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

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Mitchell Starc ends with 31 wickets in this Ashes series! 141.1kph, full delivery on the stumps and Tongue chips it to wide mid-off. An absolute dolly for Labuschagne and England have been bowled out for 342. Tongue c Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc 6(14) [4s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 142.8kph, back of a length, Tongue defends from the crease and the ball rolls to backward point off the outer edge

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 142.9kph, dug in short, Tongue sways away from it

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 143kph, beaten! pitched up outside off, Tongue drives and misses

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, FOUR, 139.5kph, Starc overpitches and Tongue plays an uppish straight drive. No one's stopping that

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 143.2kph, goes away with the angle, beats the outside edge of Tongue and keeps rising. Carey hops to pouch it

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 141.7kph, bouncer but it's well down leg, easy leave for the batter

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 143.6kph, zips off the deck from a length outside off and beats Tongue's tentative poke on the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, 1 run, 140.6kph, Tongue knocks this pitched up delivery to the right of mid-on and takes the single

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 142.2kph, very full and around off, Tongue brings his bat down hurriedly to keep it out on the leg-side

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 142.6kph, inswinging yorker, beats Tongue on the inside edge and fortunately for him, the line is outside off

Mitchell Starc to Tongue, no run, 143.3kph, very full and outside off, Tongue leans across to drive and gets beaten on the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Carey!! Edged and taken! 30th wicket of this series. 143.6kph, back of a length hint of away nibble, Bethell looks to cut and all he manages is an outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper. End of a memorable knock from Bethell who receives a standing ovation. Jacob Bethell c Carey b Mitchell Starc 154(265) [4s-15]

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 143.5kph, straying onto the pads, Bethell flicks and gets hit on the thigh pad

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell has got the crucial single! 141.7kph yorker on off, Jacob Bethell opens his bat-face and carves it to third man to retain strike

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, Mitchell Starc sprays this one down leg, Jacob Bethell looks to clip but misses

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, peach! 144.3kph fuller length delivery on off, swinging away with a bit of extra bounce, Jacob Bethell does well actually to not commit to it as he keeps his bat inside the line and the ball flies past the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141.3kph pitched up delivery outside off, swinging away, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length delivery angling in, kept out from the crease

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, FOUR, these are handy runs! Back of a length delivery shaping down leg, Jacob Bethell hops and tries to tuck it across but it deflects off his right arm and flies past the keeper to reach the boundary

Mitchell Starc to Potts, 2 runs, 143kph full delivery on off, Potts goes for a drive with hard hands and gets it off the outer half through backward point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Jacob Bethell pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge but it's wide of slip and rolls to third man

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, shortish and room on offer, Jacob Bethell thinks about going for the cut but keeps his bat away

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, skiddy short of length ball outside off, Jacob Bethell again thinks of playing at it but doesn't commit eventually

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length outside off, Bethell pokes at the last moment but seems to have missed it. Carey takes it and is interested a bit but Starc is not sure. Nothing on Snikco there

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 150 for Bethell! He has been fabulous and he continues to flourish! Full delivery on the pads, Bethell clips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, pitched up on off, driven on the up to mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, a bouncer around off at 145kph, Jacob Bethell drops his wrists to let it through

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 143.6kph hard length delivery outside off, Jamie Smith pushes it to covers

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 143.7kph good length delivery around off, Jamie Smith camps back and blocks it towards covers

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 144kph length delivery on off, Jamie Smith hangs back in defence

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length in the channel, kept out watchfully

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 146.2kph pitched up delivery on off, Jacob Bethell drives it back to Mitchell Starc who leaps to stop it on his followthrough and parries it towards mid-wicket

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 143kph full delivery on middle and leg, Brook flicks it to mid-on. Neser fumbles and concedes a single

Mitchell Starc to Brook, FOUR, streaky and Brook gets away with it! Brook uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. He tries to force it through covers but gets a thick outside edge that flies through the gap between first slip and gully

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, Brook backs away once again. It's a shortish delivery in line of the stumps. He tries to ramp it towards third man again but misses. Mitchell Starc has a wry smile on his face

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, almost chopped on! 143kph pitched up delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell goes for a drive with hard hands but gets a thick inside edge past his leg-stump and towards fine leg

