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

RESULT

4th Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 27, 2025, The Ashes

152 & 132

(T:175) 110 & 178/6

England won by 4 wickets

Player Of The Match

, ENG

5/45 & 2/44

	Australia	England
1	Steven Smith (c) top-order batter	Ben Stokes (c) allrounder
2	Scott Boland bowler	Harry Brook (vc) middle-order batter
3	Alex Carey † wicketkeeper batter	Jofra Archer bowler
4	Brendan Doggett bowler	Gus Atkinson bowler
5	Cameron Green batting allrounder	Jacob Bethell batting allrounder
6	Travis Head middle-order batter	Brydon Carse bowling allrounder
7	Josh Inglis † wicketkeeper batter	Zak Crawley top-order batter
8	Usman Khawaja top-order batter	Ben Duckett top-order batter
9	Marnus Labuschagne top-order batter	Matthew Fisher bowler
10	Todd Murphy bowler	Will Jacks batting allrounder
11	Michael Neser bowling allrounder	Ollie Pope middle-order batter
12	Jhye Richardson bowler	Matthew Potts bowler
13	Mitchell Starc bowler	Joe Root top-order batter
14	Jake Weatherald top-order batter	Shoaib Bashir bowler
15	Beau Webster allrounder	Jamie Smith † wicketkeeper batter
16	-	Josh Tongue bowler

Dec 23, 2025 | Last modified at Dec 23, 2025

Language

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Match Coverage

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MCG curator in 'state of shock' as Head offers support after costly two-day finish

Bazball finds its final resting place at the MCG

Imperfect team were true to imperfections that made them believe this Ashes would be different

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Australia's batting unit is drifting without a plan

There is a sense brewing amongst Australia fans that someone should pay the price at the selection table in Sydney

Australia's batting unit is drifting without a plan

Josh Tongue succeeds where generations of greats could not

He is the first England bowler named player of the match in an Ashes Test in Australia since Dean Headley in 1998

Josh Tongue succeeds where generations of greats could not

Did one shot help England win MCG Test?

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Did one shot help England win MCG Test?

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Videos

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Stokes: Winning Boxing Day test a 'special feeling'

Stokes: Winning Boxing Day test a 'special feeling'

Smith questions spin role after Boxing Day test defeat

Smith questions spin role after Boxing Day test defeat