The Ashes, 2025-26 | 17-Dec-2025 05:00 AM | Adelaide Oval
AUS 371/10 (91.2) CRR: 3.42
ENG 286/10 (87.2) CRR: 3.42
AUS 349/10 (84.4) CRR: 3.42
ENG 352/10 (102.5) CRR: 3.42
Australia won by 82 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brydon Carse* | 39 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 60.94 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland* | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1.96 |
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3.65 |
Last Wicket:Josh Tongue c Labuschagne b Boland 1(3) - 352/10 in 102.5 ov.
Australia vs England
Australia — Innings 1 (371/10 in 91.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head c Zak Crawley b Brydon Carse | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | |
| Jake Weatherald c Jamie Smith b Jofra Archer | 18 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Labuschagne c Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer | 19 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 47.5 | |
| Khawaja c Josh Tongue b Will Jacks | 82 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 65.08 | |
| Green c Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) c Jamie Smith b Will Jacks | 106 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 74.13 | |
| Josh Inglis b Josh Tongue | 32 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 82.05 | |
| Cummins (c) c Ollie Pope b Brydon Carse | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.42 | |
| Mitchell Starc b Jofra Archer | 54 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 72 | |
| Lyon lbw b Jofra Archer | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 25.71 | |
| Boland not out | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 7 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 371 | 10 wkts, 91.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 20.2 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Brydon Carse | 16 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Josh Tongue | 16 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4 |
| Stokes | 19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Will Jacks | 20 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 5.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Head & Jake Weatherald | 33 | 51 |
| Head & Labuschagne | 0 | 5 |
| Khawaja & Labuschagne | 61 | 90 |
| Khawaja & Green | 0 | 2 |
| Khawaja & Carey | 91 | 138 |
| Josh Inglis & Carey | 59 | 81 |
| Cummins & Carey | 27 | 30 |
| Mitchell Starc & Carey | 50 | 69 |
| Mitchell Starc & Lyon | 27 | 48 |
| Boland & Lyon | 23 | 36 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Weatherald | 8.2 | 33 |
| 2 | Head | 9.1 | 33 |
| 3 | Labuschagne | 24.1 | 94 |
| 4 | Green | 24.3 | 94 |
| 5 | Khawaja | 47.2 | 185 |
| 6 | Josh Inglis | 60.5 | 244 |
| 7 | Cummins | 65.5 | 271 |
| 8 | Alex Carey | 77.2 | 321 |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc | 85.2 | 348 |
| 10 | Lyon | 91.2 | 371 |
England — Innings 2 (286/10 in 87.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley c Alex Carey b Cummins | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.37 | |
| Duckett b Lyon | 29 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 96.67 | |
| Ollie Pope c Josh Inglis b Lyon | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Root c Alex Carey b Cummins | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 61.29 | |
| Harry Brook c Alex Carey b Green | 45 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 71.43 | |
| Stokes (c) b Mitchell Starc | 83 | 198 | 8 | 0 | 41.92 | |
| Jamie Smith (wk) c Alex Carey b Cummins | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 84.62 | |
| Will Jacks c Alex Carey b Boland | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 20.69 | |
| Brydon Carse b Boland | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jofra Archer c Labuschagne b Boland | 51 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 48.57 | |
| Josh Tongue not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| Extras | Byes: 3 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 286 | 10 wkts, 87.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Cummins | 17 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Boland | 15.2 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Lyon | 28 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Green | 11 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley & Duckett | 37 | 46 |
| Pope & Duckett | 4 | 11 |
| Root & Duckett | 1 | 3 |
| Root & Brook | 29 | 40 |
| Stokes & Brook | 56 | 118 |
| Stokes & Jamie Smith | 32 | 53 |
| Stokes & Will Jacks | 9 | 43 |
| Stokes & Brydon Carse | 0 | 11 |
| Stokes & Jofra Archer | 106 | 180 |
| Tongue & Jofra Archer | 12 | 19 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zak Crawley | 7.4 | 37 |
| 2 | Ollie Pope | 9.3 | 41 |
| 3 | Duckett | 9.6 | 42 |
| 4 | Root | 16.4 | 71 |
| 5 | Harry Brook | 36.2 | 127 |
| 6 | Jamie Smith | 45.1 | 159 |
| 7 | Will Jacks | 52.2 | 168 |
| 8 | Brydon Carse | 54.1 | 168 |
| 9 | Stokes | 84.1 | 274 |
| 10 | Jofra Archer | 87.2 | 286 |
Australia — Innings 3 (349/10 in 84.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head c Zak Crawley b Josh Tongue | 170 | 219 | 16 | 2 | 77.63 | |
