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
49th Over - ENG 3-206
Brook backs away and misses the cut.
Brook goes to uppercut and misses.
Starc sprays the last down the legside but Carey collects
48th Over - ENG 3-206
Brook inside edges into the legside to bring Bethell on strike.
He can’t find the gap and stays on 99
47th Over - ENG 3-205
Starc replaces Neser.
Bethell pushes a single off the back foot.
Brook punches one to point.
A single to fine leg put him on 99!
Brook punches one to the point.
Bethell ducks under the short ball.
Another bouncer keeps him on 99.
46th Over - ENG 3-201
Brook guides a single to backward point to bring up England’s 200.
Beaten! Outside off and shapes away from Bethell’s push.
He finds a single to keep strike and move to 97.
45th Over - ENG 3-199
FOUR! Short and Bethell latches onto it to move to 96!
Appeal for LBW but looked high and possibly going down.
44th OVER - ENG 3-191
FOUR BONUS RUNS! Bethell pushes into cover, Labuschagne throws the stumps at the non-striker’s end, and the ricochet goes to the boundary.
A flick to fine leg moves him to 92.
CLOSE! Inside edge saves Brook, who’s almost beaten on the drive.
FOUR! Brook comes down the wicket and goes over midwicket for a boundary.
ENGLAND IN THE LEAD
Neser returns having looked sore before tea.
FOUR! Full wide and driven forward of point. Bethell to 85.
Dinks one into the legside.
Brook gets one wide of gully.
A single to point puts England into the lead!
Two more come through third man.
42nd Over - ENG 3-177
We’re back, Scott Boland, to hopefully find some life for Australia.
Catches the outside half of the bat to backward point.
Brook fiddles at one outside off.
Gets a single out to point.
Another single to backward point
TEA ENGLAND 3-174 Trail by 9
Another really good session for England the loss of Root and Duckett notwithstanding.
Bethell has been chanceless while Brook looked busy at the crease.
Outside of Boland who was magnificent, Australia looked short of puff and ideas in what became a ragged-looking session at the end.
England right back in this match now.
41st Over - ENG 3-174
Last over before tea.
Bethell flicks a single off the pads.
Webster oversteps.
Last ball before tea.
FOUR. Width and Brook crashes the boundary forward of point.
