Australia vs England, 3rd Test at Adelaide, The Ashes, Dec 17 2025 - Live Cricket Score

3rd Test, Adelaide, December 17 - 21, 2025, The Ashes

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Recent Performance

Last five matches

Australia

W

L

W

W

W

July 12, 2025, 3rd Test, Australia vs West IndiesAustralia won by 176 runs

July 03, 2025, 2nd Test, Australia vs West IndiesAustralia won by 133 runs

June 25, 2025, 1st Test, Australia vs West IndiesAustralia won by 159 runs

June 11, 2025, Final, Australia vs South AfricaSouth Africa won by 5 wickets

February 06, 2025, 2nd Test, Australia vs Sri LankaAustralia won by 9 wickets

England

W

L

W

D

L

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batters to watch(Recent stats)

ENG

10 M • 920 Runs • 54.12 Avg • 85.58 SR

ENG

10 M • 846 Runs • 47 Avg • 84.01 SR

bowlers to watch(Recent stats)

ENG

8 M • 30 Wkts • 4.17 Econ • 59.3 SR

ENG

8 M • 27 Wkts • 3.4 Econ • 48.33 SR

Head to headLast 5 Matches

England won by 49 runs

England won by 3 wickets

Australia won by 43 runs

Australia won by 2 wickets

Squad

ENG

AUS

Player

Role

Ben Stokes (c)	Allrounder
Harry Brook (vc)	Batter
Jofra Archer	Bowler
Gus Atkinson	Bowler
Jacob Bethell	Batting Allrounder
Brydon Carse	Bowling Allrounder
Zak Crawley	Top order Batter
Ben Duckett	Top order Batter
Will Jacks	Batting Allrounder
Ollie Pope	Middle order Batter
Matthew Potts	Bowler
Joe Root	Top order Batter
Shoaib Bashir	Bowler
Jamie Smith †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Josh Tongue	Bowler
Mark Wood	Bowler

Match details

Adelaide Oval
Series	The Ashes ICC World Test Championship
Season	2025/26
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	17,18,19,20,21 December 2025 - day (5-day match)

The Ashes News

Confidence growing that Cummins will play 'major part' in Ashes

Chair of selectors George Bailey played down concerns over Cameron Green's fitness while lauding the form of Marnus Labuschagne early season

Confidence growing that Cummins will play 'major part' in Ashes

Brook parks Ashes chat to train focus on New Zealand

White-ball captain wary of distractions as he embarks on first tour in charge

Brook parks Ashes chat to train focus on New Zealand

Boland: 'I've got my own internal motivations'

Scott Boland says he's not driven by comments that England's batters don't fear him

Boland: 'I've got my own internal motivations'

Saker returns to England set-up as Ashes fast-bowling coach

Australian played key role in 2010-11 win in Australia and was also involved in 2023 campaign

Saker returns to England set-up as Ashes fast-bowling coach

Mark Wood 'quietly confident' about fitness ahead of Ashes opener

Fast bowler has taken cautious route to recovery after knee surgery but says he's nearly ready for action

Mark Wood 'quietly confident' about fitness ahead of Ashes opener

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ICC World Test Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
AUS	3	3	0	0	36	100.00
PAK	1	1	0	0	12	100.00
SL	2	1	0	1	16	66.67
IND	7	4	2	1	52	61.90
ENG	5	2	2	1	26	43.33
BAN	2	0	1	1	4	16.67
WI	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
SA	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
NZ	-	-	-	-	-	-