Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Brisbane, The Ashes, Dec 04 2025 - Full Scorecard

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c †Carey b Neser	76	93	138	11	0	81.72

Ben Duckett	c Labuschagne b Starc	0	1	5	0	0	0.00

Ollie Pope	b Starc	0	3	6	0	0	0.00

Joe Root	not out	138	206	379	15	1	66.99
Harry Brook	c Smith b Starc	31	33	58	4	0	93.93

Ben Stokes (c)	run out (Inglis)	19	49	76	4	0	38.77

Jamie Smith †	b Boland	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Will Jacks	c Smith b Starc	19	31	43	3	0	61.29

Gus Atkinson	c †Carey b Starc	4	3	9	1	0	133.33

Brydon Carse	c †Carey b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Jofra Archer	c Labuschagne b Doggett	38	36	54	2	2	105.55

Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 3)	9
Total	76.2 Ov (RR: 4.37)	334
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Ben Duckett, 0.6 ov), 2-5 (Ollie Pope, 2.3 ov), 3-122 (Zak Crawley, 27.5 ov), 4-176 (Harry Brook, 39.2 ov), 5-210 (Ben Stokes, 54.6 ov), 6-211 (Jamie Smith, 55.3 ov), 7-251 (Will Jacks, 64.5 ov), 8-264 (Gus Atkinson, 66.2 ov), 9-264 (Brydon Carse, 66.4 ov), 10-334 (Jofra Archer, 76.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	20	0	75	6	3.75	79	8	1	0	0
0.6 to BM Duckett, edged and pouched at first! A superb delivery. Full, angled into off, hint of nip away, Duckett caught on the crease pushes at it and gets a healthy edge and it carries beautifully to Labuschagne who takes the simple catch at shin height. Starc does it again. 5/1 2.3 to OJ Pope, chopped on! Oh dear! 144kph, back of a length, angled across, no shape, he shuffles back and across and gets too close to it as he tries to force with an angled bat through point and chops it on off a thick inside edge.. 5/2 39.2 to HC Brook, flashed to slip, Starc does it again! Huge breakthrough at a pivotal moment in the day. Brook falls by the sword again. Pitched up on a wide-ish line, tempting the drive, and Brook's thrash through the line ends up in the hands of Smith at second slip. Not a straightforward catch, given the light and the way the pink ball skewed off the edge, arriving right in front of Smith's face. He clearly indicates he didn't see it, but somehow held on. Australia get their man. 176/4 64.5 to WG Jacks, edged this time, and gobbled up! Starc in his first over back yet again! Jacks back in his box... he trudges off, another poor dismissal, really. Well held by the stooping Smith going to his left at second slip. And it only adds to the pressure on Root, watching from the other end. 251/7 66.2 to AAP Atkinson, Starc hits back with his fifth! But it takes some brilliant work from Carey running back behind the wicket. Carey and Marnus Labuschagne both went for the top-edged pull, they were shoulder-to-shoulder diving for the ball, and somehow the wicketkeeper has held on! Full length, wraps the gloves around it, gets a manic hug from Marnus as he comes to a sliding stop. They are actually checking whether it has clipped the spidercam wires above the playing surface. But it's all okay, and Starc can raise the ball in acknowledgement. 264/8 66.4 to BA Carse, nicked behind, another duck! Pitched up and inviting the profligate drive that is surely coming... Thick-edged to the right of Carey, who dives for another good (if much more straightforward) take. Two in three balls for Starc, who has six in the innings and could better his career-best for the third Test in a row!. 264/9 See all photos
Michael Neser	14	3	43	1	3.07	61	5	0	1	0
27.5 to Z Crawley, caught behind! Neser strikes! An underedge trying to pull! Back of a length, not that short, only rib high outside off, he stands tall to try and pull through midwicket and gets a little underedge through to Carey who is standing back and an easy catch!. 122/3 See all photos
Scott Boland	19	1	87	1	4.57	77	11	2	2	0
55.3 to JL Smith, bowled him! Nipping through the gate! 136kph, perfect length, wobble seam, off a little crack, nipping back through the gate and crashing into the top of middle! Classic Boland dismissal. 211/6 See all photos
Brendan Doggett	15.2	1	81	1	5.28	53	10	0	0	1
76.2 to JC Archer, Labuschagne takes a screamer at deep backward square! Wow! Stunning one hander. Short on leg, rib high, Archer pulls flat and hard to deep backward square, Labuschagne dives like Superman outstretched with two hands and ball sticks in his right hand and stays there as he thuds to earth. What a catch. 334/10 See all photos
Cameron Green	8	1	43	0	5.37	27	6	0	0	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	c Atkinson b Carse	33	43	59	3	1	76.74

