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Australia vs England Scorecard, 3rd Test
Australia won by 82 runs
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Wed, 17 Dec, 05:00 IST
- Venue
- Adelaide Oval
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
Australia won by 82 runs.
3rd Test · Ashes Series · Adelaide Oval · 17 Dec 2025
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia, 1st innings: 371 (91.2 ov)
Top score: Alex Carey, 106 off 143 balls
Best bowling: Jofra Archer, 5 for 53 in 20.2 overs
England, 1st innings: 286 (87.2 ov)
Top score: Ben Stokes, 83 off 198 balls
Best bowling: Scott Boland, 3 for 45 in 15.2 overs
Australia, 2nd innings: 349 (84.4 ov)
Top score: Travis Head, 170 off 219 balls
Best bowling: Josh Tongue, 4 for 70 in 18 overs
England, 2nd innings: 352 (102.5 ov)
Top score: Zak Crawley, 85 off 151 balls
Best bowling: Pat Cummins, 3 for 48 in 17 overs
Player of the match: Alex Carey (Australia)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Australia 1st innings371 (91.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Crawley b Carse | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldc Smith b Archer | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Carse b Archer | 19 | 40 | 47.5 | ||
| Usman Khawajac Tongue b Jacks | 82 | 126 | 65.1 | ||
| Cameron Greenc Carse b Archer | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Alex Careyc Smith b Jacks | 106 | 143 | 74.1 | ||
| Josh Inglisb Tongue | 32 | 39 | 82.1 | ||
| Pat Cumminsc Pope b Carse | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | ||
| Mitchell Starcb Archer | 54 | 75 | 72.0 | ||
| Nathan Lyonlbw b Archer | 9 | 35 | 25.7 | ||
| Scott Bolandnot out | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 0, nb 7, b 0, lb 7) | ||||
| Total | 371 (91.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
33-1 (Travis Head, 9.1 ov) · 33-2 (Jake Weatherald, 8.2 ov) · 94-3 (Marnus Labuschagne, 24.1 ov) · 94-4 (Cameron Green, 24.3 ov) · 185-5 (Usman Khawaja, 47.2 ov) · 244-6 (Josh Inglis, 60.5 ov) · 271-7 (Pat Cummins, 65.5 ov) · 321-8 (Alex Carey, 77.2 ov) · 348-9 (Mitchell Starc, 85.2 ov) · 371-10 (Nathan Lyon, 91.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 20.2 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2.61 | ||
| Brydon Carse | 16 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 5.56 | ||
| Josh Tongue | 16 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4.00 | ||
| Ben Stokes | 19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 | ||
| Will Jacks | 20 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 5.25 |
England 1st innings286 (87.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyc Carey b Cummins | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | ||
| Ben Duckettb Lyon | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | ||
| Ollie Popec Inglis b Lyon | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | ||
| Joe Rootc Carey b Cummins | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | ||
| Harry Brookc Carey b Green | 45 | 63 | 71.4 | ||
| Ben Stokesb Starc | 83 | 198 | 41.9 | ||
| Jamie Smithc Carey b Cummins | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | ||
| Will Jacksc Carey b Boland | 6 | 29 | 20.7 | ||
| Brydon Carseb Boland | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Jofra Archerc Labuschagne b Boland | 51 | 105 | 48.6 | ||
| Josh Tonguenot out | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | ||
| Extras | 12 (w 0, nb 4, b 3, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 286 (87.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
37-1 (Zak Crawley, 7.4 ov) · 41-2 (Ollie Pope, 9.3 ov) · 42-3 (Ben Duckett, 9.6 ov) · 71-4 (Joe Root, 16.4 ov) · 127-5 (Harry Brook, 36.2 ov) · 159-6 (Jamie Smith, 45.1 ov) · 168-7 (Will Jacks, 52.2 ov) · 168-8 (Brydon Carse, 54.1 ov) · 274-9 (Ben Stokes, 84.1 ov) · 286-10 (Jofra Archer, 87.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 3.81 | ||
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 4.06 | ||
| Scott Boland | 15.2 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2.93 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.50 | ||
| Cameron Green | 11 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 |
Australia 2nd innings349 (84.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Crawley b Tongue | 170 | 219 | 77.6 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldlbw b Carse | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Brook b Tongue | 13 | 45 | 28.9 | ||
| Usman Khawajac Smith b Jacks | 40 | 51 | 78.4 | ||
| Cameron Greenc Brook b Tongue | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | ||
| Alex Careyc Brook b Stokes | 72 | 128 | 56.3 | ||
| Josh Inglisc Smith b Tongue | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | ||
| Pat Cumminsc Brook b Carse | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | ||
| Mitchell Starcnot out | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | ||
| Nathan Lyonlbw b Carse | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Scott Bolandc & b Archer | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Extras | 22 (w 3, nb 5, b 4, lb 10) | ||||
| Total | 349 (84.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
8-1 (Jake Weatherald, 1.4 ov) · 53-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 16.3 ov) · 139-3 (Usman Khawaja, 35.1 ov) · 149-4 (Cameron Green, 36.5 ov) · 311-5 (Travis Head, 73.6 ov) · 329-6 (Alex Carey, 78.2 ov) · 335-7 (Josh Inglis, 79.5 ov) · 344-8 (Pat Cummins, 83.1 ov) · 344-9 (Nathan Lyon, 83.2 ov) · 349-10 (Scott Boland, 84.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 12.4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.58 | ||
| Brydon Carse | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 4.00 | ||
| Josh Tongue | 18 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 3.89 | ||
| Will Jacks | 19 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 5.63 | ||
| Joe Root | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Ben Stokes | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
England 2nd innings352 (102.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyst Carey b Lyon | 85 | 151 | 56.3 | ||
| Ben Duckettc Labuschagne b Cummins | 4 | 2 | 200.0 | ||
| Ollie Popec Labuschagne b Cummins | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | ||
| Joe Rootc Carey b Cummins | 39 | 63 | 61.9 | ||
| Harry Brookb Lyon | 30 | 56 | 53.6 | ||
| Ben Stokesb Lyon | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | ||
| Jamie Smithc Cummins b Starc | 60 | 83 | 72.3 | ||
| Will Jacksc Labuschagne b Starc | 47 | 137 | 34.3 | ||
| Brydon Carsenot out | 39 | 64 | 60.9 | ||
| Jofra Archerc Weatherald b Starc | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | ||
| Josh Tonguec Labuschagne b Boland | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Extras | 22 (w 1, nb 3, b 4, lb 14) | ||||
| Total | 352 (102.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
4-1 (Ben Duckett, 1.2 ov) · 31-2 (Ollie Pope, 9.4 ov) · 109-3 (Joe Root, 28.6 ov) · 177-4 (Harry Brook, 47.2 ov) · 189-5 (Ben Stokes, 51.6 ov) · 194-6 (Zak Crawley, 53.3 ov) · 285-7 (Jamie Smith, 82.5 ov) · 337-8 (Will Jacks, 97.2 ov) · 349-9 (Jofra Archer, 101.3 ov) · 352-10 (Josh Tongue, 102.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3.65 | ||
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2.82 | ||
| Scott Boland | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1.96 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | 25 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 3.08 | ||
| Cameron Green | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | ||
| Travis Head | 15 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.07 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
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The ground: Adelaide Oval
FairPlay holds 11 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, with a median first-innings score of 228.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 44% and the toss winner won 67%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 45% of the time.
Highest total: 426/10 by South Australia on 5 Dec 2025.
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