Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 4

Australia v England

26 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

England won by 4 wickets

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: JC Tongue

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Australia (1)	152	45.2
England (2)	110	29.5
Australia (3)	132	34.3
England (4)	178/6	32.2

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England178/6 (32.2 ov)

England batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Z Crawleylbw b SM Boland	lbw b SM Boland	37	48	3	1	77.1
BM Duckettb MA Starc	b MA Starc	34	26	4	1	130.8
BA Carsecaught b JA Richardson	caught b JA Richardson	6	8	0	0	75.0
JG Bethellcaught b SM Boland	caught b SM Boland	40	46	5	0	87.0
JE Rootlbw b JA Richardson	lbw b JA Richardson	15	38	0	0	39.5
HC Brook*not out	not out	18	22	3	0	81.8
BA Stokescaught b MA Starc	caught b MA Starc	2	9	0	0	22.2
JL Smith*not out	not out	3	2	0	0	150.0
Extras	23 (b 8, lb 10, nb 5)
Total	178/6 (32.2 ov)

Did not bat: WG Jacks, AAP Atkinson, JC Tongue

Fall of wickets: 1-51 (BM Duckett, 6.6 ov), 2-65 (BA Carse, 9.5 ov), 3-112 (Z Crawley, 18.4 ov), 4-137 (JG Bethell, 24.3 ov), 5-158 (JE Root, 28.4 ov), 6-165 (BA Stokes, 31.2 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
MA Starc	10	0	55	2	5.50	1
MG Neser	8	1	54	0	6.75	0
JA Richardson	5.2	1	22	2	4.13	4
SM Boland	9	0	29	2	3.22	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.