Australia vs England, 03/01/2026

Ashes Series Sat 03 Jan 2026
23:30 FT   Australia 567/10 (133.5) 161/5 (31.2)
  England 384/10 (97.3) 342/10 (88.2)
Australia won by 5 wkts
Batsman Status R B 4's 6's SR
Zak Crawley lbw M. Neser 16 29 3 0 55.17
Ben Duckett c A. Carey b M. Starc 27 24 5 0 112.50
Jacob Bethell c A. Carey b S. Boland 10 23 2 0 43.48
Joe Root c b M. Neser 160 242 15 0 66.12
Harry Brook c S. Smith b S. Boland 84 97 6 1 86.60
Ben Stokes (C) c A. Carey b M. Starc 0 11 0 0 0.00
Jamie Smith (W) c S. Boland b M. Labuschagne 46 76 6 1 60.53
Will Jacks c C. Green b M. Neser 27 62 2 1 43.55
Brydon Carse c A. Carey b C. Green 1 6 0 0 16.67
Matty Potts not out 1 16 0 0 6.25
Josh Tongue b M. Neser 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras: 12 W: 2 N: 3 B: 1 LB: 6 P: 0
Total: 384/10 (97.3 Overs)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Mitchell Starc 23 2 93 2 1 0 4.04
Michael Neser 18.3 2 60 4 0 0 3.28
Scott Boland 26 2 85 2 0 0 3.27
Cameron Green 18 0 85 1 1 1 4.72
Beau Webster 5 0 20 0 0 0 4.00
Travis Head 4 0 20 0 0 0 5.00
Marnus Labuschagne 3 0 14 1 1 1 4.67
Wkt Fall of Wicket - Batsman Score Over
1 Ben Duckett 35 6.5
2 Zak Crawley 51 11.4
3 Jacob Bethell 57 12.6
4 Harry Brook 226 47.4
5 Ben Stokes (C) 229 50.5
6 Jamie Smith (W) 323 74.4
7 Will Jacks 375 91.6
8 Brydon Carse 382 94.1
9 Joe Root 384 97.1
10 Josh Tongue 384 97.3
- Partnership Score Balls
1 Z. Crawley / B. Duckett 35 41
2 Z. Crawley / J. Bethell 16 29
3 J. Bethell / J. Root 6 8
4 J. Root / H. Brook 169 208
5 J. Root / B. Stokes 3 19
6 J. Root / J. Smith 94 143
7 J. Root / W. Jacks 52 104
8 J. Root / B. Carse 7 13
9 J. Root / M. Potts 2 18
10 M. Potts / J. Tongue 0 2
Batsman Status R B 4's 6's SR
Travis Head lbw J. Bethell 163 166 24 1 98.19
Jake Weatherald lbw B. Stokes 21 36 4 0 58.33
Marnus Labuschagne c J. Bethell b B. Stokes 48 68 7 0 70.59
Michael Neser c J. Smith b B. Carse 24 90 4 0 26.67
Steven Smith (C) c J. Smith b J. Tongue 138 220 16 1 62.73
Usman Khawaja lbw B. Carse 17 49 2 0 34.69
Alex Carey (W) c J. Bethell b J. Tongue 16 13 3 0 123.08
Cameron Green c B. Duckett b B. Carse 37 64 3 1 57.81
Beau Webster not out 71 87 7 0 81.61
Mitchell Starc b J. Tongue 5 14 0 0 35.71
Scott Boland c H. Brook b W. Jacks 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras: 27 W: 4 N: 5 B: 4 LB: 14 P: 0
Total: 567/10 (133.5 Overs)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Brydon Carse 27 2 130 3 0 1 4.81
Matty Potts 25 1 141 0 0 2 5.64
Josh Tongue 30 0 97 3 0 0 3.23
Ben Stokes (C) 27.4 6 95 2 5 0 3.47
Will Jacks 8.5 0 34 1 0 0 4.00
Jacob Bethell 15.2 1 52 1 0 1 3.42
Wkt Fall of Wicket - Batsman Score Over
1 Jake Weatherald 57 12.2
2 Marnus Labuschagne 162 30.6
3 Michael Neser 234 54.4
4 Travis Head 288 67.1
5 Usman Khawaja 339 83.4
6 Alex Carey (W) 366 88.1
7 Cameron Green 437 106.3
8 Steven Smith (C) 544 128.5
9 Mitchell Starc 564 132.6
10 Scott Boland 567 133.5
- Partnership Score Balls
1 T. Head / J. Weatherald 57 74
2 T. Head / M. Labuschagne 105 112
3 T. Head / M. Neser 72 142
4 T. Head / S. Smith 54 75
5 S. Smith / U. Khawaja 51 99
6 S. Smith / A. Carey 27 27
7 S. Smith / C. Green 71 110
8 S. Smith / B. Webster 107 134
9 B. Webster / M. Starc 20 25
10 B. Webster / S. Boland 3 5
