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Australia vs England, 5th Test at Sydney, The Ashes, Jan 04 2026 - Live Cricket Score

5th Test, Sydney, January 04 - 08, 2026, The Ashes

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Last five matches

Australia

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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

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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

Sydney Cricket Ground
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	4,5,6,7,8 January 2026 - day (5-day match)

The Ashes News

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

Cook calls on England to back Pope for Ashes

Former captain says retaining the incumbent over Bethell is the "sensible" decision

Cook calls on England to back Pope for Ashes

Pat Cummins might miss the first Test after being abducted by aliens

It's wall-to-wall Cummins watch in the lead-up to the you know what. But there's some other stuff here as well

Pat Cummins might miss the first Test after being abducted by aliens

Stuart Broad: 'Worst Australian team since 2010-11'

The former England quick, who will be a pundit in Australia, has joined those making some feisty pre-series comments

Stuart Broad: 'Worst Australian team since 2010-11'

Switch Hit: Black Caps and Pat's back knack

England have arrived in New Zealand for their white-ball tour, but all the noise is about the upcoming Ashes. Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to catch you up on the latest

Switch Hit: Black Caps and Pat's back knack

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-