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

Boland to Potts, no run, 134.7kph, hops across to try and nudge it into the leg-side, the ball rolls back to the bowler and Potts can't get the single

Boland to Potts, no run, 134.4kph, that's gone like a quick leg-cutter, Potts plays for the line and gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Potts, no run, 137.1kph, short of a good length ball holding its line outside off, Potts plays inside the line to let it pass

Boland to Potts, no run, 132.1kph, back of a length, punched through cover and Potts doesn't take the single

Boland to Potts, no run, 133.6kph, Potts walks forward and across to knock this length ball to mid-on

Boland to Potts, no run, 131.3kph, seams back in from a short of length, Potts looks to tuck and gets hit on the rib

Boland to Potts, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Potts! Boland pulls his length back and Potts plays a cracking shot off the back foot. Waits and punches hard through extra cover

Boland to Potts, FOUR, nicely played! Fuller ball and Potts movs across to nicely flick it through midwicket. England's lead crosses 150 with that boundary

Boland to Potts, no run, 138.4kph, fuller ball, Potts blocks

Boland to Potts, no run, 135.4kph, angles in, lands on a good length and nibbles away to beat the defensive outside edge of Potts. Oh, Australia have reviewed for caught behind. Barely an appeal. Potts shakes his head saying he didn't nick and Snicko confirms the same. Australia have lost all their reviews

Boland to Tongue, 1 run, 132.3kph, slanting in from a short of a good length, turned to the right of mid-on off the splice of the bat for a quick single

Boland to Tongue, no run, 134.3kph, good bounce from a length outside off, Tongue plays away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Potts, no run, angling down leg, Potts moves forward and across to flick, misses by a long way

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 132.7kph, gets low and dabs this length ball to the right of backward point

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137.6kph, full outside off that further seams away, Bethell goes for the drive and is beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.7kph, pitched up, Bethell walks forward and across to drive it to long-off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.3kph, angling in from a length, Bethell defends from the crease

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.9kph, width on offer, Bethell cuts to deep backward point and keeps the strike

Boland to Potts, no run, pitched up on off, Potts leans ahead and blocks it solidly in front of him

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of length delivery, Jacob Bethell rises on his toes and works it through mid-wicket

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, seams away nicely, Jacob Bethell has no option but to play at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, Jacob Bethell has been trapped in front but he challenges the decision. Height might be an issue. Was on a back of a length around off, seamed in sharply after landing, Jacob Bethell hopped to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get pinged above the knee roll on the front pad. Ball-tracking comes into play and shows that it would have flown over the stumps. Good use of DRS from Bethell

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length delivery angling in initially and then straightens after landing, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket outside off, Jacob Bethell lets it go

Boland to Potts, no run, 135.4kph, fuller ball, played back at the bowler

Boland to Potts, no run, 133.1kph, seams back in and keeps low as well. Potts shoulders arms and it wasn't too far away from the off-stump

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 137.8kph, width on offer, Bethell cuts to deep backward point

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.7kph, fuller ball from round the wicket, blocked back to Boland

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.8kph, similar length, patted towards cover

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.1kph, back of a length from over the wicket, defended from the crease

Boland to Potts, no run, maiden over. 136.1kph, short of length outside off, left alone

Boland to Potts, no run, 136.5kph, Potts is half-forward to work this length ball into the leg-side and gets beaten as it seams back in again. Hit high on the back leg

Boland to Potts, no run, 132.9kph, back of a length, Potts rides the bounce and keeps it out on the off-side

Boland to Potts, no run, 133.7kph, pitched up, Potts drives to mid-on

Boland to Potts, no run, 132kph, another in-seamer, good bounce, beats a hopping Potts on the inside edge to hit him on the pad

Boland to Potts, no run, "You like it, you like it?," Smith asks Boland and then reviews it with a couple of seconds left. 130kph, Potts is stuck in his crease to defend and gets beaten on the inside edge as this length ball nips back in to hit the front leg. Seems to be heading down leg and ball-tracking confirms the same. Australia lose their second review.

