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Australia vs England Scorecard, 5th Test
Australia won by 5 wickets
England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Sun, 4 Jan, 05:00 IST
- Venue
- Sydney Cricket Ground
- Data checked
- 05:51:43 IST
Match summary
Australia won by 5 wickets.
5th Test · Ashes Series · Sydney Cricket Ground · 4 Jan 2026
England won the toss and elected to bat.
England, 1st innings: 384 (97.3 ov)
Top score: Joe Root, 160 off 242 balls
Best bowling: Michael Neser, 4 for 60 in 18.3 overs
Australia, 1st innings: 567 (133.5 ov)
Top score: Travis Head, 163 off 166 balls
Best bowling: Josh Tongue, 3 for 97 in 30 overs
England, 2nd innings: 342 (88.2 ov)
Top score: Jacob Bethell, 154 off 265 balls
Best bowling: Beau Webster, 3 for 64 in 16 overs
Australia, 2nd innings: 161/5 (31.2 ov)
Top score: Marnus Labuschagne, 37 off 40 balls
Best bowling: Josh Tongue, 3 for 42 in 11 overs
Player of the match: Travis Head (Australia)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
England 1st innings384 (97.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleylbw b Neser | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | ||
| Ben Duckettc Carey b Starc | 27 | 24 | 112.5 | ||
| Jacob Bethellc Carey b Boland | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | ||
| Joe Rootc & b Neser | 160 | 242 | 66.1 | ||
| Harry Brookc Smith b Boland | 84 | 97 | 86.6 | ||
| Ben Stokesc Carey b Starc | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | ||
| Jamie Smithc Boland b Labuschagne | 46 | 76 | 60.5 | ||
| Will Jacksc Green b Neser | 27 | 62 | 43.5 | ||
| Brydon Carsec Carey b Green | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Matty Pottsnot out | 1 | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Josh Tongueb Neser | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 12 (w 2, nb 3, b 1, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 384 (97.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
35-1 (Ben Duckett, 6.5 ov) · 51-2 (Zak Crawley, 11.4 ov) · 57-3 (Jacob Bethell, 12.6 ov) · 226-4 (Harry Brook, 47.4 ov) · 229-5 (Ben Stokes, 50.5 ov) · 323-6 (Jamie Smith, 74.4 ov) · 375-7 (Will Jacks, 91.6 ov) · 382-8 (Brydon Carse, 94.1 ov) · 384-9 (Joe Root, 97.1 ov) · 384-10 (Josh Tongue, 97.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 23 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 4.04 | ||
| Michael Neser | 18.3 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 3.24 | ||
| Scott Boland | 26 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 3.27 | ||
| Cameron Green | 18 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 4.72 | ||
| Beau Webster | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Travis Head | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
Australia 1st innings567 (133.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headlbw b Bethell | 163 | 166 | 98.2 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldlbw b Stokes | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Bethell b Stokes | 48 | 68 | 70.6 | ||
| Michael Neserc Smith b Carse | 24 | 90 | 26.7 | ||
| Steven Smithc Smith b Tongue | 138 | 220 | 62.7 | ||
| Usman Khawajalbw b Carse | 17 | 49 | 34.7 | ||
| Alex Careyc Bethell b Tongue | 16 | 13 | 123.1 | ||
| Cameron Greenc Duckett b Carse | 37 | 64 | 57.8 | ||
| Beau Websternot out | 71 | 87 | 81.6 | ||
| Mitchell Starcb Tongue | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | ||
| Scott Bolandc Brook b Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 27 (w 4, nb 5, b 4, lb 14) | ||||
| Total | 567 (133.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
57-1 (Jake Weatherald, 12.2 ov) · 162-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 30.6 ov) · 234-3 (Michael Neser, 54.4 ov) · 288-4 (Travis Head, 67.1 ov) · 339-5 (Usman Khawaja, 83.4 ov) · 366-6 (Alex Carey, 88.1 ov) · 437-7 (Cameron Green, 106.3 ov) · 544-8 (Steven Smith, 128.5 ov) · 564-9 (Mitchell Starc, 132.6 ov) · 567-10 (Scott Boland, 133.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brydon Carse | 27 | 2 | 130 | 3 | 4.81 | ||
| Matty Potts | 25 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 5.64 | ||
| Josh Tongue | 30 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 3.23 | ||
| Ben Stokes | 27.4 | 6 | 95 | 2 | 3.43 | ||
| Will Jacks | 8.5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.85 | ||
| Jacob Bethell | 15.2 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3.39 |
England 2nd innings342 (88.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleylbw b Starc | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Ben Duckettb Neser | 42 | 55 | 76.4 | ||
| Jacob Bethellc Carey b Starc | 154 | 265 | 58.1 | ||
| Joe Rootlbw b Boland | 6 | 37 | 16.2 | ||
| Harry Brooklbw b Webster | 42 | 48 | 87.5 | ||
| Will Jacksc Green b Webster | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Jamie Smithrun out (Weatherald) | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | ||
| Ben Stokesc Smith b Webster | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | ||
| Brydon Carsec Smith b Boland | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | ||
| Matty Pottsnot out | 18 | 43 | 41.9 | ||
| Josh Tonguec Labuschagne b Starc | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | ||
| Extras | 30 (w 3, nb 2, b 9, lb 11, pen 5) | ||||
| Total | 342 (88.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
4-1 (Zak Crawley, 0.5 ov) · 85-2 (Ben Duckett, 19.1 ov) · 117-3 (Joe Root, 31.6 ov) · 219-4 (Harry Brook, 51.1 ov) · 219-5 (Will Jacks, 51.3 ov) · 264-6 (Jamie Smith, 64.1 ov) · 267-7 (Ben Stokes, 65.2 ov) · 297-8 (Brydon Carse, 70.3 ov) · 328-9 (Jacob Bethell, 84.2 ov) · 342-10 (Josh Tongue, 88.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18.2 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 3.93 | ||
| Scott Boland | 25 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 1.84 | ||
| Michael Neser | 16 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3.44 | ||
| Cameron Green | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6.67 | ||
| Beau Webster | 16 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 4.00 | ||
| Travis Head | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
Australia 2nd innings161/5 (31.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Carse b Tongue | 29 | 35 | 82.9 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldc Potts b Tongue | 34 | 40 | 85.0 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnerun out (Potts) | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | ||
| Steven Smithb Jacks | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | ||
| Usman Khawajab Tongue | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | ||
| Alex Careynot out | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | ||
| Cameron Greennot out | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 1, nb 0, b 3, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 161/5 (31.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
62-1 (Travis Head, 10.3 ov) · 71-2 (Jake Weatherald, 14.4 ov) · 92-3 (Steven Smith, 17.5 ov) · 119-4 (Usman Khawaja, 22.1 ov) · 121-5 (Marnus Labuschagne, 23.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brydon Carse | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 6.38 | ||
| Josh Tongue | 11 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3.82 | ||
| Jacob Bethell | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | ||
| Will Jacks | 6.2 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 6.63 | ||
| Joe Root | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
Line-ups
The ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
FairPlay holds 8 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, with a median first-innings score of 301.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 57% and the toss winner won 43%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 13% of the time.
Highest total: 567/10 by Australia on 4 Jan 2026.
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