Australia vs England, 4th Test at Melbourne, The Ashes, Dec 26 2025 - Live Scorecard

4th Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 2025, The Ashes

Thu, 25 Dec

11:30 PM

Match yet to begin

Australia Team

Steven Smith (c)	Top order Batter
Scott Boland	Bowler
Alex Carey †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Brendan Doggett	Bowler
Cameron Green	Batting Allrounder
Travis Head	Middle order Batter
Josh Inglis †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Usman Khawaja	Top order Batter
Marnus Labuschagne	Top order Batter
Nathan Lyon	Bowler
Michael Neser	Bowling Allrounder
Mitchell Starc	Bowler
Jake Weatherald	Top order Batter
Beau Webster	Allrounder

England Team

Ben Stokes (c)	Allrounder
Harry Brook (vc)	Middle order 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

Melbourne 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	26,27,28,29,30 December 2025 - day (5-day match)

Language

English

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ICC World Test Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
AUS	4	4	0	0	48	100.00
SA	3	2	1	0	24	66.67
SL	2	1	0	1	16	66.67
IND	8	4	3	1	52	54.17
PAK	2	1	1	0	12	50.00
ENG	6	2	3	1	26	36.11
BAN	2	0	1	1	4	16.67
WI	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
NZ	-	-	-	-	-	-