stroke

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length delivery on top of off, Jacob Bethell hops and blocks it in front of him

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, that's loose! On a driveable length outside off, luring Jacob Bethell into an expansive drive and he obliges. Does so away from his body and the ball moves away to beat him on the outside edge

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, nicely bowled! On a length in the channel, moving away, Jacob Bethell pushes at it and gets beaten

Neser to Root, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Root leans ahead and eases it through covers to get off the mark

Neser to Root, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty from over the wicket, pitches and nips away, Root has no option but to play at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Neser to Duckett, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Neser has been bowling in good areas and he eventually gets the reward! Duckett fails to convert his start into something substantial. On a back of a length outside off from round the wicket, shaping in, Duckett is cramped for space but still tries to chop it behind square on the off-side but only manages to get an inside edge that goes onto crash into the off-stump. Tight channel bowling has paid dividends for Neser. The dropped chance of Duckett just before the lunch break hardly costs Australia anything. Duckett b Neser 42(55) [4s-6]

Neser to Duckett, no run, full delivery swinging in from outside off, driven off the inner half towards mid-on

Neser to Duckett, no run, this is good stuff from Neser! Bowls this one fuller around off, seams away late, Duckett feels for it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in towards the hips, tucked to square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, nicely bowled! Good length delivery around off, straightens a bit perhaps, Jacob Bethell keeps his bat inside the line and lets it go

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, back of a length and some width on offer, Duckett slaps it to deep backward point

Neser to Duckett, no run, back of a length in the channel, shaping away, Duckett camps back and taps it towards point

Neser to Duckett, no ball, pitched up delivery swinging in from around off, Duckett leans ahead and blocks it solidly. Neser has overstepped

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 128.6kph, sliding down leg and Bethell misses the flick

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 130.2kph, shorter ball, cut to deep backward point

Neser to Duckett, no run, beaten now! Neser gets another one to straighten off the deck, Duckett fiddles at it and the ball goes past the outside edge

Neser to Duckett, no run, edged and dropped! 131.8kph, Duckett pokes at this out-seamer outside off. Extra bounce and it goes off the glove. Green dives to his right at gully, goes with both hands and puts it down. Smith, at wide slip, was right behind him and it would have been an easier chance for him

Neser to Duckett, no run, 132.3kph, extra bounce from a length, hits Duckett high on the bat as he defends it towards point

Neser to Duckett, no run, 134.6kph, bouncer from round the wicket, Duckett ducks under it

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.4kph, knocks this pitched up ball to mid-on

Neser to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, gorgeous! 130.9kph, pitched up outside off and Bethell drives sweetly through extra cover off the front foot. Everything right about that stroke

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.8kph, fraction short, Bethell tucks it to square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 131.1kph, middle-stump line, nicely clipped through midwicket for a brace

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.5kph, full delivery, Bethell drives to cover who parries it to mid-off

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135kph, round the wicket, short of a good length ball, Bethell defends it into off

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.6kph, back of a length, defended into the off-side

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.6kph, a watchful leave from Bethell against this length ball angled across him

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.5kph, fuller ball, blocked

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.8kph, Bethell presses forward to defend and this length ball and it hits him high on the bat

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.8kph, over the wicket, short of a good length ball, Bethell defends off the outer half and gully makes a sharp stop to his left

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 134.5kph, angling away on a good length and Duckett runs it down to third man

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 127.3kph, once again the line is too straight from Neser and Bethell tucks it around the corner

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 132.4kph, leg-lined, tucked through square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 127.7kph, Bethell walks forward to work this length ball into the leg-side and inside-edges to backward square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131.7kph, pitched up and Bethell defends it to backward point

Neser to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 130.5kph, too full, too straight and Bethell elegantly clips it through square leg

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 127.9kph, round the wicket, length ball wide of off, left alone