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

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

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Australia

152 & 132

England

(T:175) 110 & 178/6

England won by 4 wickets

Player Of The Match

Josh Tongue

, ENG

5/45 & 2/44

AllBest PerformancesPartnerships

Best Performances - Batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

TM Head

AUS

46 runs (67)

4 fours0 six

Productive shot

off drive

8 runs

1 four0 six

Control

67%

HC Brook

ENG

41 runs (34)

2 fours2 sixes

Productive shot

flick

10 runs

1 four0 six

Control

76%

Best Performances - Bowlers

JC Tongue

ENG

11.2

ECO

3.97

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB



	3W
	1W

LEGOFF

LHB



	1W

BA Carse

ENG

ECO

3.09

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB




	1W

LEGOFF

LHB



		1W

	1W	1W

Partnerships

First innings

Australia

TM HeadJ Weatherald

12 (22)

27 (38)

10 (16)

J WeatheraldM Labuschagne

0 (7)

4 (19)

4 (12)

SPD SmithM Labuschagne

1 (8)

3 (15)

2 (7)

UT KhawajaSPD Smith

9 (22)

17 (45)

8 (23)

UT KhawajaAT Carey

20 (30)

38 (57)

18 (27)

AT CareyC Green

2 (8)

2 (15)

0 (7)

MG NeserC Green

31 (38)

52 (65)

17 (27)

MA StarcMG Neser

1 (6)

9 (16)

4 (10)

MG NeserJA Richardson

0 (1)

0 (2)

0 (1)

SM BolandJA Richardson

0 (1)

0 (0)

England

BM DuckettZ Crawley

2 (5)

7 (15)

5 (10)

Z CrawleyJG Bethell

0 (2)

1 (7)

1 (5)

JE RootZ Crawley

0 (2)

0 (4)

0 (2)

JE RootHC Brook

0 (13)

8 (22)

7 (9)

BA StokesHC Brook

15 (28)

50 (53)

34 (25)

BA StokesJL Smith

0 (6)

2 (9)

2 (3)

BA StokesWG Jacks

1 (3)

9 (13)

5 (10)

BA StokesAAP Atkinson

0 (1)

6 (5)

6 (4)

BA CarseAAP Atkinson

4 (12)

8 (17)

4 (5)

JC TongueAAP Atkinson

1 (9)

19 (35)

18 (26)

Second innings

Australia

SM BolandTM Head

6 (17)

22 (37)

12 (20)

TM HeadJ Weatherald

13 (13)

18 (28)

5 (15)

TM HeadM Labuschagne

12 (20)

21 (38)

8 (18)

SPD SmithTM Head

11 (10)

21 (24)

9 (14)

UT KhawajaSPD Smith

0 (2)

1 (3)

0 (1)

SPD SmithAT Carey

1 (2)

5 (8)

4 (6)

SPD SmithC Green

7 (20)

31 (49)

19 (29)

SPD SmithMG Neser

1 (1)

1 (6)

0 (5)

SPD SmithMA Starc

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (2)

SPD SmithJA Richardson

4 (5)

11 (15)

7 (10)

England

BM DuckettZ Crawley

34 (26)

51 (42)

15 (16)

BA CarseZ Crawley

6 (8)

14 (18)

7 (10)

Z CrawleyJG Bethell

15 (22)

47 (54)

27 (32)

JE RootJG Bethell

12 (21)

25 (35)

13 (14)

JE RootHC Brook

3 (17)

21 (27)

8 (10)

BA StokesHC Brook

2 (9)

7 (16)

5 (7)

HC BrookJL Smith

5 (5)

13* (7)

3 (2)

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
Z Crawley	lbw	37	48
BM Duckett	bowled	34	26
BA Carse	caught	6	8
JG Bethell	caught	40	46
JE Root	lbw	15	38
HC Brook	not out	18	22
BA Stokes	caught	2	9
JL Smith	not out	3	2
Extras	(b 8, lb 10, nb 5)
Total	178(6 wkts; 32.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Richardson	5.2	1	22	2	4.12 (4 nb)
MG Neser	8	1	54	0	6.75
MA Starc	10	0	55	2	5.5 (1 nb)
SM Boland	9	0	29	2	3.22

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	51	Ben Duckett	Zak Crawley
2nd	14	Brydon Carse	Zak Crawley
3rd	47	Zak Crawley	Jacob Bethell
4th	25	Joe Root	Jacob Bethell
5th	21	Joe Root	Harry Brook
6th	7	Ben Stokes	Harry Brook
7th	13	Harry Brook	Jamie Smith

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ICC World Test Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
AUS	8	7	1	0	84	87.50
NZ	3	2	0	1	28	77.78
SA	4	3	1	0	36	75.00
SL	2	1	0	1	16	66.67
PAK	2	1	1	0	12	50.00
IND	9	4	4	1	52	48.15
ENG	10	3	6	1	38	31.67
BAN	2	0	1	1	4	16.67
WI	8	0	7	1	4	4.17

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