Batsman Status R B 4's 6's SR
Zak Crawley lbw M. Starc 1 2 0 0 50.00
Ben Duckett b M. Neser 42 55 6 0 76.36
Jacob Bethell c A. Carey b M. Starc 154 265 15 0 58.11
Joe Root lbw S. Boland 6 37 1 0 16.22
Harry Brook lbw B. Webster 42 48 5 0 87.50
Will Jacks c C. Green b B. Webster 0 2 0 0 0.00
Jamie Smith (W) run out (M. Labuschagne) 26 41 3 0 63.41
Ben Stokes (C) c S. Smith b B. Webster 1 5 0 0 20.00
Brydon Carse c S. Smith b S. Boland 16 20 3 0 80.00
Matty Potts not out 18 43 3 0 41.86
Josh Tongue c M. Labuschagne b M. Starc 6 14 1 0 42.86
Extras: 30 W: 3 N: 2 B: 9 LB: 11 P: 5
Total: 342/10 (88.2 Overs)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Mitchell Starc 18.2 2 72 3 0 0 3.96
Scott Boland 25 6 46 2 0 0 1.84
Michael Neser 16 0 55 1 1 0 3.44
Cameron Green 6 0 40 0 0 0 6.67
Beau Webster 16 1 64 3 1 0 4.00
Travis Head 4 0 25 0 0 1 6.25
Marnus Labuschagne 3 0 15 0 0 2 5.00
Wkt Fall of Wicket - Batsman Score Over
1 Zak Crawley 4 0.5
2 Ben Duckett 85 19.1
3 Joe Root 117 31.6
4 Harry Brook 219 51.1
5 Will Jacks 219 51.3
6 Jamie Smith (W) 264 64.1
7 Ben Stokes (C) 267 65.2
8 Brydon Carse 297 70.3
9 Jacob Bethell 328 84.2
10 Josh Tongue 342 88.2
- Partnership Score Balls
1 Z. Crawley / B. Duckett 4 5
2 B. Duckett / J. Bethell 81 110
3 J. Bethell / J. Root 32 77
4 J. Bethell / H. Brook 102 115
5 J. Bethell / W. Jacks 0 2
6 J. Bethell / J. Smith 45 76
7 J. Bethell / B. Stokes 3 7
8 J. Bethell / B. Carse 30 31
9 J. Bethell / M. Potts 31 83
10 M. Potts / J. Tongue 14 24
Batsman Status R B 4's 6's SR
Travis Head c B. Carse b J. Tongue 29 35 4 0 82.86
Jake Weatherald c M. Potts b J. Tongue 34 40 5 0 85.00
Marnus Labuschagne run out (M. Potts) 37 40 4 1 92.50
Steven Smith (C) b W. Jacks 12 12 1 0 100.00
Usman Khawaja b J. Tongue 6 7 1 0 85.71
Alex Carey (W) not out 16 27 1 0 59.26
Cameron Green not out 22 27 3 0 81.48
Extras: 5 W: 1 N: 0 B: 3 LB: 1 P: 0
Total: 161/5 (31.2 Overs)
Bowler O M R W NB WD E/R
Brydon Carse 8 0 51 0 0 1 6.38
Josh Tongue 11 0 42 3 0 0 3.82
Jacob Bethell 3 0 16 0 0 0 5.33
Will Jacks 6.2 1 42 1 0 0 6.77
Joe Root 3 1 6 0 0 0 2.00
Wkt Fall of Wicket - Batsman Score Over
1 Travis Head 62 10.3
2 Jake Weatherald 71 14.4
3 Steven Smith (C) 92 17.5
4 Usman Khawaja 119 22.1
5 Marnus Labuschagne 121 23.1
- Partnership Score Balls
1 T. Head / J. Weatherald 62 63
2 J. Weatherald / M. Labuschagne 9 25
3 M. Labuschagne / S. Smith 21 19
4 M. Labuschagne / U. Khawaja 27 26
5 M. Labuschagne / A. Carey 2 6
6 A. Carey / C. Green 40 49
Australia LineupsEngland Lineups
Steven Smith (C) Ben Stokes (C)
Travis Head Zak Crawley
Alex Carey (W) Jamie Smith (W)
Jake Weatherald Ben Duckett
Marnus Labuschagne Jacob Bethell
Usman Khawaja Joe Root
Cameron Green Harry Brook
Michael Neser Will Jacks
Mitchell Starc Brydon Carse
Jhye Richardson Matty Potts
Scott Boland Josh Tongue
Beau Webster Shoaib Bashir
Josh Inglis -
Brendan Doggett -
Todd Murphy -

EventAshes Series 2025/2026: Australia vs England
Date/TimeSat. 03 January 2026, 23:30
TossEngland won the toss and elected batting
VenueSydney Cricket Ground
Venue City, CountrySydney, Australia
Capacity48000
Umpire 1Chris Gaffaney, New Zealand
Umpire 2Ahsan Raza, Pakistan
TV UmpireKumar Dharmasena, Sri Lanka
RefereeJeff Crowe, New Zealand
Man of MatchTo be announced