The Ashes live cricket scores: Australia and England resume battle in fifth and final Test at the SCG

Cricket: The series may be decided, but plenty of pride will be on the line in the fifth and final Test of The Ashes between Australia and England at the SCG.
The tourists were able to put what had been a torrid tour where they surrendered the urn inside 11 match days behind them by claiming their first victory on Australian shores in 15 years in a fast-forward Boxing Day Test.
Australia’s hopes of a 5-0 whitewash were swept away with the loss, but Steve Smith’s side will be looking to ensure England are sent home with a bitter taste in their mouths.
Stay across the latest Ashes action as Australia and England resume their battle in Sydney.
Key events
05 Jan 2026 - 02:43 PM
WICKET Labuschagne ct Bethell b Stokes 48
05 Jan 2026 - 01:37 PM
50 for Travis Head
05 Jan 2026 - 01:07 PM
WICKET Weatherald LBW Stokes 21
05 Jan 2026 - 11:47 AM
ENGLAND ALL OUT 384
05 Jan 2026 - 11:45 AM
Joe Root finally falls!
05 Jan 2026 - 11:32 AM
WICKET Carse ct Carey b Green 1
05 Jan 2026 - 11:21 AM
WICKET Jacks c Green b Neser 27
05 Jan 2026 - 11:03 AM
Joe Root brings up 150
05 Jan 2026 - 09:37 AM
LUNCH - ENGLAND 6-336
05 Jan 2026 - 09:21 AM
WICKET Smith c Boland b Labuschagne 46
05 Jan 2026 - 08:33 AM
Green’s Ashes horror continues!
05 Jan 2026 - 08:15 AM
Joe Root has his second 100 of the series!
05 Jan 2026 - 07:33 AM
Starc gets Stokes again on review!
05 Jan 2026 - 07:13 AM
WICKET BROOK FALLS!
28th Over - AUS 1-145
Tongue goes short, and Head is caught in two minds whether to play or duck and is struck on the body.
Rides the bounce to bunt a single into the offside.
Short and Labuschagne pulls forward of square to pick up two to move to 47.

27th Over - AUS 1-142
Potts to Head.
FOUR! Outside off and flayed hard to beat the man running around from point.
Shot! Driven on the up off the back foot between the two men at cover for three.
FOUR! Half-volley outside off and Labuschagne square drives past point.
26th Over - AUS 1-131
Tongue returns as the umpires are checking the light meter between every over at this point.
On the pads, and Labuschagne works a single square.
Head works a single off his toes.
25th Over - AUS 1-129
Potts continues as Head square drives a single to point.
FOUR! Half-volley and Labuschagne carves a boundary through cover-point.
He keeps strike with a drop and run single.
England say Root is unlikely to return today after experiencing discomfot with his bat.
24th Over - AUS 1-124
The dreaded light metre is out, but we’re ok to continue for now.
Head cuts a single out to point.
Close! Labuschagne plays a lazy cut and is lucky not to edge.
Overpitched and pushed through the covers for two.
Jaffa! On a good length and nibbles away to beat Marnus’ defence.
FOUR! Carse goes searching again but it’s too full and Labuschagne gets another boundary through cover.
23rd Over - AUS 1-116
Ouch! Potts gets one to rear off a length and smacks Labuschagen on the thumb, who rips off his glove but it ok to continue.
FOUR! Short and he rolls over it to sqaure leg.
22nd Over - AUS 1-112
Carse sticks a slower ball into the pitch but Labuschagne waits on it to pull two forward of square and bring up the 50 partnership.
Marnus survives a review! He misses the flick off the pads and Ben Stokes is confident by Carse less so.
It’s hit him on middle but the angle was always working against the bowler as replays show it would have missed leg stump.
FOUR! Short and Head uppercuts over the slips.
21st Over - AUS 1-105
Matthew Potts replaces Stokes.
FOUR! Goes full and Head pings the half-volley down the ground for another boundary.
Full again but wider this time as Head drives two through extra cover.
Cut off the backfoot to point to bring up Australia’s 100.
FOUR! Half volley and Marnus laces the drive past the cover fielders to the rope.
Marnus drives a single to finish with Potts going at more than nine runs an over.

20th Over - AUS 1-93
Carse bowls a far better over to Laubschagne with three men in place for the drive.
A maiden.
19th Over - AUS 1-93
Stokes continues as Labuschagne leaves and defends.
Labuschagne works the short ball fine off the last for one.
