Australia won by 5 wickets
Australia vs England Scorecard, The Ashes 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 3 January 2026
England batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Zak Crawleylbw b Michael Neser |
16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 55.2 |
 Ben Duckettc Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc |
27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 112.5 |
 Jacob Bethellc Alex Carey b Scott Boland |
10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 43.5 |
 Joe Rootc & b Michael Neser |
160 | 242 | 15 | 0 | 66.1 |
 Harry Brookc Steven Smith b Scott Boland |
84 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 86.6 |
 Ben Stokes (c)c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc |
0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Jamie Smith (wk)c Scott Boland b Marnus Labuschagne |
46 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 60.5 |
 Will Jacksc Cameron Green b Michael Neser |
27 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 43.5 |
 Brydon Carsec Alex Carey b Cameron Green |
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
 Matty Pottsnot out |
1* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
 Josh Tongueb Michael Neser |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 1, lb 6, w 2, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 384 (all out, 97.3 ov) | ||||
1-35 Ben Duckett 6.5 ov, 2-51 Zak Crawley 11.4 ov, 3-57 Jacob Bethell 12.6 ov, 4-226 Harry Brook 47.4 ov, 5-229 Ben Stokes 50.5 ov, 6-323 Jamie Smith 74.4 ov, 7-375 Will Jacks 91.6 ov, 8-382 Brydon Carse 94.1 ov, 9-384 Joe Root 97.1 ov, 10-384 Josh Tongue 97.3 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mitchell Starc1 nb |
23 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 4.04 |
 Michael Neser |
18.3 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 3.24 |
 Scott Boland |
26 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 3.27 |
 Cameron Green1 wd, 1 nb |
18 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 4.72 |
 Beau Webster |
5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Travis Head |
4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
 Marnus Labuschagne1 wd, 1 nb |
3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, bat
- Start
- Sat 3 Jan, 23:30 UK
- Competition
- The Ashes 2026
- 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 Saturday 3 January 2026, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, part of The Ashes 2026; 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 Sydney Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Sydney Cricket Ground is around 392, the average over its last 9 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 20% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.