England won by 4 wickets
Australia vs England Scorecard, The Ashes 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 25 December 2025
Australia batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Travis Headb Gus Atkinson |
12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 |
 Jake Weatheraldc Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue |
10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43.5 |
 Marnus Labuschagnec Joe Root b Josh Tongue |
6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 |
 Steven Smith (c)b Josh Tongue |
9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29.0 |
 Usman Khawajac Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson |
29 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 55.8 |
 Alex Carey (wk)c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes |
20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
 Cameron Greenrun out (Brydon Carse) |
17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Michael Neserb Josh Tongue |
35 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 71.4 |
 Mitchell Starcc Ben Stokes b Brydon Carse |
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
 Jhye Richardsonnot out |
0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Scott Bolandc Harry Brook b Josh Tongue |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4, lb 8, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 152 (all out, 45.2 ov) | ||||
1-27 Travis Head 6.1 ov, 2-31 Jake Weatherald 9.2 ov, 3-34 Marnus Labuschagne 11.5 ov, 4-51 Steven Smith 19.2 ov, 5-89 Usman Khawaja 28.5 ov, 6-91 Alex Carey 31.2 ov, 7-143 Cameron Green 42.1 ov, 8-152 Mitchell Starc 44.5 ov, 9-152 Michael Neser 45.1 ov, 10-152 Scott Boland 45.2 ov
England bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Gus Atkinson |
14 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.00 |
 Brydon Carse1 nb |
12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 |
 Josh Tongue |
11.2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 3.97 |
 Ben Stokes |
8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, bowl
- Start
- Thu 25 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 Thursday 25 December 2025, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria, 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 Melbourne Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Melbourne Cricket Ground is around 306, the average over its last 9 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.