Australia won by 82 runs
Australia vs England Scorecard, The Ashes 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 16 December 2025
Australia batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Travis Headc Zak Crawley b Brydon Carse |
10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
 Jake Weatheraldc Jamie Smith b Jofra Archer |
18 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Marnus Labuschagnec Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer |
19 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 47.5 |
 Usman Khawajac Josh Tongue b Will Jacks |
82 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 65.1 |
 Cameron Greenc Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Alex Carey (wk)c Jamie Smith b Will Jacks |
106 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 74.1 |
 Josh Inglisb Josh Tongue |
32 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 82.1 |
 Pat Cummins (c)c Ollie Pope b Brydon Carse |
13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.4 |
 Mitchell Starcb Jofra Archer |
54 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 72.0 |
 Nathan Lyonlbw b Jofra Archer |
9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 25.7 |
 Scott Bolandnot out |
14* | 21 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | 14 (lb 7, nb 7) | ||||
| Total | 371 (all out, 91.2 ov) | ||||
1-33 Jake Weatherald 8.2 ov, 2-33 Travis Head 9.1 ov, 3-94 Marnus Labuschagne 24.1 ov, 4-94 Cameron Green 24.3 ov, 5-185 Usman Khawaja 47.2 ov, 6-244 Josh Inglis 60.5 ov, 7-271 Pat Cummins 65.5 ov, 8-321 Alex Carey 77.2 ov, 9-348 Mitchell Starc 85.2 ov, 10-371 Nathan Lyon 91.2 ov
England bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jofra Archer |
20.2 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2.61 |
 Brydon Carse6 nb |
16 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 5.56 |
 Josh Tongue |
16 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4.00 |
 Ben Stokes1 nb |
19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 |
 Will Jacks |
20 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 5.25 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, bat
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval
- Start
- Tue 16 Dec, 23:30 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 23:30 UK time (05:00 in India) on Tuesday 16 December 2025, at Adelaide Oval, 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 Adelaide Oval?
A good first-innings score at Adelaide Oval is around 361, the average over its last 9 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 67% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.