Jake Weatherald	lbw b Archer	72	78	121	12	1	92.30

Marnus Labuschagne	c †Smith b Stokes	65	78	116	9	1	83.33

Steven Smith (c)	c Jacks b Carse	61	85	157	5	2	71.76

Cameron Green	b Carse	45	57	97	7	0	78.94

Alex Carey †	c †Smith b Atkinson	63	69	128	6	0	91.30

Josh Inglis	b Stokes	23	25	36	4	0	92.00

Michael Neser	c †Smith b Stokes	16	41	55	1	0	39.02

Mitchell Starc	c Stokes b Carse	77	141	154	13	0	54.60

Scott Boland	not out	21	72	152	3	0	29.16
Brendan Doggett	c Brook b Jacks	13	21	30	1	0	61.90

Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 5, w 6)	22
Total	117.3 Ov (RR: 4.34)	511
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Travis Head, 13.1 ov), 2-146 (Jake Weatherald, 25.5 ov), 3-196 (Marnus Labuschagne, 37.1 ov), 4-291 (Cameron Green, 56.1 ov), 5-292 (Steven Smith, 56.4 ov), 6-329 (Josh Inglis, 63.5 ov), 7-383 (Michael Neser, 75.6 ov), 8-416 (Alex Carey, 82.6 ov), 9-491 (Mitchell Starc, 110.2 ov), 10-511 (Brendan Doggett, 117.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jofra Archer	25	3	87	1	3.48	109	9	2	0	0
25.5 to J Weatherald, plumb lbw! Finally he goes full and breaks through! Brilliant yorker on the money, Weatherald plants the foot infront of middle and gets hit flush on the toe. Finger was raised quickly. Weatherald walked. Labuschagne called him back to ask whether he should review but Weatherald knew. Ball tracking had it smashing the middle of middle. 146/2 See all photos
Gus Atkinson	28	6	114	1	4.07	120	18	0	1	1
82.6 to AT Carey, caught behind! Atkinson gets one! Width was offered again, not quite the length to cut though, Carey tried to flay it on the up and gets a thin edge that flies to Smith and nearly got big on him! It just stayed in the fingers of the gloves. 416/8 See all photos
Brydon Carse	29	3	152	4	5.24	115	16	3	5	2
13.1 to TM Head, Holes out this time! Huge moment in this Test match! Carse fired it in full once more from round the wicket, Head attempted to work it away through the leg side, but was through his shot early as the ball just leapt a tiny bit more off the scrambled seam, a steepling leading edge flew to mid-on, where Atkinson back-pedalled to gather!. 77/1 56.1 to C Green, bowled him! Double bluff! Green backed away too far for a short ball and Carse delivers a full yorker on middle. That is a missed opportunity for Green. Carse makes a smart decision and sucks him into a huge error. 291/4 56.4 to SPD Smith, caught at deep backward square! A screamer from Jacks! Australia handing the game back! Short into the arm pit, Smith pulls awkwardly in the air, flat to fine backward square where Jacks is placed 25 metres off the rope, he dives full stretch to his right and plucks a one-hander! Amazing catch.. 292/5 110.2 to MA Starc, holes out to mid-off and Stokes just avoids colliding with Duckett! Back of a length, wide of off, he tries to loft over wide mid-off but doesn't hit it well enough, Stokes and Duckett converge under it and Stokes takes it as Duckett just avoids him. 491/9 See all photos
Ben Stokes	24	0	113	3	4.70	93	16	0	0	2
37.1 to M Labuschagne, Stokes gets the breakthrough! It's just back of a length, outside off, Marnus leant back for the cut but the ball was just too close to him, and it's a feather of an edge, looping through to Smith, who stoops to cling on. England prise out a vital wicket!. 196/3 63.5 to JP Inglis, straight through him! Inglis plays back as Stokes pile-drives the full length through his defences! There's a hint of movement back through the gate, into middle and leg. The drop matters less now, as England brawl to stay afloat!. 329/6 75.6 to MG Neser, nicks this one and Smith holds on! Not a great shot. Back of a length, climbing outside off, Neser tries to force on the up with a vertical bat off the back foot, he gets a thin nick through to Smith and Stokes celebrates. 383/7 See all photos
Will Jacks	11.3	2	34	1	2.95	51	5	0	0	0
117.3 to B Doggett, gottim! And Australia's last pair jog quickly from the field to get their bowling boots on. Jacks snaffles the final wicket, angling the ball across Doggett from round the wicket, finding the edge and this one carries low to Brook at slip. 511/10 See all photos

