Australia vs England, Live Score
Series: The Ashes
Date & Time: Fri, Dec 26, 05:00 AM IST
Completed
4th Test / Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia
152/10 & 132/10
England
110/10 & 178/6
ENG won by 4 wickets
INFO
Match
Australia vs England
Series
The Ashes →
Date
Fri, Dec 26
Time
05:00 AM IST
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground →
Umpires
Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)
Referee
Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
VENUE GUIDE
Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia 1st Inning
152/10 (45.2 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Travis Head
b G Atkinson
|
12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
|
Jake Weatherald
c JL Smith b JC Tongue
|
10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43.48 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne
c J Root b JC Tongue
|
6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
|
Steven Smith
b JC Tongue
|
9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29.03 |
|
Usman Khawaja
c JL Smith b G Atkinson
|
29 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 55.77 |
|
Alex Carey
c Z Crawley b B Stokes
|
20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
|
Cameron Green
runout (B Carse)
|
17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Michael Neser
b JC Tongue
|
35 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 71.43 |
|
Mitchell Starc
c B Stokes b B Carse
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
|
Jhye Richardson
Not out
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Scott Boland
c H Brook b JC Tongue
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras:
13 (b 4, lb 8, nb 1)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 14 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Brydon Carse | 12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Josh Tongue | 11.2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 3.97 |
| Ben Stokes | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 |
England 1st Inning
110/10 (29.5 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zak Crawley
c S Smith b M Starc
|
5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
|
Ben Duckett
c MG Neser b M Starc
|
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
|
Jacob Bethell
c A Carey b MG Neser
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
|
Joe Root
c A Carey b MG Neser
|
0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Harry Brook
lbw b SM Boland
|
41 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 120.59 |
|
Ben Stokes
c S Smith b MG Neser
|
16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
|
Jamie Smith
b SM Boland
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Will Jacks
c A Carey b SM Boland
|
5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Gus Atkinson
b CM Green
|
28 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 80.00 |
|
Brydon Carse
c SM Boland b MG Neser
|
4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Josh Tongue
Not out
|
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
Extras:
5 (lb 4, nb 1)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3.83 |
| Michael Neser | 10 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cameron Green | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Australia 2nd Inning
132/10 (34.3 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scott Boland
c JL Smith b G Atkinson
|
6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
|
Travis Head
b B Carse
|
46 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 68.66 |
|
Jake Weatherald
b B Stokes
|
5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne
c J Root b JC Tongue
|
8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
|
Steven Smith
Not out
|
24 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
|
Usman Khawaja
c (sub O Pope) b JC Tongue
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Alex Carey
c H Brook b B Carse
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Cameron Green
c H Brook b B Stokes
|
19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.52 |
|
Michael Neser
c & b B Carse
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Mitchell Starc
c J Root b B Carse
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Jhye Richardson
c Z Crawley b B Stokes
|
7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
Extras:
13 (b 4, lb 6, nb 3)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Brydon Carse | 11 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3.09 |
| Josh Tongue | 11 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Ben Stokes | 7.3 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.20 |
England 2nd Inning
178/6 (32.2 ov)
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zak Crawley
lbw b SM Boland
|
37 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 77.08 |
|
Ben Duckett
b M Starc
|
34 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 130.77 |
|
Brydon Carse
c CM Green b JA Richardson
|
6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
|
Jacob Bethell
c U Khawaja b SM Boland
|
40 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 86.96 |
|
Joe Root
lbw b JA Richardson
|
15 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39.47 |
|
Harry Brook
Not out
|
18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 81.82 |
|
Ben Stokes
c A Carey b M Starc
|
2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
|
Jamie Smith
Not out
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
Extras:
23 (b 8, lb 10, nb 5)
Did Not Bat:
Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Michael Neser | 8 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jhye Richardson | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4.13 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3.22 |
AUS
Playing XI
T
Travis Head
Bat
J
Jake Weatherald
Bat
M
Marnus Labuschagne
Bat
S
Steven Smith
(C)
Bat
U
Usman Khawaja
Bat
A
Alex Carey
(WK)
Wk
C
Cameron Green
All
M
Michael Neser
All
M
Mitchell Starc
Bowl
J
Jhye Richardson
Bowl
S
Scott Boland
Bowl
Bench
J
Josh Inglis
Wk
B
Beau Webster
All
B
Brendan Doggett
Bowl
N
Nathan Lyon
Bowl
P
Pat Cummins
Bowl
T
Todd Murphy
Bowl
ENG
Playing XI
Z
Zak Crawley
Bat
B
Ben Duckett
Bat
J
Jacob Bethell
All
J
Joe Root
Bat
H
Harry Brook
Bat
B
Ben Stokes
(C)
All
J
Jamie Smith
(WK)
Wk
W
Will Jacks
All
G
Gus Atkinson
Bowl
B
Brydon Carse
Bowl
J
Josh Tongue
Bowl
Bench
O
Ollie Pope
Wk
M
Matthew Fisher
Bowl
J
Jofra Archer
Bowl
S
Shoaib Bashir
Bowl
M
Matthew Potts
Bowl
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