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
80th Over - AUS 4-324
Jacks to bowl the last set before the second new ball.
Smith gets a single through midwicket.
Khawaja turns one off the hip to deep square.
79th Over - AUS 4-322
EDGED FOUR! Khawaja steps down and gets a genuine edge that drops short of slip and goes to the boundary.
He defends the rest and that’s drinks. Tight first hour after lunch as Australia trails by 62.
78th Over - AUS 4-318
Khawaja whips to mid-on, and there’s some confusion over the run, but Smith is sent back in time.
Gets a quick single to mid-off.
77th Over - AUS 4-317
Smith blocks out a maiden from Stokes.
England have kept it tight after the wicket of Head.
76th Over - AUS 4-317
Jacks replaces Bethell as Khawaja drives one into cover.
Smith gets a single off the hip.
75th Over - AUS 4-315
Stokes strays down legside, and it beats everyone to go for four byes.
Five overs until the new ball.
74th Over - AUS 4-311
Short and Smith chops one to the sweeper.
Khawja pulls square for one.
Smith drives a single off the last. You’d think Bethell and Stokes will continue until the second new ball.
73rd Over - AUS 4-308
Smith jumps across to work a single off his pads.
Khawaja defends the rest.
72nd Over - AUS 4-307
Bethell to Smith.
He’s firing in darts on a good length around the wicket.
Smith sneaks one past mid-off.
71st Over - AUS 4-306
Smith drives nicely but can’t beat cover.
FOUR! A touch short and Smith swivels to pull fine to the boundary.
Smith is on his toes to punch one into cover-point.