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c & b Neser	44	59	104	6	0	74.57

Ben Duckett	b Boland	15	18	38	0	0	83.33

Ollie Pope	c & b Neser	26	32	46	4	0	81.25

Joe Root	c †Carey b Starc	15	36	43	1	0	41.66

Harry Brook	c †Carey b Boland	15	21	43	2	0	71.42

Ben Stokes (c)	c †Carey b Neser	50	152	229	4	0	32.89

Jamie Smith †	c †Carey b Starc	4	11	14	1	0	36.36

Will Jacks	c Smith b Neser	41	92	183	2	0	44.56

Gus Atkinson	c Smith b Doggett	3	13	17	0	0	23.07

Brydon Carse	c Smith b Neser	7	10	18	0	0	70.00

Jofra Archer	not out	5	9	13	1	0	55.55
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, nb 1, w 2)	16
Total	75.2 Ov (RR: 3.19)	241
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Ben Duckett, 7.4 ov), 2-90 (Ollie Pope, 17.1 ov), 3-97 (Zak Crawley, 21.2 ov), 4-121 (Joe Root, 26.3 ov), 5-123 (Harry Brook, 29.3 ov), 6-128 (Jamie Smith, 32.3 ov), 7-224 (Will Jacks, 69.1 ov), 8-227 (Ben Stokes, 71.5 ov), 9-231 (Gus Atkinson, 72.3 ov), 10-241 (Brydon Carse, 75.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	18	2	64	2	3.55	73	6	0	0	0
26.3 to JE Root, full and wide, Root chops down on it. Was there a sound through to Carey? Australia think so, Adrian Holdstock is less sure. Smith immediately reviews, and Snicko quickly reveals a big outside edge! Starc does it again. Root's bat hit the ground milliseconds later, which is what threw Holdstock - but he'll have to overturn the decision, and Root is toast. As, perhaps, are England. 121/4 32.3 to JL Smith, nicked behind on the drive! Given by umpire Holdstock as Australia celebrate gleefully. But after a lengthy chat with his captain, Smith reviews. Can't have hit anything other than bat, as he pushed out in front of his body. And once again, the tremor on Snicko spells doom for England! The tourists in the spotlight and having their pants pulled down once again. 128/6 See all photos
Michael Neser	16.2	2	42	5	2.57	75	2	0	0	0
17.1 to OJ Pope, caught and bowled! So soft! Full outside off, Pope continues to drive with ridiculously hard hands, a hint of extra bounce forces a miscue on the up off the inside half of the bat and it lobs back to Neser who takes a sharp reflex catch. 90/2 21.2 to Z Crawley, another caught and bowled! Ridiculous! Duckett had been dropped by Neser, Pope was caught and bowled by Neser. Crawley, like those on Men in Black who get their memory erased, drives on the up to a ball that is nowhere the length to drive, miscues off the inner half of the bat and chips it back to Neser who takes another sharp chance. 97/3 69.1 to WG Jacks, edged and a one-handed screamer from Smith! Neser rewarded for outstanding bowling. Smith sublime. Good length, fifth stump, Jacks forced to defend, gets a thick edge past Carey who is up to the stumps, Smith at a wide first dives full length to his left and snares a stunner in the left hand just millimetres above the turf. Wow.. 224/7 71.5 to BA Stokes, that's the breakthrough! Neser hammers his length again, Stokes can't mitigate the movement, just a fraction more nip and away movement, it's a slender nick into Carey's safe-as-houses gloves, right up to the stumps. He turns on his heel and marches away, with England's Ashes hopes trailing behind him!. 227/8 75.2 to BA Carse, back of a length, Neser has five! Carse is caught on the back foot, pushing through that familiar off-stump line. Smith at slip stumbles backwards to absorb the edge in his midriff! England's lead is an insubstantial 64. The end is very, very nigh.... 241/10 See all photos
Brendan Doggett	17	2	56	1	3.29	71	5	0	0	1
72.3 to AAP Atkinson, takes on the pull, picks out midwicket! It's all but over now. Doggett bangs it in, halfway down, Atkinson swung from high to low, trying to keep his stroke down, but Smith's magnetic hands were just in the right place once more. England lose three in the blink of an eye, and 2-0 is winking at Australia now. 231/9 See all photos
Scott Boland	17	4	47	2	2.76	79	7	0	0	0
7.4 to BM Duckett, scoots low and bowled off the toe of the bat! Good length, angled into middle and off, he's playing back and it scoots low from a length, he jams the bat down but not low enough and it comes off the toe of the bat and bounces onto the stumps! A bit of bad luck for Duckett but potentially could have got forward. 48/1 29.3 to HC Brook, got him this time! Or have they? Not given on field, but Smith goes straight for the review! Boland was charging off in celebration, Brook going nowhere. But Snicko reveals all, and there's clearly a scratch of bat on ball as it nips down the line of fourth stump. Brilliant from Boland, too good for Brook as he looked to defend, and England are entering the Ashes hurt locker. 123/5 See all photos
Cameron Green	5	1	15	0	3.00	21	1	0	2	0
Travis Head	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0
Marnus Labuschagne	1	0	3	0	3.00	4	0	0	0	0

