Australia vs England, 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, out Caught by Carey!! Edge and taken! 143.2kph, nibbling away on a good length around the fifth stump channel. That could have been left alone on line but Duckett isn't known to do that. Chases it with a tame poke. Thick outside edge and Carey dives to his left to pouch it with both hands. Starc, for the umpteenth time, provides the breakthrough for Australia. FOUR, FOUR and OUT! Duckett c Carey b Mitchell Starc 27(24) [4s-5]

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 142.9kph, uppish, in the gap and four! Overpitched delivery on the pads, Duckett flicks aerially and beats Head (deep backward square leg) to his left

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 142kph, the ball bullets away to the fece. Fullish ball wide of off, quick hands from Duckett to flay it through extra cover. Didn't bother to run for that

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 144kph, fuller ball down the leg-side, Carey dives to collect it

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, beaten! 141.4kph, good length ball that moves away off the deck. Duckett fiddles at it and is lucky not to nick off

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 135.2kph, length ball on off, Duckett's bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he nudges it to midwicket

Boland to Duckett, no run, 132.8kph, beautiful delivery! Angles in, pitches around off and seams away. Duckett gets half-forward to defend and the ball whistles past the outside edge

Boland to Duckett, no run, 132.9kph, short of length on off, Duckett defends

Boland to Duckett, no run, 128.7kph, round the wicket, back of a length with good bounce, Duckett hops and opens the bat-face to guide it to the left of gully. There's a deep-ish third man and the batters can't take the single

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 1 run, 143.3kph, doesn't get fully forward to a fairly full delivery and inside-edges it to square leg

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 141.5kph, further full, Duckett squeeze-drives to the right of the bowler and Starc half-stops it with his right hand

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 141.7kph, pitched up outside off, Duckett leans forward with a bent back leg and drives firmly to the left of mid-off. The fielder gives the chase but the ball is quick to reach the fence

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142kph, short and wide of off, Duckett goes after it. Flashes hard to try an cut it over backward point, misses as the ball bounces over the blade. He's surprised by the lift on that delivery

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 142.4kph, poor ball and punished. Overpitched delivery on leg and Duckett flicks through midwicket to collect his second boundary

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 135.4kph, round the wicket, slanting in from a short of length, Duckett nudges it to midwicket

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142.6kph, swinging away wide of off and Duckett lets it be

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 1 run, 140.9kph, straying onto the pads and Duckett flicks it to fine leg. Neser moves to his left quickly and keeps the batters down to one

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142kph, not short enough to be cutting and Duckett under-edges this wide-ish ball to backward point

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, 140.5kph, pitched up, a touch too full and there's no real swing, Duckett drives straight of mid-on. Crawley wants the third, gets sent back and slips a bit but he's safe

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 128kph, round the wicket, pad-lined and Duckett glances it to fine leg

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 140kph, Duckett gets off the mark with a boundary. Half-volley on middle-leg and Duckett flicks it away to the left of square leg. Nicely timed and the ball is quick to reach the fence

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 139.9kph, full and curling away outside off, left alone

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 140.5kph, another outswinger, Duckett gets squared up, defends with soft hands and the ball rolls to gully off the outer edge

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 140.7kph, Starc goes full. Very full and it swings late away from the left-hander. Duckett hurriedly brings his bat down playing for the angle and gets beaten on the outside edge by the swing. Starc smiles