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
07 Jan 2026 - 03:01 PM
STUMPS ENGLAND 8-302 lead by 118
07 Jan 2026 - 02:46 PM
WICKET Carse ct Smith b Boland 14
07 Jan 2026 - 02:25 PM
WICKET Stokes ct Smith b Webster 1
07 Jan 2026 - 02:20 PM
WICKET Smith run out Weatherald
07 Jan 2026 - 01:28 PM
WICKET Jacks ct Green b Wesbter 0
07 Jan 2026 - 01:23 PM
WICKET Brook LBW Webster 42
07 Jan 2026 - 01:13 PM
JACOB BETHELL HAS 100
07 Jan 2026 - 12:40 PM
ENGLAND IN THE LEAD
07 Jan 2026 - 12:15 PM
TEA ENGLAND 3-174 Trail by 9
07 Jan 2026 - 11:33 AM
WICKET Root LBW Boland 6
07 Jan 2026 - 11:09 AM
50 for Jacob Bethell
07 Jan 2026 - 10:24 AM
WICKET Duckett b Neser 42
07 Jan 2026 - 09:35 AM
LUNCH ENGLAND 1-80 trail by 103
07 Jan 2026 - 09:28 AM
Green drops Duckett
07 Jan 2026 - 08:10 AM
STARC DOES IT AGAIN!
07 Jan 2026 - 07:53 AM
AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 567
07 Jan 2026 - 07:47 AM
WICKET Starc b Tongue 6
07 Jan 2026 - 07:24 AM
WICKET Smith ct Smith b Tongue 138
07 Jan 2026 - 07:13 AM
Ben Stokes injured
07 Jan 2026 - 07:12 AM
50 for Beau Webster
69th Over - ENG 7-290
FOUR! Carse comes down and smacks Head straight down the ground.
A drag down is pulled for one.
FOUR MORE! Short and Bethell swats it through midwicket with the Egnland lead over 100.
68th Over - ENG 7-281
FOUR! Bethell sweeps powerfully just behind square.
Close! Inside edge pops up forward of short leg.
67th Over - ENG 7-275
Labuschagne continues.
Bethell works a single.
Marnus bowls a wide.
FOUR! Short again and Carse goes in the air and clears midwicket to get off the mark.
Carse drops and runs a single.
Bethell plays a late cut for one.
WICKET Stokes ct Smith b Webster 1
WEBSTER HAS THREE! Who needs a specialist spinner?
Stokes is batting on one leg basically as he tries to cut and edges straight to Steve Smith, who takes a great reflex catch at first slip.
He’s in alot of pain but another big wicket for Australia.
65th Over - ENG 6-267
A ginger Ben Stokes to the crease.
He limps a single to get off the makr
WICKET Smith run out Weatherald
OH MY WHAT A HORROR MIX UP!
Short ball and Bethell pulls wide of short square, there’s a yes, no sorry and Smith is halfway down the pitch when he goes to turn.
The throw from Weatehrald is perfect, and Labucshagne whips off the bails.
64th Over - ENG 5-264
Webster replaces Head.
Fires one down leg as Bethell sweeps two.
Comes down to psuh a single to mid-off.
FOUR! Short and Smith rocks back to smash it through cover and that’s drinks.
63rd Over - ENG 5-257
It’s Marnus time! Bowling seam up of course.
Short ball and Smith leaves to cheers.
Rides the bounce to get a single.
Bethell rolls over it to pick up one.
Smith knocks a single past a diving Labuschagne.
Bethell pulls a single to finish.
62nd Over - ENG 5-253
Head is tossing them well wide outside off.
There’s a couple single and an actual wide called.
61st Over - ENG 5-250
CLOSE! Neser fires in one and leg stump and Bethell was on the move and does well to get bat on it for one.
FOUR! Short and Smith leans back over gully through vacant third man.
