AUS vs ENG Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Match 4

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AUS vs ENG Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Australia vs England Cricket Match Previews

The Ashes, 2025-26

AUS 152/10 (45.2)

ENG 110/10 (29.5)

AUS 132/10 (34.3)

ENG 178/6 (32.2)

England won by 4 wkts

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Harry Brook* 18223081.82
Jamie Smith3200150
BowlersOMRWECO
Jhye Richardson* 5.212224.13
Mitchell Starc1005525.5

Last Wicket:Ben Stokes c Carey b Mitchell Starc 2(9) - 165/6 in 31.2 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Australia vs England

The Ashes, 2025-26 — TEST — 4th Test
England won by 4 wkts

Australia — Innings 1 (152/10 in 45.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Head
b Gus Atkinson
12222054.55
Jake Weatherald
c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue
10231043.48
Labuschagne
c Root b Josh Tongue
6190031.58
Steven Smith (c)
b Josh Tongue
9312029.03
Khawaja
c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson
29522055.77
Alex Carey (wk)
c Zak Crawley b Stokes
20350057.14
Green
run out (Brydon Carse)
17342050
Neser
b Josh Tongue
35497071.43
Mitchell Starc
c Stokes b Brydon Carse
160016.67
Jhye Richardson
not out
01000
Boland
c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue
01000
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 8 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 13
Total15210 wkts, 45.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Gus Atkinson1442822
Brydon Carse1234213.5
Josh Tongue11.224554
Stokes812513.1

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Head & Jake Weatherald2737
Labuschagne & Jake Weatherald419
Labuschagne & Smith315
Khawaja & Smith1745
Khawaja & Carey3857
Green & Carey215
Green & Neser5265
Mitchell Starc & Neser916
J Richardson & Neser02
J Richardson & Boland01

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Head6.127
2Jake Weatherald9.231
3Labuschagne11.534
4Steven Smith19.251
5Khawaja28.589
6Alex Carey31.291
7Green42.1143
8Mitchell Starc44.5152
9Neser45.1152
10Boland45.2152

England — Innings 2 (110/10 in 29.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawley
c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc
5140035.71
Duckett
c Neser b Mitchell Starc
250040
Jacob Bethell
c Alex Carey b Neser
150020
Root
c Alex Carey b Neser
015000
Harry Brook
lbw b Boland
413422120.59
Stokes (c)
c Steven Smith b Neser
16381042.11
Jamie Smith (wk)
b Boland
230066.67
Will Jacks
c Alex Carey b Boland
5100050
Gus Atkinson
b Green
28353180
Brydon Carse
c Boland b Neser
4120033.33
Josh Tongue
not out
190011.11
ExtrasLegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 5
Total11010 wkts, 29.5 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Mitchell Starc602323.8
Neser1014544.5
Boland913033.3
Jhye Richardson41802
Green0.50010

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Crawley & Duckett715
Crawley & Jacob Bethell17
Crawley & Root04
Brook & Root822
Brook & Stokes5053
Jamie Smith & Stokes29
Will Jacks & Stokes912
Atkinson & Stokes65
Atkinson & Brydon Carse817
Atkinson & Tongue1935

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Duckett2.37
2Jacob Bethell3.48
3Zak Crawley4.28
4Root7.616
5Harry Brook16.566
6Jamie Smith18.268
7Will Jacks20.277
8Stokes21.183
9Brydon Carse23.691
10Gus Atkinson29.5110

