The Ashes, 2025-26, Australia vs England, 4th Test, Day 1, Match Update, Australia Choose to Bat

Australia 152

England

Australia Choose to Bat

Australia1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	b Atkinson	12	22	28	2	0	54.54
Jake Weatherald	c †Smith b Tongue	10	23	46	1	0	43.47
Marnus Labuschagne	c Root b Tongue	6	19	28	0	0	31.57
Steven Smith (c)	b Tongue	9	31	46	2	0	29.03
Usman Khawaja	c †Smith b Atkinson	29	52	78	2	0	55.76
Alex Carey †	c Crawley b Stokes	20	35	55	0	0	57.14
Cameron Green	run out (Carse)	17	34	60	2	0	50.00
Michael Neser	b Tongue	35	49	65	7	0	71.42
Mitchell Starc	c Stokes b Carse	1	6	12	0	0	16.66
Jhye Richardson	not out	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Scott Boland	c Brook b Tongue	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 8, nb 1)	13
Total	45.2 Ov (RR: 3.35)	152

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Gus Atkinson	14	4	28	2	2.00	0
Brydon Carse	12	3	42	1	3.50	1
Josh Tongue	11.2	2	45	5	3.97	0
Ben Stokes	8	1	25	1	3.12	0

Match Flow

Day 1

Drinks: Australia - 34/3 in 11.5 overs (SPD Smith 1)
Over 13.6: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down)
Australia: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 5
Lunch: Australia - 72/4 in 25.0 overs (UT Khawaja 21, AT Carey 9)
Over 28.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - UT Khawaja (Upheld)
Australia: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Australia - 120/6 in 38.0 overs (C Green 14, MG Neser 15)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (C Green 17, MG Neser 31, Ex 4)
Australia: 150 runs in 42.5 overs (258 balls), Extras 13
Tea: Australia - 152/10 in 45.2 overs (JA Richardson 0)
Drinks: England - 39/4 in 11.0 overs (HC Brook 26, BA Stokes 3)
England: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 2
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (HC Brook 34, BA Stokes 15, Ex 1)
Drinks: England - 77/7 in 20.2 overs (BA Stokes 16)
England: 100 runs in 25.5 overs (156 balls), Extras 5
Attendance: 94199
Innings Break: England - 110/10 in 29.5 overs (JC Tongue 1)
End Of Day: Australia - 4/0 in 1.0 overs (SM Boland 4, TM Head 0)