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.2kph, out-seamer wide of off, Bethell has a poke at it and the ball is mighty close to the outside edge. Half an appeal for caught behind from Boland, nothing from Carey. Flat line on Snicko and Australia rightly don't review it

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, over the wicket now and he beats the outside edge! 131.1kph, lands on off and moves away to go past the edge of Bethell who walks forward to try and work it into the leg-side

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.9kph, short of a good length, knocked towards mid-on

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.1kph, full delivery, Bethell drives it to sweeper cover

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.5kph, Bethell covers the line and taps this back of a length towards wide mid-off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.6kph, on a length and wide of off, Bethell shoulders arms

Boland to Potts, no run, 133kph, full and on the stumps, played back at the bowler

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 131.6kph, not that short and Bethell still manages to pull it to deep midwicket

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.4kph, punched nicely to deep cover but doesn't take the single

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.1kph, short of a good length, Bethell pushes from the crease and inside-edges to square leg

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, punched through point and Bethell comes back for the second. 300 up for England

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.1kph, back of a length outside off, Bethell hops and cuts to deep backward point

Boland to Potts, no run, 131.8kph, straighter line, worked through midwicket and they don't take the single

Boland to Potts, no run, 130.9kph, on a length and wide of off, Potts shoulders arms

Boland to Potts, no run, 131.8kph, fullish ball, blocked into off

Boland to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Smith!! Taken at 1st slip. 139.3kph, perfect line and length. In that corridor of uncertainty and forces the batter to play. Carse is half forward to defend this good length delivery and it catches the outside edge before going into the bucket hands of Smith. Brydon Carse c Smith b Boland 16(20) [4s-3]

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 130.8kph, pushed towards wide mid-off and Bethell took the single after a slight hesitation

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 128.1kph, round the wicket, fuller than a length outside off, Bethell chases it for a drive and is beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length delivery angling in towards Jacob Bethell and he tucks it to mid-wicket. He remains on 99

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell leans towards it and eases it towards mid-on

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.5kph short of length delivery shaping in on off, Jacob Bethell covers the line and blocks it back to Boland

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 130.8kph fullish delivery angling in on off, Brook pushes at it with hard and and gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.6kph short of length delivery outside off, Brook hangs back and punches it to covers

Boland to Brook, no run, good length delivery moving in from outside off, Brook covers his off-stump and lets it go

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell taps it with an open bat-face towards backward point to retain strike. Bethell has moved to 97 and that's his highest Test as well as first-class score

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, lovely delivery! Angling in initially on off, lands on a back of a length and seams away to open Jacob Bethell up in his stance. He feels for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.8kph full delivery on off, driven back to Boland

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, on a driveable length outside off, swinging away, luring Jacob Bethell into an expansive drive but he doesn't fall for it. He leaves it alone calmly

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, length delivery outside off at 135.9kph, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 134.6kph short of length delivery outside off, Brook rises on his toes and steers it to deep backward point. 200 up for England

Boland to Brook, FOUR, nicely played! Brook is on the move as he gets to the pitch of it and flicks it stylishly over wide mid-on. He picked his spot nicely there and got the desired result

Boland to Brook, no run, stfled appeal for lbw! Fuller length delivery shaping in from outside off, Brook pushes at it with minimal foot movement and ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of length delivery angling towards middle and leg, Jacob Bethell works it to fine leg

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, length delivery on off, Jacob Bethell hangs back and blocks it towards mid-off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length outside off, Jacob Bethell slashes and misses

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 4 runs, bonus runs! back of a length, Jacob Bethell punches it to Labuschagne at covers who has a shy and hits the stumps at the bowler's end but it deflects off the stumps and flies past the left side of mid-on and reaches the fence

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Jacob Bethell hangs back and punches it to deep backward point to retain strike

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 133.7kph hard length delivery outside off, Brook camps back and places it through point

Boland to Brook, no run, 131kph length delivery seaming in from outside off, Brook tries to block with his bat close to his pads and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Boland to Brook, no run, good length delivery seaming in on off, Brook hangs back and blocks it down the track

Boland to Brook, no run, nicely bowled! In the corridor of uncertainty, seams away after landing, Brook feels for it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length in the channel, Jacob Bethell hangs back and plays it off the outer half through backward point

Boland to Brook, no run, 134.9kph, fuller than a length, Brook defends to cover off the front foot