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 65 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	b Atkinson	22	22	24	2	1	100.00

Jake Weatherald	not out	17	23	51	2	0	73.91
Marnus Labuschagne	c †Smith b Atkinson	3	6	9	0	0	50.00

Steven Smith (c)	not out	23	9	12	2	2	255.55
Extras	(b 4)	4
Total	10 Ov (RR: 6.90)	69/2
Did not bat: Cameron Green, Alex Carey †, Josh Inglis, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Travis Head, 5.5 ov), 2-41 (Marnus Labuschagne, 7.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jofra Archer	5	0	28	0	5.60	16	3	1	0	0
Gus Atkinson	5	0	37	2	7.40	16	3	2	0	0
5.5 to TM Head, chopped on! England get one. Good length, not wide enough to cut, fifth stump, Head tries to thrash it behind point but gets a thick bottom edge back onto the stumps. 37/1 7.3 to M Labuschagne, caught behind! Carbon copy but catches the edge! Back of a length and it rears off the surface, potentially a crack, Labuschagne tries to fend and gets a thin nick off the gloves through to Smith. 41/2 See all photos

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Close of Play

Thu, 04 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 325/9 (Joe Root 135*, Jofra Archer 32*, 74 ov)

Fri, 05 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 378/6 (Alex Carey 46*, Michael Neser 15*, 73 ov)

Sat, 06 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 134/6 (Ben Stokes 4*, Will Jacks 4*, 35 ov)

Sun, 07 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 69/2 (10 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

England 1st innings
England: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Z Crawley 32, JE Root 17, Ex 4)
Drinks: England - 58/2 in 12.0 overs (Z Crawley 37, JE Root 17)
Z Crawley: 50 off 68 balls (6 x 4)
Lunch: England - 98/2 in 24.0 overs (Z Crawley 61, JE Root 32)
England: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (148 balls), Extras 5
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (Z Crawley 64, JE Root 33, Ex 5)
England: 150 runs in 32.3 overs (195 balls), Extras 5
JE Root: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: England - 166/3 in 36.0 overs (JE Root 61, HC Brook 24)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (JE Root 20, HC Brook 30, Ex 0)
Over 38.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
Tea: England - 196/4 in 47.0 overs (JE Root 68, BA Stokes 14)
England: 200 runs in 49.1 overs (295 balls), Extras 7
Over 51.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
Drinks: England - 235/6 in 62.0 overs (JE Root 88, WG Jacks 13)
England: 250 runs in 63.6 overs (385 balls), Extras 8
JE Root: 100 off 181 balls (11 x 4)
Attendance: 37,117
England: 300 runs in 70.3 overs (424 balls), Extras 9
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (JE Root 22, JC Archer 28, Ex 0)
End Of Day: England - 325/9 in 74.0 overs (JE Root 135, JC Archer 32)

