Australia v England - Cricket - BBC Sport

Sat 3 Jan 2026 - Wed 7 Jan 2026Men's International Test Match Series - 5th Test - Day 5 of 5

England lead Australia by 135 runs with 2 wickets remaining

England 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Neser Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Neser	16	29	23	3	0	59	55.17
Duckett,caught Carey, bowled Starc Duckett, caught Carey, bowled Starc	27	24	13	5	0	34	112.50
Bethell,caught Carey, bowled Boland Bethell, caught Carey, bowled Boland	10	23	20	2	0	30	43.48
Root,caught and bowled Neser Root, caught and bowled Neser	160	242	144	15	0	398	66.12
Brook,caught Smith, bowled Boland Brook, caught Smith, bowled Boland	84	97	46	6	1	164	86.60
Stokes,caught Carey, bowled Starc Stokes, caught Carey, bowled Starc	0	11	11	0	0	15	0.00
Smith,caught Boland, bowled Labuschagne Smith, caught Boland, bowled Labuschagne	46	76	55	6	1	104	60.53
Jacks,caught Green, bowled Neser Jacks, caught Green, bowled Neser	27	62	48	2	1	76	43.55
Carse,caught Carey, bowled Green Carse, caught Carey, bowled Green	1	6	5	0	0	9	16.67
Potts,not out Potts, not out	1	16	15	0	0	16	6.25
Tongue,bowled Neser Tongue, bowled Neser	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 6, total 12 Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 6, total 12
Total,384 all out 97.3 overs Total,384 all out 97.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Starc	23.0	2	93	2	90	1	0	10	1	4.04
Neser	18.3	2	60	4	82	0	0	8	0	3.24
Boland	26.0	2	85	2	107	0	0	9	0	3.26
Green	18.0	0	85	1	63	1	1	8	1	4.72
Webster	5.0	0	20	0	17	0	0	2	0	4.00
Head	4.0	0	20	0	10	0	0	2	0	5.00
Labuschagne	3.0	0	14	1	12	1	1	0	1	4.66

Fall of wicket	Batter
35 for 1(6.5 overs)	Duckett
51 for 2(11.4 overs)	Crawley
57 for 3(12.6 overs)	Bethell
226 for 4(47.4 overs)	Brook
229 for 5(50.5 overs)	Stokes
323 for 6(74.4 overs)	Smith
375 for 7(91.6 overs)	Jacks
382 for 8(94.1 overs)	Carse
384 for 9(97.1 overs)	Root
384 for 10(97.3 overs)	Tongue

Australia 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Head,leg before wicket, bowled Bethell Head, leg before wicket, bowled Bethell	163	166	91	24	1	324	98.19
Weatherald,leg before wicket, bowled Stokes Weatherald, leg before wicket, bowled Stokes	21	36	27	4	0	57	58.33
Labuschagne,caught Bethell, bowled Stokes Labuschagne, caught Bethell, bowled Stokes	48	68	48	7	0	91	70.59
Neser,caught Smith, bowled Carse Neser, caught Smith, bowled Carse	24	90	79	4	0	115	26.67
Smith,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Smith, caught Smith, bowled Tongue	138	220	143	16	1	332	62.73
Khawaja,leg before wicket, bowled Carse Khawaja, leg before wicket, bowled Carse	17	49	39	2	0	66	34.69
Carey,caught Bethell, bowled Tongue Carey, caught Bethell, bowled Tongue	16	13	8	3	0	22	123.08
Green,caught Duckett, bowled Carse Green, caught Duckett, bowled Carse	37	64	45	3	1	84	57.81
Webster,not out Webster, not out	71	87	48	7	0	123	81.61
Starc,bowled Tongue Starc, bowled Tongue	5	14	10	0	0	20	35.71
Boland,caught Brook, bowled Jacks Boland, caught Brook, bowled Jacks	0	1	1	0	0	4	0.00
Extras, no balls 5, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 14, total 27 Extras, no balls 5, wides 4, byes 4, leg byes 14, total 27
Total,567 all out 133.5 overs Total,567 all out 133.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Carse	27.0	2	130	3	107	0	1	20	0	4.81
Potts	25.0	1	141	0	93	0	2	23	1	5.64
Tongue	30.0	0	97	3	123	0	0	11	0	3.23
Stokes	27.4	6	95	2	122	5	0	12	1	3.43
Jacks	8.5	0	34	1	28	0	0	2	0	3.84
Bethell	15.2	1	52	1	61	0	1	2	1	3.39

