Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia vs England Scorecard, The Ashes 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 4 December 2025
England batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Zak Crawleyc Alex Carey b Michael Neser |
76 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 81.7 |
 Ben Duckettc Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Ollie Popeb Mitchell Starc |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Joe Rootnot out |
138* | 206 | 15 | 1 | 67.0 |
 Harry Brookc Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc |
31 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 93.9 |
 Ben Stokes (c)run out (Josh Inglis) |
19 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 38.8 |
 Jamie Smith (wk)b Scott Boland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Will Jacksc Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc |
19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 61.3 |
 Gus Atkinsonc Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Brydon Carsec Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Jofra Archerc Marnus Labuschagne b Brendan Doggett |
38 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 105.6 |
| Extras | 9 (b 4, lb 1, w 3, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 334 (all out, 76.2 ov) | ||||
1-5 Ben Duckett 0.6 ov, 2-5 Ollie Pope 2.3 ov, 3-122 Zak Crawley 27.5 ov, 4-176 Harry Brook 39.2 ov, 5-210 Ben Stokes 54.6 ov, 6-211 Jamie Smith 55.3 ov, 7-251 Will Jacks 64.5 ov, 8-264 Gus Atkinson 66.2 ov, 9-264 Brydon Carse 66.4 ov, 10-334 Jofra Archer 76.2 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mitchell Starc |
20 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 3.75 |
 Michael Neser1 wd |
14 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.07 |
 Scott Boland2 wd |
19 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 4.58 |
 Brendan Doggett1 nb |
15.2 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 5.28 |
 Cameron Green |
8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 5.38 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, bat
- Ground
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Start
- Thu 4 Dec, 04:00 UK
- Competition
- The Ashes 2025
- Next meeting
- Australia v England, Test Series, Only Test (150th Anniversary)Thu 11 Mar, 03:00 GMT
Australia vs England Questions
When is Australia vs England?
Australia vs England starts at 04:00 UK time (09:30 in India) on Thursday 4 December 2025, at The Gabba, Brisbane, part of The Ashes 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Australia vs England head to head?
Australia lead the Australia vs England head to head at 16-5 from 25 Test meetings, with 4 draws, and the latest, on 3 January 2026 at Sydney Cricket Ground, was won by Australia.
What is Australia's recent form?
Australia have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to South Africa on 27 Oct, 429 & 111 to 329 & 387.
What is England's recent form?
England have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first W W W L L; most recently they beat Pakistan on 09 Sep, 453 & 130/2 to 133 & 449.
What is a good score at The Gabba?
A good first-innings score at The Gabba is around 272, the average over its last 9 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 13% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.