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

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

Malcolm: 'Decision-making' with bat where England went wrong

Malcolm: 'Decision-making' with bat where England went wrong

Miller fears for future of Tests after England's 'rubbish' win

Miller fears for future of Tests after England's 'rubbish' win

'Players need to take a bit of responsibility for two-day finish'

'Players need to take a bit of responsibility for two-day finish'

Finch: To happen twice in four Tests is very disappointing

Finch: To happen twice in four Tests is very disappointing

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

'A truly bonkers day at the MCG'

'A truly bonkers day at the MCG'

Josh Tongue: Getting Steve Smith out was a very special feeling

Josh Tongue: Getting Steve Smith out was a very special feeling

Michael Neser: I didn't know if I would play for Australia again

Michael Neser: I didn't know if I would play for Australia again

Language

English

Match Coverage

What's the highest Test partnership between people who were born on the same day?

And how many Test series have featured two or more Tests that finished in two days?

What's the highest Test partnership between people who were born on the same day?

Switch Hit: MCG so... weird

England won a Test in Australia for the first time in 15 years, to much head-scratching. Alan Gardner was joined by Andrew Miller and Alex Malcolm to assess another two-day finish

Switch Hit: MCG so... weird

Memo to Australia and England: honour the format that has elevated you

The MCG Test offered a sorry spectacle, courtesy batters who could not dig down - unlike their Ashes predecessors

Memo to Australia and England: honour the format that has elevated you

ICC rates MCG Boxing Day Test pitch 'unsatisfactory'

The ICC has a four-tier pitch-rating system, with "unsatisfactory" in third place; the rating also means that the MCG will be handed a demerit point

ICC rates MCG Boxing Day Test pitch 'unsatisfactory'

Bethell late than never, but No. 3 is his to lose now

At the MCG, after the Ashes had been lost, it was evident that England should have made the big call to start the series with Jacob Bethell at No. 3 instead of Ollie Pope

Bethell late than never, but No. 3 is his to lose now

Instant answers to T20 questions

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)

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	7	6	1	0	72	85.71
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	9	3	5	1	38	35.19
BAN	2	0	1	1	4	16.67
WI	8	0	7	1	4	4.17