Fall of wicket	Batter
57 for 1(12.2 overs)	Weatherald
162 for 2(30.6 overs)	Labuschagne
234 for 3(54.4 overs)	Neser
288 for 4(67.1 overs)	Head
339 for 5(83.4 overs)	Khawaja
366 for 6(88.1 overs)	Carey
437 for 7(106.3 overs)	Green
544 for 8(128.5 overs)	Smith
564 for 9(132.6 overs)	Starc
567 for 10(133.5 overs)	Boland

England 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Starc Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Starc	1	2	1	0	0	5	50.00
Duckett,bowled Neser Duckett, bowled Neser	42	55	34	6	0	96	76.36
batting,Bethell,not out batting, Bethell, not out	150	246	155	15	0	365	60.98
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Boland Root, leg before wicket, bowled Boland	6	37	34	1	0	64	16.22
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Webster Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Webster	42	48	25	5	0	89	87.50
Jacks,caught Green, bowled Webster Jacks, caught Green, bowled Webster	0	2	2	0	0	1	0.00
Smith,run out Weatherald Smith, run out Weatherald	26	41	26	3	0	47	63.41
Stokes,caught Smith, bowled Webster Stokes, caught Smith, bowled Webster	1	5	4	0	0	5	20.00
Carse,caught Smith, bowled Boland Carse, caught Smith, bowled Boland	16	20	13	3	0	18	80.00
batting,Potts,not out batting, Potts, not out	8	30	25	1	0	41	26.67
Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 9, leg byes 7, penalties 5, total 26 Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 9, leg byes 7, penalties 5, total 26
Total,318 for 8 80.4 overs Total,318 for 8 80.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Starc, bowling	14.4	2	63	1	57	0	0	9	0	4.29
Boland	21.0	5	35	2	100	0	0	1	0	1.66
Neser	16.0	0	55	1	66	1	0	6	0	3.43
Green	6.0	0	40	0	18	0	0	7	0	6.66
Webster	16.0	1	64	3	57	1	0	7	0	4.00
Head	4.0	0	25	0	11	0	1	3	0	6.25
Labuschagne	3.0	0	15	0	8	0	2	1	0	5.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
4 for 1(0.5 overs)	Crawley
85 for 2(19.1 overs)	Duckett
117 for 3(31.6 overs)	Root
219 for 4(51.1 overs)	Brook
219 for 5(51.3 overs)	Jacks
264 for 6(64.1 overs)	Smith
267 for 7(65.2 overs)	Stokes
297 for 8(70.3 overs)	Carse

home team,Australia

Travis Head
Jake Weatherald
Marnus Labuschagne
Steve Smith, Captain
Usman Khawaja
Alex Carey, Wicket Keeper
Cameron Green
Beau Webster
Michael Neser
Mitchell Starc
Scott Boland

away team,England

Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Jacob Bethell
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Ben Stokes, Captain
Jamie Smith, Wicket Keeper
Will Jacks
Brydon Carse
Josh Tongue
Matthew Potts

Australia
England

home team,Australia

Travis Head
Jake Weatherald
Marnus Labuschagne
Steve Smith, Captain
Usman Khawaja
Alex Carey, Wicket Keeper
Cameron Green
Beau Webster
Michael Neser
Mitchell Starc
Scott Boland

Start Time:: 23:30
Toss:: England won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Officials:: Ahsan Raza, Chris Gaffaney, Kumar Dharmasena, Jeff Crowe, Sam Nogajski