beaten again! Good length, angled across, he plays at it and it shoots below the bat through to Carey. They thought they heard a noise but no review. Nothing on Snicko
Australia vs England, 5th Test at Sydney, The Ashes, Jan 04 2026 - Live Cricket Score
Test CAREER
Partnership: 5 Runs, 4.3 Ov (RR: 1.11) • Last Bat: Brydon Carse 16 (20b) • FOW: 297/8 (70.3 Ov)
Reviews Remaining: England - 3 of 3, Australia - 2 of 3
DRSMatch centre Ground time: 00:16
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Alex Malcolmend of over 75Maiden
ENG: 302/8CRR: 4.02Â
Jacob Bethell142 (232b 15x4)
Matthew Potts0 (10b)
Scott Boland 19-4-34-2
Beau Webster 13-1-51-3
Australia's day again. But Jacob Bethell stretched them and could do so again tomorrow. He is 142 not out with the lead at 119. There are two wickets in hand. Could they scratch out another 50 or a 100 and then do some early damage with the new ball? Find out tomorrow. Thanks for your company today.
6.01pm Stumps Bethell gets a standing ovation on the way off. An extraordinary innings in the face of some really strange cricket throughout the day from both teams. The Australian players near to Bethell at the end all went up to shake hands. Khawaja jogged up to congratulate him as well.
Beau Webster was Australia's hero with the ball picking up three wickets with his part-time offspin. Wbester on Fox: "I certainly didn't think I would [impact] with spin this game. That's the way it goes sometimes. There was a bit of wear and tear there from Starcy's footmarks and we managed to make the most of it in that session. I was just trying to bowl my best ball. I don't bowl them a hell of a lot. I think they're better the less I bowl them in the nets so when I do bowl them in a game I'm not thinking too much. Just try and hit a good area. I was lucky to get a couple to bite today. Great catch bby Smudge off a half-tracker. I'll take it."
74.6
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Boland to Bethell, no run
74.5
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Boland to Bethell, no run
beaten! Full, angled across, he walks down the track and tries to whip legside but is beaten
Over the wicket
74.4
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Boland to Bethell, no run
133kph, good length, top of off, he's back to defend
74.3
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Boland to Bethell, no run
132kph, full outside off, he drives inside out to deep cover
74.2
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Boland to Bethell, no run
good length, 135kph, he's back to force to cover but they don't run
74.1
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Boland to Bethell, no run
134kph, good length wide of off, he leaves it alone
end of over 741 run
ENG: 302/8CRR: 4.08Â
Matthew Potts0 (10b)
Jacob Bethell142 (226b 15x4)
Beau Webster 13-1-51-3
Scott Boland 18-3-34-2
73.6
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Webster to Potts, no run
87kph, flighted outside off, he's back to defend
73.5
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Webster to Potts, no run
good length, spinning sharply from the footmarks, he tries to force offside and gets a thick inside edge past short leg
73.4
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Webster to Potts, no run
flighted outside off, 85kph, he drives to mid-on
73.3
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Webster to Potts, no run
tossed up, he drives hard back to the bowler and Webster knocks it down
73.2
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Webster to Potts, no run
shorter length, 83kph, spinning in, he punches back to the bowler
73.1
1
Webster to Bethell, 1 run
skewed in the air towards deep point but lands safe. And they take one! Tossed up wide of off, he tries to launch but mistimes. Surprised they ran one
end of over 733 runs
ENG: 301/8CRR: 4.12Â
Matthew Potts0 (5b)
Jacob Bethell141 (225b 15x4)
Scott Boland 18-3-34-2
Beau Webster 12-1-50-3
72.6
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Boland to Potts, no run
133kph, full on off, he drives back to the bowler
Deano: "I don't think Smith's bowling choices are "unusual" any more than what was inevitable when you picked only three front-line bowlers, two of whom have played in all 5 tests and may not be feeling fresh. The overs have to come from somewhere, and I bet Australia were hoping Green would not have been this poor with the ball."
72.5
1
Boland to Bethell, 1 run
back of a length, fourth stump, 131kph, he pulls to deep midwicket and they run one
72.4
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Boland to Bethell, no run
back of a length, he forces off the back foot to deep cover. Doesn't run
72.3
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Boland to Bethell, no run
135kph, back of a length, fifth stump, he chops it off the inside edge into the legside
300 up
72.2
2
Boland to Bethell, 2 runs
back of a length, wide of off, he forces off the back foot behind point and finds the gap, he runs well and gets there
Fade: "Smith's captaincy is like his batting. Erratic at times, full of strange tics but seems to work for him."
72.1
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Boland to Bethell, no run
134kph, short and wide, he cuts to deep point. They don't run
end of over 721 run
ENG: 298/8CRR: 4.13Â
Matthew Potts0 (4b)
Jacob Bethell138 (220b 15x4)
Beau Webster 12-1-50-3
Scott Boland 17-3-31-2
71.6
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Webster to Potts, no run
tossed up wide of off, he drives to deep cover
Todd: "For those complaining about Smiths choices, Have you wondered he may not want to bat at all tonight and is confident enough to get the runs tomorrow?" I doubt that was his thinking. There's been some odd things today all told by both sides
71.5
1
Webster to Bethell, 1 run
tossed up wide of off, 77kph, he cuts to deep point and runs this time
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142 runs (232)
15 fours0 six
Productive shot
flick
33 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
84%
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0 four0 six
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90%
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R
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W
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ECO
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Partnerships
EnglandBM DuckettZ Crawley
27 (24)5 (17)
35 (41)
Z CrawleyJG Bethell
11 (12)4 (17)
16 (29)
JE RootJG Bethell
0 (2)6 (6)
6 (8)
JE RootHC Brook
80 (112)84 (97)
169 (209)
JE RootBA Stokes
3 (8)0 (11)
3 (19)
JE RootJL Smith
46 (68)46 (76)
94 (144)
JE RootWG Jacks
24 (43)27 (62)
52 (105)
JE RootBA Carse
6 (7)1 (6)
7 (13)
JE RootMJ Potts
1 (2)1 (16)
2 (18)
JC TongueMJ Potts
0 (2)0 (0)
0 (2)
AustraliaTM HeadJ Weatherald
34 (38)21 (36)
57 (74)
TM HeadM Labuschagne
54 (45)48 (68)
105 (113)
MG NeserTM Head
24 (90)43 (54)
72 (144)
SPD SmithTM Head
22 (46)32 (29)
54 (75)
UT KhawajaSPD Smith
17 (49)29 (51)
51 (100)
SPD SmithAT Carey
11 (14)16 (13)
27 (27)
SPD SmithC Green
32 (47)37 (64)
71 (111)
SPD SmithBJ Webster
44 (62)59 (72)
107 (134)
MA StarcBJ Webster
5 (14)9 (11)
20 (25)
BJ WebsterSM Boland
3 (4)0 (1)
3 (5)
EnglandBM DuckettZ Crawley
3 (3)1 (2)
4 (5)
BM DuckettJG Bethell
39 (52)30 (59)
81 (111)
JE RootJG Bethell
6 (37)26 (40)
32 (77)
HC BrookJG Bethell
42 (48)50 (68)
102 (116)
WG JacksJG Bethell
0 (2)0 (0)
0 (2)
JL SmithJG Bethell
26 (41)17 (35)
45 (76)
BA StokesJG Bethell
1 (5)1 (2)
3 (7)
BA CarseJG Bethell
16 (20)13 (11)
30 (31)
MJ PottsJG Bethell
0 (10)5 (17)
5* (27)
Match details
| Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Match number | Test no. 2616 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.00 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) |
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