Day 2

Innings Break: England - 334/10 in 76.2 overs (JE Root 138)
Australia 1st innings
Australia: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (TM Head 17, J Weatherald 29, Ex 4)
Drinks: Australia - 57/0 in 11.0 overs (TM Head 20, J Weatherald 33)
Australia: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
J Weatherald: 50 off 45 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (J Weatherald 18, M Labuschagne 25, Ex 7)
Lunch: Australia - 130/1 in 21.0 overs (J Weatherald 59, M Labuschagne 27)
Australia: 150 runs in 27.2 overs (166 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: Australia - 175/2 in 34.0 overs (M Labuschagne 46, SPD Smith 12)
M Labuschagne: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (M Labuschagne 35, SPD Smith 14, Ex 1)
Australia: 200 runs in 37.6 overs (231 balls), Extras 12
Tea: Australia - 228/3 in 44.0 overs (SPD Smith 24, C Green 22)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (SPD Smith 21, C Green 28, Ex 1)
Australia: 250 runs in 49.3 overs (300 balls), Extras 13
SPD Smith: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 292/5 in 56.4 overs (AT Carey 1)
Australia: 300 runs in 58.3 overs (354 balls), Extras 15
Attendance: 36, 573
Over 63.6: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - MG Neser (Struck down)
Australia: 350 runs in 69.1 overs (418 balls), Extras 17
End Of Day: Australia - 378/6 in 73.0 overs (AT Carey 46, MG Neser 15)

Day 3

7th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (AT Carey 34, MG Neser 15, Ex 1)
AT Carey: 50 off 52 balls (5 x 4)
Australia: 400 runs in 78.2 overs (474 balls), Extras 19
New ball taken at 80.1 overs
Drinks: Australia - 419/8 in 87.0 overs (MA Starc 22, SM Boland 0)
Australia: 450 runs in 98.6 overs (598 balls), Extras 19
Tea: Australia - 450/8 in 99.0 overs (MA Starc 46, SM Boland 7)
MA Starc: 50 off 100 balls (8 x 4)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls (MA Starc 38, SM Boland 11, Ex 1)
Drinks: Australia - 496/9 in 113.0 overs (SM Boland 16, B Doggett 4)
Australia: 500 runs in 113.5 overs (688 balls), Extras 21
Innings Break: Australia - 511/10 in 117.3 overs (SM Boland 21)
England 2nd innings
Tea: England - 45/0 in 6.0 overs (Z Crawley 26, BM Duckett 13)
England: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: England - 97/3 in 21.2 overs (JE Root 5)
England: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
Over 25.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - HC Brook (Struck down)
Over 26.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JE Root (Upheld)
Over 29.2: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - HC Brook (Upheld)
Over 29.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - HC Brook (Upheld)
Over 32.3: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JL Smith (Struck down)
Over 32.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - WG Jacks (Struck down)
End Of Day: England - 134/6 in 35.0 overs (BA Stokes 4, WG Jacks 4)

Day 4

England: 150 runs in 41.1 overs (247 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: England - 162/6 in 48.0 overs (BA Stokes 19, WG Jacks 13)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 132 balls (BA Stokes 27, WG Jacks 18, Ex 5)
Lunch: England - 193/6 in 59.0 overs (BA Stokes 36, WG Jacks 25)
England: 200 runs in 60.3 overs (364 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: England - 224/7 in 69.1 overs (BA Stokes 49)
Over 69.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - AAP Atkinson (Struck down)
BA Stokes: 50 off 148 balls (4 x 4)
Innings Break: England - 241/10 in 75.2 overs (JC Archer 5)
Australia 2nd innings
Dinner: Australia - 33/0 in 5.0 overs (TM Head 19, J Weatherald 10)
Over 6.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - J Weatherald (Struck down)
Australia: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 4

Match Details

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	The Ashes ICC World Test Championship
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Mitchell Starc
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 2611
Hours of play (local time)	14.00 start, Tea 16.00-16.40, Dinner 18.40-19.00, Close 21.00
Match days	4,5,6,7 December 2025 - daynight (5-day match)
Umpires	Adrian HoldstockDRS SharfuddoulaDRS
TV Umpire	Nitin Menon
Reserve Umpire	Phillip Gillespie
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle
Points	Australia 12, England 0