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

Root to Labuschagne, out Labuschagne Run Out!! Mix-up and gone! Australia have now lost half their side and Labuschagne is distraught, down on his knees. Drives a full delivery to mid-off and sets off for a single, Carey turns his back on him. Labuschagne is almost halfway down before turning around. Potts is quick to release the ball but the throw isn't spot-on. Jamie Smith does well to break the stumps and even a dive can't save Labuschagne. Labuschagne run out (Potts/Jamie Smith) 37(40) [4s-4 6s-1]

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, FOUR, 86.2kph, flighted outside off, full in length and Labuschagne slap-drives it through extra cover. 16 runs off the over

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, no run, 90.4kph, quicker one, Labuschagne comes down the track and is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball. Inside-edges to short leg

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 88.5kph, fuller ball, Labuschagne reverse-sweeps towards extra cover for a couple more

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, FOUR, 90.7kph, Labuschagne comes down the track and takes the aerial route. Brings his bottom hand to loft it. Shouts of catch it but long-on is too wide. One bounce and into the fence

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 2 runs, trifle short and Labuschagne goes deep in the crease to stab it to deep extra cover

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, FOUR, length ball spinning in towards middle and Labuschagne reverse-sweeps beautifully through backward point

Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, dropped! 133.9kph, pitched up outside off, Labuschagne throws his bat for a drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies towards gully. Bethell times his jump perfectly but the ball doesn't stick. Tough one as the ball came at a quick pace. A couple of England players go to Bethell and pat him on his back

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 140.6kph, length ball slanting in towards off, blocked solidly

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 138.3kph, pitched up, Labuschagne drives off the front foot and finds wide mid-off

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 142.8kph, banged in short, good lift and Labuschagne evades by half-ducking

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 136.8kph, on a length and nibbling away wide of off, left alone

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 136.5kph, fullish ball, blocked

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length, flicked through square leg off the back foot

Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, 142.5kph, back of a length, Labuschagne checks his shot to short-arm-jab it to deep square leg

Tongue to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 140.2kph, hard length from Tongue that squares up the batter. Labuschagne doesn't push with hard hands and the outside edge takes it to deep backward point

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 136.5kph, climbs from a good length outside off, left alone

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 138.9kph, short ball down leg, Labuschagne sits and lets it pass

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 135kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, appeal for a catch down leg, umpire Ahsan Raza shakes his head and Stokes says it's off the thigh. The England captain is right. Short of a good length on the pads and Labuschagne missed the glance. No bat and off the thigh

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 1 run, 85.3kph, fraction short, tucked through midwicket

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 135kph, fuller ball angling in, defended into the leg-side

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, no run, 84.7kph, fuller around off and Labuschagne presses forward to block

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, no run, 85.1kph, Jacks pulls his length back a fraction and Labuschagne defends off the back foot

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, SIX, 81.6kph, tossed up outside off, Labuschagne dances down the track and converts it into a half-volley. Brings his bottom hand into play and hits with the spin to club it over wide long-on. Superb contact

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 1 run, 83.2kph, very full from over the wicket and Labuschagne flicks to deep square leg

Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, 137.4kph, full and on the pads, flicked wide of leg gully

Tongue to Labuschagne, FOUR, gorgeous stroke! Slightly overpitched outside off, Labuschagne leans towards it and drives it beautifully through extra cover. The timing was sublime

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, skiddy short of length delivery seaming down leg, Labuschagne lifts his bat to let it through

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, hard length delivery seaming in from outside off, Labuschagne covers the line and defends it down the track

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery seaming down leg, Labuschagne makes another leave

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, 134.3kph pitched up delivery on off, Labuschagne leans ahead and blocks it down the track

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, full delivery swinging down leg, Labuschagne looks to flick but misses

Jacob Bethell to Labuschagne, 1 run, on the shorter side on middle and leg, Labuschagne works it through square leg

Jacob Bethell to Labuschagne, no run, coming in with the arm on off, Labuschagne lunges in defence

Jacob Bethell to Labuschagne, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, Labuschagne leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Jacob Bethell to Labuschagne, no run, on a back of a length on off from round the wicket, tucked straight to short leg

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery in line of the stumps, Labuschagne hops to keep it out

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery shaping down leg, Labuschagne lets it go

Tongue to Labuschagne, 2 runs, full delivery swinging in on off, Labuschagne flicks it nicely through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a couple