Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 5

England v Australia

20 Aug 2015 to 23 Aug 2015 · The Oval, London

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

Result

Australia won by an innings and 46 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: SPD Smith

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Australia (1)	481	125.1
England (2)	149	48.4
England (3)	286	101.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England286 all out (101.4 ov)

England batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
A Lythcaught b PM Siddle	caught b PM Siddle	10	33	2	0	30.3
AN Cookcaught b SPD Smith	caught b SPD Smith	85	234	11	0	36.3
IR Bellcaught b MR Marsh	caught b MR Marsh	13	40	2	0	32.5
JE Rootcaught b MG Johnson	caught b MG Johnson	11	30	1	0	36.7
JM Bairstowcaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	26	48	5	0	54.2
BA Stokescaught b NM Lyon	caught b NM Lyon	0	4	0	0	0.0
JC Buttlercaught b MR Marsh	caught b MR Marsh	42	107	4	0	39.3
MA Woodlbw b PM Siddle	lbw b PM Siddle	6	16	1	0	37.5
MM Alicaught b PM Siddle	caught b PM Siddle	35	57	6	0	61.4
SCJ Broadb PM Siddle	b PM Siddle	11	28	1	0	39.3
ST Finn*not out	not out	9	14	1	0	64.3
Extras	38 (b 12, lb 18, w 7, nb 1)
Total	286 all out (101.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (A Lyth, 12.1 ov), 2-62 (IR Bell, 25.3 ov), 3-99 (JE Root, 36.5 ov), 4-140 (JM Bairstow, 51.2 ov), 5-140 (BA Stokes, 51.6 ov), 6-199 (AN Cook, 76.6 ov), 7-221 (MA Wood, 83.5 ov), 8-223 (JC Buttler, 86.2 ov), 9-263 (SCJ Broad, 97.2 ov), 10-286 (MM Ali, 101.4 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
MG Johnson	16	2	65	1	4.06	2	0
MA Starc	16	4	40	0	2.50	0	1
NM Lyon	28	7	53	2	1.89	0	0
PM Siddle	24.4	12	35	4	1.42	0	0
MR Marsh	16	4	56	2	3.50	1	0
SPD Smith	1	0	7	1	7.00	0	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.