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

Tongue to Carey, no run, bouncer and Carey sits under it

Tongue to Green, 1 run, leg-lined, Green tucks it around the corner

Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 138.1kph, in-angling length ball, tucked through midwicket

Tongue to Carey, 2 runs, 135.2kph, pitched up ball, Carey drives straight down the ground for a brace

Tongue to Green, 1 run, 136.4kph, short of length ball, too straight and Green tucks it to backward square leg

Tongue to Carey, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Carey cuts to deep backward point

Tongue to Carey, no run, 134.7kph, full ball, driven to mid-off

Tongue to Carey, no run, 136.7kph, full on middle-leg, Carey looks to work it into the leg-side and gets a soft leading edge wide of the non-striker

Tongue to Carey, no run, 135.6kph, pitched up, Carey push-drives to mid-off

Tongue to Carey, 2 runs, 135.9kph, back of a length outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a couple of runs

Tongue to Carey, no run, 143.9kph, bouncer to welcome the new batter, Carey ducks under it

Tongue to Khawaja, out Bowled!! Chopped on! 139.5kph, short of a good length ball outside off, Khawaja hops across to punch and drags it onto his stumps via an inside edge. The left-hander receives a standing ovation as he takes the long walk back for the last time in his international career. Waves his bat to all parts of the ground. Blows a flying kiss and then gets down to kiss the turf. His wife is in tears. Khawaja b Tongue 6(7) [4s-1]

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

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

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

Tongue to Smith, 1 run, Tongue shortens his length and Smith gently pushes it to cover

Tongue to Smith, FOUR, 135.4kph, Smith cover-drives into the gap. Pitched up outside off, Smith shuffles and throws his arms to smash it through the covers

Tongue to Smith, no run, 134.8kph, fuller than a length, tapped in front of cover and there's a loud no from Smith

Tongue to Smith, no run, 135.7kph, pitched up ball, Smith blocks

Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.9kph, back of a length, Smith shuffles and defends

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

Tongue to Smith, 1 run, angling in on a length, Smith inside-halves it to backward square leg to get off the mark

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, out Caught by Potts!! Brilliant catch from Potts in the deep! 138.3kph bouncer outside off, Jake Weatherald was on the move initially and due to the steepness on the delivery, he is caught in a tangle as he doesn't know what really to do with it. He can't take his bat out of the way and the top-edge flies towards fine leg. Potts is aware of the situation. He quickly takes off the blocks, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives in front to take a well-judged catch. That will be Lunch on Day 5 as well. Jake Weatherald c Potts b Tongue 34(40) [4s-5]

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, length delivery on off from round the wicket, straightens a bit, Jake Weatherald covers the line and defends it towards extra cover

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, Jake Weatherald misses out! Short and wide, Weatherald slashes and doesn't connect

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of length delivery around off, Jake Weatherald covers the line and pushes it towards mid-on

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

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

Tongue to Head, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! Head holes out in a bid to keep the tempo going! He advances down the track. Tongue spots that and he digs it in short on off. Head still tries to hit it across although he gets into an uncomfortable position as the ball climbs on him and ends up getting a top-edge to mid-wicket. There's a lot of hang time there. Carse moves back and settles under it nicely. Head's brilliant time with the bat in this series comes to an end. 600-plus runs in an Ashes series is a top performance. He gets a warm round of applause from the SCG crowd as he walks back to the pavilion. Head c Brydon Carse b Tongue 29(35) [4s-4]

Tongue to Head, FOUR, in the air but wide of gully! Skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Head rises on his toes and tries to punch it on the up but it flies off the outer half. Bethell leaps to his left but it's well wide of him and races away to the fence

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, hard length delivery on off, Jake Weatherald gets on top of the bounce and works it round the corner

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, 141.4kph yorker length delivery outside off, Jake Weatherald looks to carve it square of the wicket but gets beaten on the inside edge

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, 141.3kph, played with soft hands towards mid-wicket again

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, Jake Weatherald rises on his toes and plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, stifled appeal for lbw! 141.7kph fullish delivery on off, Jake Weatherald tries to nudge it across but the inside edge onto his pads saves him

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, 138.3kph short of length delivery shaping in on middle and off, Jake Weatherald tries to work it across but it deflects off his thigh pad towards gully. Bethell dives in front but can't grab it

Tongue to Head, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in on off, Head hops and works it to mid-wicket

Tongue to Head, 1 run, 139kph hard length delivery on off, Head rises on his toes and dabs it to backward point to retain strike

Tongue to Head, no run, another play and a miss! 137.7kph shortish delivery outside off, some extra bounce there and it moves away. Head throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the top-edge

Tongue to Head, no run, 136.5kph short of length delivery outside off, swinging away, Head slashes at it but doesn't connect

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, leg byes, 1 run, 138.5kph back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Jake Weatherald is rushed a bit and it deflects off his thigh pad towards backward square leg

Tongue to Head, 1 run, 136.3kph good length delivery angling in on middle and leg, punched towards mid-on for another brisk single

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, 135.7kph skiddy back of a length delivery on off, Jake Weatherald hops and tries to work it across but it comes off the splice and rolls to the right of Tongue. They sneak in a run

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, 134.6kph, full delivery, Weatherald pushes it to mid-off

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, FOUR, 134.5kph, short outside off and Weatherald pounces. The left-hander stands tall, there's the width to free his arms and he slashes the cut through cover

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, 2 runs, 134.4kph, confidently flicks this full ball angling in to deep square leg

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, 132.5kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, 2 runs, 132.2kph, width on offer, Weatherald cuts in front of square on the off-side and Duckett moves to his left in the deep to cut it off

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, 132.7kph, loud appeal for lbw, Weatherald misses the glance to wear this short of length ball on the front pad. Sliding down leg as Tongue is bowling from round the wicket