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!
Joe Root brings up 150
Root gets one off the hip to move to 149.
A single to Jacks brings him back on strike as he gets another to point to bring up his latest milestone.
Supreme batting and as long as he doesn’t run out of partners he’ll be eyeing 200 here.
88th Over - ENG 6-367
Jacks skews a drive off the outside edge through gully for one.
Root gets one off the inside edge as Jacks is beaten.
Jags one back into Jacks who cops another blow on the body.
87th Over - ENG 6-365
Root flicks one off the pads to move to 147.
Jacks thick edges wide of gully for a single.
86th Over - ENG 6-363
Root walks down to Boland and almost edges behind.
He gets off strike with a single to point.
Loud appeal as Boland hits Jacks on the pad but it hit him on the thigh guard and would have been going over.
85th Over - ENG 6-362
Starc goes wide and Root pulls out of the cut late.
Extravagant movement beats Root’s defence.
Width allows a single to point.
Beaten! Jacks this time as Starc sends one across him and it somehow misses the edge.
Struck on the body to finish. Great over but no reward.
84th Over - ENG 6-361
FOUR! Short outside off and Jacks punches through point off the back foot.
Good comeback as he nearly cuts Jacks in half.
Boland a touch too short to challenge the stumps.
83rd Over - ENG 6-357
Root cuts too close to the body and almost sends an edge to Carey.
On the pads and flicked away for one.
CLOSE! Booming drive from Jacks as Starc beats the edge by some distance.
FOUR! On the pads and turned to the square leg boundary.
On the pads again but protection in the deep keeps it to one.
82nd Over - ENG 6-341
Scott Boland returns from the Randwick end.
Beauty! On a good length and shapes away to beat Jacks’ defence.
He’s getting good movement into Jacks who plays out a maiden
81st Over - ENG 6-341
New ball time as Mitch Starc returns. Australia must strike here.
Pitched up but Root can’t beat cover.
Goes for the inswinging yorker which Root jams the bat down on.
FOUR! Root plays his trademark late dab through third man to bring up England’s 350.
80th Over - ENG 6-347
Webster bowling spin now to Will Jacks.
Gets away with a low full toss, which Jacks hits to cover.
On the pads and flicked for one.
Root sweeps a single.
Dragged down and slapped forward of pont but the boudnaryrider keeps it to two