Boland to Brook, no run, 134.8kph, full outside off, driven to cover

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.8kph, pitched up, Brook blocks

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 133.7kph, straighter line, Bethell shuffles to flick and inside-edges to backward square leg

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.1kph, round the wicket, tight channel around off, Bethell covers the line to block

Boland to Brook, 1 run, Brook stays in his crease, opens the bat-face and steers this short of length ball to third man to open his account

Boland to Root, out Lbw!! This looks close. Root has been given out lbw. He has a chat with Jacob Bethell and reviews. 132.7kph, good length, nips in off the deck and beats Root's inside edge to rap him on the front pad adjacent to the stumps. He's struck on the knee-roll and isn't fully forward either. Over to ball-tracking and that's clipping the top of middle and leg (umpire's call). Big wicket and Root walks off to a standing ovation from the SCG crowd. He's distraught though. No easy runs on offer, Boland kept bowling in the right channel and now he gets the reward. Root lbw b Boland 6(37) [4s-1]

Boland to Root, no run, 134.5kph, Root's bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he shuffles to defend this short of length ball

Boland to Root, no run, 134.4kph, touch fuller outside off, Root shapes to cut and under-edges towards point

Boland to Root, no run, 137.1kph, back of a length, Root hops and defends

Boland to Root, no run, 135.2kph, good length around off and Root pokes it to cover

Boland to Root, no run, 134.3kph, short of length, Root keeps it out on the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, 137.2kph, nip-backer from Boland, Root is half-forward to push and gets an inside edge onto his midriff

Boland to Root, no run, 136.5kph, Root shuffles and defends this length ball into the off-side

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 137.6kph, short of a good length ball on middle-leg, tucked around the corner

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.4kph, over the wicket now, angling away outside off, Bethell walks forward and across before shouldering arms

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.1kph, shorter in length, Bethell stands tall to pat it to gully

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, beauty! 138.2kph, length ball from round the wicket that angles in and nips away slightly to go past the defensive outside edge of Bethell

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 137.3kph back of a length delivery on leg-stump, Jacob Bethell hops and tucks it round the corner to retain strike

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.9kph hard length delivery angling in on off, Jacob Bethell hops and blocks it in front of him

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 134.6kph shortish delivery around off, Jacob Bethell pulls it a bit uppishly through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run

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

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.7kph good length delivery on the sixth stump channel, moving away, Jacob Bethell makes a watchful leave

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, hard length delivery angling in on off from round the wicket, Jacob Bethell covers the line and blocks it down the track

Boland to Root, no run, cut him into half! This is impressive bowling from Boland! This one jags back substantially from a back of a length outside off, Root can't keep it out and gets beaten on the inside edge. There was a slight appeal for caught behind but there was no bat involved

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length delivery nipping in on off, Root gets behind to keep it out

Boland to Root, no run, oh, this one shoots off the deck from a back of a length and seams away, Root hops and fends at it but gets beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Root, no run, Australia review for a caught behind! Smith was very much interested and he challenges the decision. Was a back of a length delivery that seamed in substantially from outside off, Root leaned ahead a bit to block but seemed to have got beaten on the inside edge. The ball deflects off the pads and lobs towards second slip where it's caught. Snicko comes into play and there's a clear gap between bat and ball. The hosts lose a review

Boland to Root, no run, shortish delivery outside off, Root makes a watchful leave

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, shortish delivery angling in from round the wicket, Jacob Bethell hops and tucks it round the corner

Boland to Root, no run, fullish delivery in the channel at 138.3kph, Root covers the line and drives it to mid-on. Another tight over

Boland to Root, no run, 136.9kph hard length delivery seaming in from outside off, keeps a bit low, Root adjusts in his stance to keep it out on the off-side. Little puff of dust there when it pitched on the surface

Boland to Root, no run, 137.3kph pitched up delivery on off, Root eases it towards mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, length delivery outside off at 137.1kph, Root prods ahead and plays it with soft hands towards point

Boland to Root, no run, 136.8kph good length delivery seaming in nicely from outside off, Root blocks it towards covers with his bat close to his pad

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 136kph short of length delivery on off, Jacob Bethell hops and works it round the corner