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 144kph hard length delivery on off, Jacob Bethell hangs back and blocks it to the left of Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, another wayward delivery and it's on a back of a length way down leg, Carey moves to his left to collect it. A maiden for Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, Mitchell Starc loses his radar and bowls this one down leg at 145kph, Brook looks to flick but misses

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, beaten again! 141kph bouncer outside off, Brook tries to ramp it over the slip cordon again but gets beaten on the top-edge

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 142.9kph hard length delivery angling in on off, Brook camps back and stonewalls it

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 143.2kph hard length delivery on middle and off, Brook hangs back and blocks it down the track

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, a play and a miss! Brook backs away and Mitchell Starc bowls a shortish delivery around off at 142kph. He tries to ramp it towards third man but gets beaten for pace

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 143.5kph bouncer on middle and leg, Jacob Bethell ducks under it

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, oh, 144.9kph sharp bouncer on off, Jacob Bethell drops his wrists and sways away from the line to evade it

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 145.3kph hard length delivery shaping in from outside off, Brook stays leg-side of it and places the cut to deep backward point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 141.7kph back of a length delivery angling in on middle and off, Jacob Bethell covers the line and tucks it to long leg to move to 99

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, Mitchell Starc switches to round the wicket to the right-hander and bowls a 140kph back of a length delivery outside off, punched to deep backward point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 140kph shortish delivery around off, Jacob Bethell rises on his toes and taps it to point for a single. He moves to 98

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141.9kph, short ball to end the over, Bethell drops his wrists and sways away from the line of the delivery

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 144.5kph, short of length, Bethell defends it to point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 143kph, wasted delivery down leg, Carey dives to his right to collect it

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 142.9kph, Bethell shuffles to tuck this back of a length ball into the leg-side, gets beaten on the inside edge and is hit high on the pad

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 143.7kph, with three fielders in the deep on the leg-side, Bethell looks to take on this bouncer with a pull shot. It's head-high and the ball bounces over the blade

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 142kph, bouncer, Bethell ducks and lets it pass

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, shortish delivery around off at 142.8kph, Jacob Bethell rises on his toes and taps it towards point

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, 144.1kph back of a length delivery outside off, Root hangs back and steers it to backward point. 400 runs for Root in the series

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 143.6kph pitched up delivery outside off, Root drives it towards mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.7kph back of a length delivery angling in on off, kept out watchfully from the crease

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, Jacob Bethell tucks it round the corner

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell brings up his fifty in style! He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. It has been a good knock from the young man so far but he knows that his job is not done. Shortish and room on offer, Jacob Bethell cashes in as he slaps it through backward point. Third man has no chance to stop it

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.5kph fuller length delivery outside off, Root leans towards it and strokes it to cover-point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of length delivery shaping towards the hips, Jacob Bethell hops and works it through backward square leg

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, shortish and some room on offer, Jacob Bethell cuts it to the left of squarish third man. Neser there moves to his left and dives to cut it off. Jacob Bethell picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, oh, close shave! 142.4kph short of length delivery outside off, seaming in, Jacob Bethell points his bat skywards to let it go. The ball flies just above the off-stump. That wasn't far away

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, that's sharp! 146.7kph short delivery just outside off, Jacob Bethell sways away and drops his wrists to evade it

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, beautifully played! 142.6kph back of a length delivery and some room on offer, Jacob Bethell rises on his toes, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it expertly through backward point to find the fence. 100 up for England

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.3kph short of length delivery outside off, Root rises on his toes and steers it towards gully where Green dives to his right to make a reaction stop

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 141.7kph back of a length delivery angling in on off, Root covers the line and blocks it stoutly

Mitchell Starc to Root, FOUR, edged but through the gap! 144.1kph pitched up delivery around off, Root goes for a drive with hard hands but gets a thick outside edge in the gap between gully and second slip. Mitchell Starc has a wry smile on his face

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, fuller length delivery outside off at 142.3kph, Root leans towards it and taps it towards point

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, Mitchell Starc switches to round the wicket and angles in a pacy back of a length delivery. Root hops and works it to square leg

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of length delivery on off at 138.9kph, Jacob Bethell rises on his toes and works it in front of square on the leg-side

