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Home  »  Cricket  »  Australia vs England 2025/26  »  5th Test Scorecard

England vs Australia Scorecard, 5th Test, Australia vs England 2025/26

Result · Jan 04 2026, Sun - 04:30 AM (IST)
5th Test, - Sydney Cricket Ground
ENGLAND
384, 342
AUSTRALIA
567, 161/5
Australia won by 5 wickets
CRR:5.14
Player Of The Match
Travis Head
Player Of The Series
Mitchell Starc
ENGLAND - 384/10 (97.3)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley lbw b Michael Neser 16 29 3 - 55.17
Ben Duckett c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc 27 24 5 - 112.5
Jacob Bethell c Alex Carey b Scott Boland 10 23 2 - 43.48
Joe Root c and b Michael Neser 160 242 15 - 66.12
Harry Brook c Steve Smith b Scott Boland 84 97 6 1 86.6
Ben Stokes (c) c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc 0 11 - - -
Jamie Smith (wk) c Scott Boland b Marnus Labuschagne 46 76 6 1 60.53
Will Jacks c Cameron Green b Michael Neser 27 62 2 1 43.55
Brydon Carse c Alex Carey b Cameron Green 1 6 - - 16.67
Matthew Potts Not out 1 16 - - 6.25
Josh Tongue b Michael Neser 0 2 - - -
Extras 12 ( lb: 6 w: 2 Nb: 3)
Total 384 / 10 (97.3 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Mitchell Starc 23 2 93 2 4
Michael Neser 18.3 2 60 4 3.2
Scott Boland 26 2 85 2 3.3
Cameron Green 18 - 85 1 4.7
Beau Webster 5 - 20 0 4
Travis Head 4 - 20 0 5
Marnus Labuschagne 3 - 14 1 4.7
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
35/1 (6.5) Ben Duckett
51/2 (11.4) Zak Crawley
57/3 (12.6) Jacob Bethell
226/4 (47.4) Harry Brook
229/5 (50.5) Ben Stokes
323/6 (74.4) Jamie Smith
375/7 (91.6) Will Jacks
382/8 (94.1) Brydon Carse
384/9 (97.1) Joe Root
384/10 (97.3) Josh Tongue
AUSTRALIA - 567/10 (133.5)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Travis Head lbw b Jacob Bethell 163 166 24 1 98.19
Jake Weatherald lbw b Ben Stokes 21 36 4 - 58.33
Marnus Labuschagne c Jacob Bethell b Ben Stokes 48 68 7 - 70.59
Michael Neser c Jamie Smith b Brydon Carse 24 90 4 - 26.67
Steven Smith (c) c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue 138 220 16 1 62.73
Usman Khawaja lbw b Brydon Carse 17 49 2 - 34.69
Alex Carey (wk) c Jacob Bethell b Josh Tongue 16 13 3 - 123.08
Cameron Green c Ben Duckett b Brydon Carse 37 64 3 1 57.81
Beau Webster Not out 71 87 7 - 81.61
Mitchell Starc b Josh Tongue 5 14 - - 35.71
Scott Boland c Harry Brook b Will Jacks 0 1 - - -
Extras 27 ( lb: 14 w: 4 Nb: 5)
Total 567 / 10 (133.5 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Brydon Carse 27 2 130 3 4.8
Matthew Potts 25 1 141 0 5.6
Josh Tongue 30 - 97 3 3.2
Ben Stokes 27.4 6 95 2 3.4
Will Jacks 8.5 - 34 1 3.8
Jacob Bethell 15.2 1 52 1 3.4
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
57/1 (12.2) Jake Weatherald
162/2 (30.6) Marnus Labuschagne
234/3 (54.4) Michael Neser
288/4 (67.1) Travis Head
339/5 (83.4) Usman Khawaja
366/6 (88.1) Alex Carey
437/7 (106.3) Cameron Green
544/8 (128.5) Steven Smith
564/9 (132.6) Mitchell Starc
567/10 (133.5) Scott Boland
ENGLAND - 342/10 (88.2)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley lbw b Mitchell Starc 1 2 - - 50
Ben Duckett b Michael Neser 42 55 6 - 76.36
Jacob Bethell c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc 154 265 16 - 58.11
Joe Root lbw b Scott Boland 6 37 1 - 16.22
Harry Brook lbw b Beau Webster 42 48 5 - 87.5
Will Jacks c Cameron Green b Beau Webster 0 2 - - -
Jamie Smith (wk) Run out (Jake Weatherald) 26 41 3 - 63.41
Ben Stokes (c) c Steve Smith b Beau Webster 1 5 - - 20
Brydon Carse c Steve Smith b Scott Boland 16 20 3 - 80
Matthew Potts Not out 18 43 3 - 41.86
Josh Tongue c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc 6 14 1 - 42.86
Extras 30 ( lb: 11 w: 3 Nb: 2)
Total 342 / 10 (88.2 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Mitchell Starc 18.2 2 72 3 3.9
Scott Boland 25 6 46 2 1.8
Michael Neser 16 - 55 1 3.4
Cameron Green 6 - 40 0 6.7
Beau Webster 16 1 64 3 4
Travis Head 4 - 25 0 6.3
Marnus Labuschagne 3 - 15 0 5
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
4/1 (0.5) Zak Crawley
85/2 (19.1) Ben Duckett
117/3 (31.6) Joe Root
219/4 (51.1) Harry Brook
