Result

England won by 4 wickets

Australia vs England

4th Test · Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria · Dec 25, 2025 · Ashes Series

AUS
Australia
152 (45.2) & 132 (34.3)
ENG
England
110-10 (29.5) & 178-6 (32.2)

England won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

Australia 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Travis Head b Gus Atkinson 12 22 2 0 55.00
Jake Weatherald c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue 10 23 1 0 43.00
Marnus Labuschagne c Joe Root b Josh Tongue 6 19 0 0 32.00
Steven Smith b Josh Tongue 9 31 2 0 29.00
Usman Khawaja c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson 29 52 2 0 56.00
Alex Carey c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes 20 35 0 0 57.00
Cameron Green c Brydon Carse 17 34 2 0 50.00
Michael Neser b Josh Tongue 35 49 7 0 71.00
Mitchell Starc c Ben Stokes b Brydon Carse 1 6 0 0 17.00
Jhye Richardson not out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Scott Boland c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue 0 1 0 0 0.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Gus Atkinson 14.0 28 2 2.00
Brydon Carse 12.0 42 1 3.50
Josh Tongue 11.2 45 5 3.97
Ben Stokes 8.0 25 1 3.13

England 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc 5 14 0 0 36.00
Ben Duckett c Michael Neser b Mitchell Starc 2 5 0 0 40.00
Jacob Bethell c Alex Carey b Michael Neser 1 5 0 0 20.00
Joe Root c Alex Carey b Michael Neser 0 15 0 0 0.00
Harry Brook b Scott Boland 41 34 2 2 121.00
Ben Stokes c Steven Smith b Michael Neser 16 38 1 0 42.00
Jamie Smith b Scott Boland 2 3 0 0 67.00
Will Jacks c Alex Carey b Scott Boland 5 10 0 0 50.00
Gus Atkinson b Cameron Green 28 35 3 1 80.00
Brydon Carse c Scott Boland b Michael Neser 4 12 0 0 33.00
Josh Tongue not out 1 9 0 0 11.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Mitchell Starc 6.0 23 2 3.83
Michael Neser 10.0 45 4 4.50
Scott Boland 9.0 30 3 3.33
Jhye Richardson 4.0 8 0 2.00
Cameron Green 0.5 0 1 1.50

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Scott Boland c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson 6 17 1 0 35.00
Travis Head b Brydon Carse 46 67 4 0 69.00
Jake Weatherald b Ben Stokes 5 15 0 0 33.00
Marnus Labuschagne c Joe Root b Josh Tongue 8 18 1 0 44.00
Steven Smith not out 24 39 1 0 62.00
Usman Khawaja c Ollie Pope b Josh Tongue 0 2 0 0 0.00
Alex Carey c Harry Brook b Brydon Carse 4 6 1 0 67.00
Cameron Green c Harry Brook b Ben Stokes 19 29 3 0 66.00
Michael Neser c & b Brydon Carse 0 5 0 0 0.00
Mitchell Starc c Joe Root b Brydon Carse 0 2 0 0 0.00
Jhye Richardson c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes 7 10 1 0 70.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Gus Atkinson 5.0 20 1 4.00
Brydon Carse 11.0 34 4 3.09
Josh Tongue 11.0 44 2 4.00
Ben Stokes 7.3 24 3 3.20

England 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley b Scott Boland 37 48 3 1 77.00
Ben Duckett b Mitchell Starc 34 26 4 1 131.00
Brydon Carse c Cameron Green b Jhye Richardson 6 8 0 0 75.00
Jacob Bethell c Usman Khawaja b Scott Boland 40 46 5 0 87.00
Joe Root b Jhye Richardson 15 38 0 0 39.00
Harry Brook not out 18 22 3 0 82.00
Ben Stokes c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc 2 9 0 0 22.00
Jamie Smith not out 3 2 0 0 150.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Mitchell Starc 10.0 55 2 5.50
Michael Neser 8.0 54 0 6.75
Jhye Richardson 5.2 22 2 4.13
Scott Boland 9.0 29 2 3.22

Venue

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Innings

  • Australia — 1st Innings 152 (45.2)
  • England — 1st Innings 110-10 (29.5)
  • Australia — 2nd Innings 132 (34.3)
  • England — 2nd Innings 178-6 (32.2)

Awards

Player of the match: Josh Tongue