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 141.8kph, overpitched outside off, Bethell reaches out and laces the drive with the swing to the left of backward point. Races away to the fence

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141.9kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 139.8kph, pitched up outside off, sweetly driven off the front foot but straight to cover

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 143.8kph, wayward from Starc who sprays this well outside off, ignored by the batter

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141.kph, length ball, Bethell gets half-forward to knock it to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 141.3kph, not where he intended but he'll get the boundary. Bethell closes the bat-face early against this length ball and gets a leading edge that beats the diving backward point fielder to his right

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141kph, short of a good length holding its line outside off and Bethell plays inside the line to let it pass

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 141.9kph, full outside off, left alone

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 1 run, 141.5kph, goes hard on the drive with limited feet movement to a full ball outside off and inside-edges to backward square leg

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, 140.3kph, overpitched on middle-leg and Duckett flicks it away through midwicket. Good timing and the ball reaches the fence in a jiffy

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, leg byes, 2 runs, 142.4kph, straying onto the pads, Duckett looks to flick and the ball rolls to fine leg off his pad

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 139.8kph, short of length, played back at the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, 140.9kph, width on offer, the length is on the shorter side, Duckett cuts through cover-point

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, angling down leg, well past Duckett's flick

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 140.9kph, wow, that's reared up sharply! Steep bounce from a length and there's nothing much any batter can do. Duckett looks to defend from the crease and the ball bounces viciously to just go past the glove. Starc certainly enjoyed it. He smiled and had a word or two with Duckett

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 140.8kph, Starc gets it to shape away a bit as he hurls this fuller, Duckett is happy to leave it alone

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142.4kph, length ball just outside off, defended

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 137.7kph, full delivery down leg, Duckett flicks and misses. Carey dives to pouch it

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 144.2kph, very full, almost in the blockhole and Duckett jams it to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 143.1kph, shapes away with good bounce, Duckett shoulders arms to let it go through to Carey

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 142.3kph, back of a length, tucked off his hips to long leg

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 144.2kph, full on leg, Bethell flicks it straight to square leg

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 1 run, 141.8kph, straighter line and Duckett tucks through backward square leg

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 143.2kph, angles in, pitches on a back of a length around off and seams away to go past the outside edge of Duckett. The batter did well to play inside the line on that occasion

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, sublime! 142.5kph overpitched delivery outside off, Duckett leans towards it and creams the drive past extra cover for a glorious boundary. The timing was spot on

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, stifled appeal for lbw! 140.6kph low-full toss on off, shaping away a bit, Jacob Bethell plays it off the outer half to point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, 142kph good length delivery in the channel, hint of away movement, Jacob Bethell leans ahead to keep it out

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 1 run, 141.9kph full delivery on middle and leg, some late away swing, Duckett tries to flick but gets a leading edge through covers. Some hesitation in the running. Duckett wanted the second run but then he sent his partner back

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 143.3kph length delivery outside off, swinging away, Duckett makes a watchful leave

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, smartly played! Shortish and some room on offer, Duckett frees his arms and ramps it over the slip cordon. Used the pace of Starc to great effect there

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length outside off, shaping away, Jacob Bethell leaves it alone

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, out Lbw!! Crawley has been trapped in front but after a consultation with Duckett, he opts for the review. He didn't offer any stroke so the impact doesn't matter. It looks adjacent to the naked eye. 144kph back of a length delivery around off, swung in a bit, Crawley was caught in the crease and had an error in judgement as he lifted his bat to leave it but was struck on the front pad. Ball-tracking comes into play and hitting is umpire's call - it would have hit the top of off-stump. Mitchell Starc works his magic in the first over yet again. Brilliant start with the ball for Australia. Crawley lbw b Mitchell Starc 1(2)

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 3 runs, nicely played! Pitched up around off, Duckett leans ahead a bit and push-drives it past mid-off. Labuschagne gives it a chase and slides near the fence to save a run for his side

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 144kph shortish delivery outside off, moving away, Duckett doesn't fiddle with it

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 141.9kph sharp short delivery around off, Duckett sways away from the line to let it go

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, skiddy back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Crawley rises on his toes and tucks it to square leg to get off the mark