Boland to Root, no run, 137.1kph full delivery swinging in on off, driven on the rise to mid-on. Maiden for Boland, good stuff from him

Boland to Root, no run, 136.2kph back of a length delivery outside off, Root camps back and punches it to backward point

Boland to Root, no run, peach! 137.8kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially but seams away after pitching, Root looks to keep it out from the crease but gets beaten on the outside edge. He had no option but to play at it

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, Root is early into the tuck and gets a soft leading edge down the track

Boland to Root, no run, 133.3kph fullish delivery on off, sticks a bit on the surface, Root mistimes the drive towards mid-off

Boland to Root, no run, pitched up just outside off, Root leans ahead and eases it past the bowler

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.1kph short of length delivery on off, Jacob Bethell covers the line and defends it down the track

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, tentative! 134.7kph back of a length delivery in the channel, seaming away, Jacob Bethell pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. He tried to withdraw from the stroke but was late in doing so

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, length delivery on the sixth stump channel, a bit of extra bounce, Jacob Bethell shoulders arms to it

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.8kph length delivery outside off, shaping in, Jacob Bethell has his off-stump covered and makes an assured leave

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 133.8kph fuller delivery on off, driven on the up through extra cover

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, pitched up well outside off, Jacob Bethell plays away from the body and slices it through backward point. There was no fielder in position there otherwise it would have carried straight to him

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.9kph, round the wicket again, angling in towards middle and Bethell defends it back to the bowler

Boland to Jacob Bethell, byes, FOUR, 138.8kph, short ball that keeps climbing, Bethell sways away from it and Carey has no chance of stopping that

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, 136.8kph, off-stump line, Bethell doesn't jab with hard hands and the ball rolls towards third man off the outer part of the bat

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 135.5kph, another one with extra bounce, Duckett plays with soft hands and manages to drop it into the leg-side for a single

Boland to Duckett, no run, 135.6kph, shorter one outside off, Duckett flashes his blade for a cut and gets beaten (and saved) by the extra bounce

Boland to Duckett, no run, 137.2kph, extra lift from a length, Duckett is half-forward to defend and gets hit on the glove

Boland to Duckett, no run, 136.4kph, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle as Duckett defends this in-angler with a closed bat-face. Hit him high on the bat

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 137.6kph, plays with soft hands and drops this short of length ball in front of point for a quick single

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 138.5kph, Boland pulls his length back by a fraction, good lift and a hopping Bethell inside-edges it onto his body

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 139.2kph, short of length, Bethell blocks it back to Boland

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.6kph, Bethell walks forward and across to defend this fullish ball to mid-on

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 138.4kph, round the wicket, angling in towards the stumps from a good length, Bethell defends it into off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.2kph, edge and it doesn't carry. Fuller than a length outside off, Bethell looks to defend and the outside edge falls short of Smith at second slip. Maiden over

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137.6kph, full and pushed across the left-hander, Bethell lets it be

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 135.5kph, over the wicket, seaming away from a length outside off and Bethell doesn't chase it. Good carrythrough to the keeper

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.8kph, Bethell walks forward and across to tuck this back of a length ball, misses. Carey dives to pouch it

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137.2kph, angling down leg, Bethell misses the flick/glance

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 137.9kph, round the wicket, steep bounce from the hard length and Bethell wants to have a feel for it away from his body. He belatedly pulls his bat inside the line. Beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, that one died down! 135.3kph short of length delivery on off, keeps very low and moves away, Jacob Bethell pushes at it and gets a nick but it lands well short of the keeper

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.7kph hard length delivery in line of the stumps, Jacob Bethell plays it with soft hands towards mid-on. He initially calls for the single but eventually rightly sends Duckett back

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, 136.4kph back of a length delivery on middle and leg, shaping away, Jacob Bethell looks to keep it out but it deflects off his arms into his pads

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 135.3kph short of length delivery in the channel, Duckett pushes at it tenatively and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards covers and the batters sneak in a run

Boland to Duckett, no run, skiddy good length delivery on middle and off, Duckett is rushed a bit but manages to play it towards mid-wicket

Boland to Duckett, no run, 134.2kph back of a length delivery angling in on off from round the wicket, Duckett rises on his toes and tucks it towards square leg