| Jake Weatherald lbw b Brydon Carse | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Labuschagne c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 28.89 | |
| Khawaja c Jamie Smith b Will Jacks | 40 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 78.43 | |
| Green c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) c Harry Brook b Stokes | 72 | 128 | 6 | 0 | 56.25 | |
| Josh Inglis c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Cummins (c) c Harry Brook b Brydon Carse | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Mitchell Starc not out | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Lyon lbw b Brydon Carse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boland c and b Jofra Archer | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 5 | Wides: 3 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 349 | 10 wkts, 84.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 12.4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Brydon Carse | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 4 |
| Josh Tongue | 18 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Will Jacks | 19 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Root | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Stokes | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Head & Jake Weatherald | 8 | 9 |
| Head & Labuschagne | 45 | 90 |
| Head & Khawaja | 86 | 112 |
| Head & Green | 10 | 10 |
| Head & Carey | 162 | 223 |
| Josh Inglis & Carey | 18 | 26 |
| Josh Inglis & Cummins | 6 | 9 |
| Mitchell Starc & Cummins | 9 | 20 |
| Mitchell Starc & Lyon | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc & Boland | 5 | 8 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Weatherald | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2 | Labuschagne | 16.3 | 53 |
| 3 | Khawaja | 35.1 | 139 |
| 4 | Green | 36.5 | 149 |
| 5 | Head | 73.6 | 311 |
| 6 | Alex Carey | 78.2 | 329 |
| 7 | Josh Inglis | 79.5 | 335 |
| 8 | Cummins | 83.1 | 344 |
| 9 | Lyon | 83.2 | 344 |
| 10 | Boland | 84.4 | 349 |
England — Innings 4 (352/10 in 102.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley st Alex Carey b Lyon | 85 | 151 | 8 | 0 | 56.29 | |
| Ben Duckett c Labuschagne b Cummins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| Ollie Pope c Labuschagne b Cummins | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58.62 | |
| Joe Root c Alex Carey b Cummins | 39 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 61.9 | |
| Harry Brook b Lyon | 30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 | |
| Ben Stokes (c) b Lyon | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | |
| Jamie Smith (wk) c Cummins b Mitchell Starc | 60 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 72.29 | |
| Will Jacks c Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc | 47 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 34.31 | |
| Brydon Carse not out | 39 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 60.94 | |
| Jofra Archer c Jake Weatherald b Mitchell Starc | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 | |
| Josh Tongue c Labuschagne b Boland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 14 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 1 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 352 | 10 wkts, 102.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Scott Boland | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 25 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Travis Head | 15 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley & Duckett | 4 | 8 |
| Crawley & Pope | 27 | 50 |
| Crawley & Root | 78 | 116 |
| Crawley & Brook | 68 | 110 |
| Crawley & Stokes | 12 | 28 |
| Crawley & Jamie Smith | 5 | 9 |
| Will Jacks & Jamie Smith | 91 | 176 |
| Will Jacks & Brydon Carse | 52 | 87 |
| Jofra Archer & Brydon Carse | 12 | 25 |
| Tongue & Brydon Carse | 3 | 8 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Duckett | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2 | Ollie Pope | 9.4 | 31 |
| 3 | Joe Root | 28.6 | 109 |
| 4 | Harry Brook | 47.2 | 177 |
| 5 | Ben Stokes | 51.6 | 189 |
| 6 | Zak Crawley | 53.3 | 194 |
| 7 | Jamie Smith | 82.5 | 285 |
| 8 | Will Jacks | 97.2 | 337 |
| 9 | Jofra Archer | 101.3 | 349 |
| 10 | Josh Tongue | 102.5 | 352 |
Match Info
| Match | Australia vs England |
|---|---|
| Series | The Ashes, 2025-26 |
| Time | 17-Dec-2025 05:00 AM |
| Venue | Adelaide Oval |
| Live Telecast | JioHotstar,Star Sports |
Match Preview: Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG)
Australia will face England in a thrilling match on 17-Dec-2025 in The Ashes, 2025-26. The match will be played at Adelaide Oval at 05:00 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on JioHotstar,Star Sports.
Match Overview
Australia is known for its strong batting and bowling, while England remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in The Ashes, 2025-26.
The pitch at Adelaide Oval is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Australia will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while England will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Australia batting and England bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Australia showcase its strengths, or will England pull off a major upset? Join us live on JioHotstar,Star Sports on 17-Dec-2025 to find out the answer!