219/5 (51.3) Will Jacks
264/6 (64.1) Jamie Smith
267/7 (65.2) Ben Stokes
297/8 (70.3) Brydon Carse
328/9 (84.2) Jacob Bethell
342/10 (88.2) Josh Tongue
AUSTRALIA - 161/5 (31.2)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Travis Head c Brydon Carse b Josh Tongue 29 35 4 - 82.86
Jake Weatherald c Matthew Potts b Josh Tongue 34 40 5 - 85
Marnus Labuschagne Run out (Matthew Potts) 37 40 4 1 92.5
Steven Smith (c) b Will Jacks 12 12 1 - 100
Usman Khawaja b Josh Tongue 6 7 1 - 85.71
Alex Carey (wk) Not out 16 27 1 - 59.26
Cameron Green Not out 22 27 3 - 81.48
Beau Webster - - - - -
Michael Neser - - - - -
Mitchell Starc - - - - -
Scott Boland - - - - -
Extras 5 ( lb: 1 w: 1)
Total 161 / 5 (31.2 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Brydon Carse 8 - 51 0 6.4
Josh Tongue 11 - 42 3 3.8
Jacob Bethell 3 - 16 0 5.3
Will Jacks 6.2 1 42 1 6.6
Joe Root 3 1 6 0 2
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
62/1 (10.3) Travis Head
71/2 (14.4) Jake Weatherald
92/3 (17.5) Steven Smith
119/4 (22.1) Usman Khawaja
121/5 (23.1) Marnus Labuschagne
Match Info
Series: England in Australia 2025/26
Date: Jan 04 2026, Sun - 04:30 AM (IST)
Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue
  • England defeated Australia by four wickets when they last met in a men’s Test match (December 2025 at Melbourne Cricket Ground), snapping a three-match losing run against them; they will be aiming for consecutive wins against Australia in the format for the first time since August 2015 and for the first time in Australia since January 2011.
  • Australia are undefeated in their last three men’s Tests against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (W2 D1); the last time they recorded a longer unbeaten run against them in the format at the venue was a seven-match span (W3 D4) from January 1980 to January 1999.
  • England haven’t drawn a men’s Test away from home since 16 March 2022 against the West Indies, picking up nine wins and 12 defeats in away Tests since; though, their 25% win rate away from home in 2025 is their lowest in a calendar year since 2019 (17%, 1/6).
  • Australia lost by four wickets in their most recent men’s Test at home (December 2025 vs England at Melbourne Cricket Ground), snapping a seven-match unbeaten run (W6 D1); though, they’ve not lost more than one match in a men’s Test series at home since a 1-2 series loss to India from December 2020 to January 2021.
  • England recorded a batting dot ball rate of 66.9% in men’s Tests in 2025, the best of any team. while their 2.09 runs per scoring shot was the second best of any team in the format (West Indies – 2.11 per scoring shot).
  • Australia recorded a collective bowling average of 20.9 in men’s Tests in 2025, the best of any team; in addition, they drew a false shot on 30% of their balls bowled which was the best rate of any side.
  • Will Jacks (England) scored 53.4% of his 118 runs from singles in men’s Tests in 2025, the second highest rate of any player (min. 60 runs scored) in the format (Mushfiqur Rahim – 55.5% of 503 runs for Bangladesh); he’s scored fewer than 10 runs in two of his last three Test innings.
  • Mitchell Starc (Australia) took 55 wickets in men’s Tests in 2025 – 12 more than any other player in the format; his 2025 bowling average (17.3) is the second best of any player to take 40+ wickets in a calendar year for Australia in the history of the format (Bert Ironmonger – 42 wickets, 14.2 average in 1931).
  • Jamie Smith (England) recorded a catch success rate of 94.4% (34/36) in men’s Tests in 2025, the best of any player (min. 10 catches); indeed, his 34 total catches were the second most of any player behind Australia’s Alex Carey (44).
  • Steven Smith (Australia) has scored 614 runs at an average of 55.8 across his last 14 Test innings; although, he was dismissed for only four runs in his most recent innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground (January 2025 vs India) – he hasn’t been dismissed for fewer than 20 runs in consecutive Test innings at the SCG in his career in the format.

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