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
06 Jan 2026 - 03:03 PM
STUMPS AUSTRALIA 7-518 Lead by 134
06 Jan 2026 - 02:00 PM
37th 100 for Steve Smith
06 Jan 2026 - 01:46 PM
WICKET Green ct Duckett b Carse 37
06 Jan 2026 - 12:45 PM
Smith puts Australia in the lead
06 Jan 2026 - 12:13 PM
TEA - Australia 6-377 Trail by 7
06 Jan 2026 - 11:58 AM
WICKET Carey ct Bethell b Tongue 16
06 Jan 2026 - 11:35 AM
WICKET Khawaja LBW Carse 17
06 Jan 2026 - 11:28 AM
50 for Steve Smith
06 Jan 2026 - 10:23 AM
WICKET Head LBW Bethell 163
06 Jan 2026 - 09:35 AM
LUNCH - AUSTRALIA 3-281 trail by 103
06 Jan 2026 - 09:17 AM
150 for Travis Head!
06 Jan 2026 - 08:45 AM
WICKET Neser ct Smith b Carse 24
06 Jan 2026 - 08:01 AM
JACKS PUTS DOWN A SITTER FROM HEAD!
06 Jan 2026 - 07:27 AM
Travis Head marches to his third 100
96th Over - AUS 6-396
There’s a looooong delay as England run out a helmet for short leg. Smith has also been grouchy over people moving near the side screens.
Smith is sat down again by another bouncer that follow him.
Smith backs away to open up the offside and get a single.
Green ducks under his bouncers.
95th Over - AUS 6-395
Stokes backing up the short ball plan from Tongue.
Smith guides a single to point.
Green defends the rest
94th Over - AUS 6-394
Smith dabs a single to point.
FOUR! Tongue goes short but Green stands tall to get over the bounce and guide it through backward point.
Smith puts Australia in the lead
Smith calls Green for a quick single as the scores draw level.
FOUR! Full wide outside off and Smith goes up and over cover to put Australia into the lead.
Soft hands bring a single to backward point.
Edge! Green fiddles on off stump and it moves away to cacth the edge on the bounce to Smith.
Stokes with head in hands.
93rd Over - AUS 6-383
Tongue to Smith with a packed leg side field in place for the short ball and no one in close on the off side.
He guides a single to backward point.
Short wide, and cover knocks down Green’s drive to keep it to one.
Smith is put on his back by one that seams in.
Welcome back
Stokes to Green to kick off the final session as Green drives to cover.
FOUR! Green chases the width and guides it down through gully for the first runs of the session.
AUS 6-381
TEA - Australia 6-377 Trail by 7
England fought back in that middle session, removing Head, Khawaja and Carey, the latter with a telegraphed leg slip plan.
Australia still trail byt have four wickets in hand with Steve Smith unbeaten on 65, if he’s still batting at the close that could just well be the game for England, but they have a great opportinty to restrict Australia to a manageable lead.
90th Over - AUS 6-377
Green gets off strike with a quick single to square leg.
Smith drop and runs a single into the leg side.
Green bunts a single into the offside.
89th Over - AUS 6-374
Smith flicks one off the hip.
FOUR! Overpitched and Green middles the drive through cover.
Drop and runs a qucik single to finish.
88th Over - AUS 6-368
Green gets off the mark straight away with a single off the hip.
Outside off and Smith chops a single to point.
Half an appeal as Green misses a flick down leg.