Australia — Innings 3 (132/10 in 34.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Boland
c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson
6171035.29
Head
b Brydon Carse
46674068.66
Jake Weatherald
b Stokes
5150033.33
Labuschagne
c Root b Josh Tongue
8181044.44
Steven Smith (c)
not out
24391061.54
Khawaja
c (sub)Ollie Pope b Josh Tongue
02000
Alex Carey (wk)
c Harry Brook b Brydon Carse
461066.67
Green
c Harry Brook b Stokes
19293065.52
Neser
c and b Brydon Carse
05000
Mitchell Starc
c Root b Brydon Carse
02000
Jhye Richardson
c Zak Crawley b Stokes
7101070
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 3 | Total: 13
Total13210 wkts, 34.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Gus Atkinson512014
Brydon Carse1133443.1
Josh Tongue1124424
Stokes7.312433.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Boland & Head2237
Jake Weatherald & Head1828
Labuschagne & Head2138
Smith & Head2123
Smith & Khawaja13
Smith & Carey58
Smith & Green3148
Smith & Neser16
Smith & Mitchell Starc11
Smith & J Richardson1115

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Boland6.122
2Jake Weatherald10.540
3Labuschagne17.161
4Head20.682
5Khawaja21.383
6Alex Carey22.588
7Green30.5119
8Neser31.5120
9Mitchell Starc31.6121
10Jhye Richardson34.3132

England — Innings 4 (178/6 in 32.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawley
lbw b Boland
37483177.08
Ben Duckett
b Mitchell Starc
342641130.77
Brydon Carse
c Green b Jhye Richardson
680075
Jacob Bethell
c Khawaja b Boland
40465086.96
Joe Root
lbw b Jhye Richardson
15380039.47
Harry Brook
not out
18223081.82
Ben Stokes (c)
c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc
290022.22
Jamie Smith (wk)
not out
3200150
ExtrasByes: 8 | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 5 | Total: 23
Total1786 wkts, 32.2 overs
Yet to BatWill Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue
BowlerOMRWEcon
Mitchell Starc1005525.5
Michael Neser815406.8
Jhye Richardson5.212224.1
Scott Boland902923.2

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Crawley & Duckett5142
Crawley & Brydon Carse1417
Crawley & Jacob Bethell4753
Root & Jacob Bethell2535
Root & Brook2125
Stokes & Brook716
Jamie Smith & Brook136

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ben Duckett6.651
2Brydon Carse9.565
3Zak Crawley18.4112
4Jacob Bethell24.3137
5Joe Root28.4158
6Ben Stokes31.2165

AUS vs ENG Match Prediction, The Ashes, 2025-26, Australia vs England Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

AUS vs ENG (Australia vs England) Match Details

Match Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG)
League The Ashes, 2025-26
Date Friday, 26th December 2025
Time 05:00 AM (IST) - 11:30 PM (GMT)

AUS vs ENG Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

AUS vs ENG Match Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia

AUS vs ENG Pitch Report: The Pitch at Melbourne is surely balanced , the pacers get good swing and bounce from the surface and batters definitely need to toil bit hard to score big runs.

AUS vs ENG Weather Report: Weather in Melbourne, US is clean. The temperature is expected to around 11°C on the match day with 78% humidity and 8.3 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Melbourne Cricket Ground Score Records:

Total matches: 119
Batting first won: 58
Bowling first won: 43
1st inn avg score: 307
2nd inn avg score: 314
Highest Total: 624/8
Lowest Total: 36/10
Highest Chased: 332/7
Lowest Defended: 83/10

AUS vs ENG (Australia vs England) Playing 11

Australia (AUS) Possible Playing XI: 1. Travis Head, 2. Jake Weatherald, 3. Marnus Labuschagne, 4. Usman Khawaja, 5. Cameron Green, 6. Alex Carey(WK), 7. Josh Inglis(WK), 8. Pat Cummins(C), 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Nathan Lyon, 11. Scott Boland

England (ENG) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ben Duckett(WK), 2. Zak Crawley, 3. Jacob Bethell, 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Ben Stokes(C), 7. Jamie Smith(WK), 8. Will Jacks, 9. Brydon Carse, 10. Gus Atkinson, 11. Josh Tongue

Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) Match Preview

AUS vs ENG Match Preview: Australia will lock horns against England in The Ashes, 2025-26 on Friday, 26 December 2025 at 05:00 AM IST.

