The Ashes, 2025-26, Australia vs England, 5th Test, Day 3, Match Update, England Trail By 26 Runs

England 384 & 157/3

Australia 567

England Trail By 26 Runs

England1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	lbw b Neser	16	29	59	3	0	55.17
Ben Duckett	c †Carey b Starc	27	24	34	5	0	112.50
Jacob Bethell	c †Carey b Boland	10	23	30	2	0	43.47
Joe Root	c & b Neser	160	242	398	15	0	66.11
Harry Brook	c Smith b Boland	84	97	164	6	1	86.59
Ben Stokes (c)	c †Carey b Starc	0	11	15	0	0	0.00
Jamie Smith †	c Boland b Labuschagne	46	76	104	6	1	60.52
Will Jacks	c Green b Neser	27	62	76	2	1	43.54
Brydon Carse	c †Carey b Green	1	6	9	0	0	16.66
Matthew Potts	not out	1	16	16	0	0	6.25
Josh Tongue	b Neser	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 3, w 2)	12
Total	97.3 Ov (RR: 3.93, 460 Mins)	384

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	23	2	93	2	4.04	0	1
Michael Neser	18.3	2	60	4	3.24	0	0
Scott Boland	26	2	85	2	3.26	0	0
Cameron Green	18	0	85	1	4.72	1	1
Beau Webster	5	0	20	0	4.00	0	0
Travis Head	4	0	20	0	5.00	0	0
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	14	1	4.66	1	1

Australia1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	lbw b Bethell	163	166	324	24	1	98.19
Jake Weatherald	lbw b Stokes	21	36	57	4	0	58.33
Marnus Labuschagne	c Bethell b Stokes	48	68	91	7	0	70.58
Michael Neser	c †Smith b Carse	24	90	115	4	0	26.66
Steven Smith (c)	c †Smith b Tongue	138	220	332	16	1	62.72
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Carse	17	49	66	2	0	34.69
Alex Carey †	c Bethell b Tongue	16	13	22	3	0	123.07
Cameron Green	c Duckett b Carse	37	64	84	3	1	57.81
Beau Webster	not out	71	87	123	7	0	81.60
Mitchell Starc	b Tongue	5	14	20	0	0	35.71
Scott Boland	c Brook b Jacks	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 14, nb 5, w 4)	27
Total	133.5 Ov (RR: 4.23)	567

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Brydon Carse	27	2	130	3	4.81	1	0
Matthew Potts	25	1	141	0	5.64	2	0
Josh Tongue	30	0	97	3	3.23	0	0
Ben Stokes	27.4	6	95	2	3.43	0	5
Will Jacks	8.5	0	34	1	3.84	0	0
Jacob Bethell	15.2	1	52	1	3.39	1	0

England2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	lbw b Starc	1	2	0	0	50.00
Ben Duckett	b Neser	42	55	6	0	76.36
Jacob Bethell	not out	76	125	10	0	60.80
Joe Root	lbw b Boland	6	37	1	0	16.21
Harry Brook	not out	12	12	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 7, nb 1, pen 5)	21
Total	38.2 Ov (RR: 4.12)	158/3

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Mitchell Starc	10	1	50	1	5.00	0
Scott Boland	12	3	15	1	1.25	0
Michael Neser	10	0	33	1	3.30	1
Cameron Green	6	0	40	0	6.66	0
Beau Webster	0.3	0	1	0	2.00	0

Match Flow

Day 3

Over 35.6: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - MG Neser (Struck down)
TM Head: 100 off 105 balls (17 x 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 43.5 overs (266 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (TM Head 36, MG Neser 14, Ex 2)
Drinks: Australia - 225/2 in 51.0 overs (TM Head 126, MG Neser 23)
Over 52.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - MG Neser (Struck down)
Australia: 250 runs in 59.4 overs (361 balls), Extras 10
TM Head: 150 off 152 balls (23 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Australia - 281/3 in 65.0 overs (TM Head 162, SPD Smith 16)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (TM Head 31, SPD Smith 20, Ex 0)
Over 67.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - TM Head (Struck down)
Australia: 300 runs in 69.2 overs (420 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: Australia - 322/4 in 79.0 overs (SPD Smith 42, UT Khawaja 9)
New ball taken at 80.1 overs
SPD Smith: 50 off 95 balls (7 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (SPD Smith 29, UT Khawaja 17, Ex 5)
Over 83.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
Australia: 350 runs in 85.4 overs (518 balls), Extras 15
Tea: Australia - 377/6 in 91.0 overs (SPD Smith 65, C Green 8)
Australia: 400 runs in 97.1 overs (587 balls), Extras 15
Australia 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (99th over, bowled by BA Stokes, called by Umpire CB Gaffaney)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (SPD Smith 24, C Green 25, Ex 2)
Drinks: Australia - 424/6 in 101.0 overs (SPD Smith 86, C Green 32)
SPD Smith: 100 off 166 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 450 runs in 109.4 overs (663 balls), Extras 18
Drinks: Australia - 463/7 in 113.0 overs (SPD Smith 110, BJ Webster 9)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (SPD Smith 30, BJ Webster 21, Ex 2)
Australia: 500 runs in 120.4 overs (729 balls), Extras 21
Attendance: 46,161
End Of Day: Australia - 518/7 in 124.0 overs (SPD Smith 129, BJ Webster 42)

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