Australia

Australia (AUS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Travis Head and Jake Weatherald will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Travis Head was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Marnus Labuschagne will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green will strengthen the middle order for Australia.
  • Pat Cummins will lead the Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler

Wicketkeeper

  • Josh Inglis will do the Wicket Keeping for Australia.

Spin Bowlers

  • Nathan Lyon will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins will lead the pace attack of his team.

England (ENG) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Zak Crawley was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Jacob Bethell will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Joe Root and Harry Brook will strengthen the middle order for England.
  • Ben Stokes will lead the England as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Wicketkeeper

  • Ben Duckett will do the Wicket Keeping for England.

Spin Bowlers

  • Joe Root and Shoaib Bashir will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Matthew Potts and Jofra Archer will lead the pace attack of his team.

Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

AUS vs ENG Match Prediction: Australia looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ENG will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

AUS vs ENG The Ashes, 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Alex Carey will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Jake Weatherald will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

AUS vs ENG Head to Head

AUS vs ENG Head to Head Records: Australia vs England have faced each other in 361 matches in TEST. Out of these 361 games, Australia have won 152 whereas England have won 112 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
AUS152 Won
ENG112 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Star Sports/Hotstar.

AUS vs ENG Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Ben Duckett is the best choice.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

AUS vs ENG Winning Prediction

  1. Australia team has the upper hand over England team. So try to pick more players from Australia

AUS vs ENG Small League Must Picks:

AUS - Alex Carey [988 points], Jake Weatherald [471 points]
ENG - Ben Stokes [898 points], Joe Root [699 points]

AUS vs ENG Grand League Risky Picks:

AUS - Michael Neser [0 points], Cameron Green [0 points]
ENG - Matthew Fisher [0 points], Josh Tongue [0 points]

AUS vs ENG Death Over Bowlers:

AUS - Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins
ENG - Matthew Potts

Australia (AUS) Key Players

  • Cameron Green [86, 2, ]
  • Usman Khawaja [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
  • Scott Boland [PTs: 177, CR: 8]
  • Travis Head [6, 29, 8, 31, (27, 4W)]
  • Pat Cummins [[3W, 2W], [3W, 3W], [5W, 2W], [1W, 2W], 0W, (32*, 2W)]
  • Mitchell Starc [0W, 1W, [0W, 3W], [1W, 0W], [2W, 6W]]
  • Jake Weatherald [PTs: 471, CR: 8.5]

England (ENG) Key Players

  • Ben Duckett [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Will Jacks [PTs: 13, CR: 7.5]
  • Brydon Carse [(36, 1W), 3W, 2W, 3W]
  • Joe Root [2, 2, 100, 14, [53*, 28]]
  • Ben Stokes [[33, 1W, 20, 4W], [0W, 80], [47, 11], 108]

AUS vs ENG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Cameron Green [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Ben Duckett [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Usman Khawaja [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
  • Travis Head [PTs: 228, CR: 9]
  • Pat Cummins [PTs: 260, CR: 9]
  • Jake Weatherald [PTs: 471, CR: 8.5]
  • Joe Root [PTs: 699, CR: 9]
  • Ben Stokes [PTs: 898, CR: 9]

AUS vs ENG Injury / Unavailability

Australia Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

England Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

AUS vs ENG Live Stream

Where can I see AUS vs ENG Live Score?

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AUS vs ENG match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.

AUS vs ENG Cricket Match Highlights

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Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) Squads

Australia (AUS) Squad: Scott Boland, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(WK), Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(WK), Pat Cummins(C), Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Brendan Doggett

England (ENG) Squad: Joe Root, Ben Stokes(C), Ollie Pope, Jofra Archer, Will Jacks, Josh Tongue, Harry Brook, Matthew Fisher, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith(WK), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett(WK), Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Jacob Bethell, Shoaib Bashir

AUS vs ENG Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
AUS vs ENG SL Team

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