The Ashes live cricket scores: Australia and England resume battle in fifth and final Test at the SCG

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Beau Webster of Australia celebrates with Steve Smith of Australia and team mates after dismissing Will Jacks.
Beau Webster of Australia celebrates with Steve Smith of Australia and team mates after dismissing Will Jacks. Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

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.

12th Over - ENG 1-49

Two leg-byes come off Duckett’s pad.

FOUR! Goes for the yorker and Duckett flicks it through midwicket.

Goes for a drive and an inside edge goes to backward square for one.

Beats Bethell off the last/

11th Over - ENG 1-42

Neser is too straight again as Bethell flicks two off the pads.

FOUR! Full wode of off and Bethell crunches the drive to the boundary.

Outside of Starc Australia have not bowled well this morning.

10th Over - ENG 1-36

Starc replaces Boland.

Fires one down leg where Carey does well to collect.

RIP SNORTER! Good ball leaps off the surface and nearly catches Duckett out.

Runs! short wide and ssmacked forward of point for two.

9th Over - ENG 1-34

Neser continues, comes over the wicket this time.

Thick edge from Duckett goes to deep third.

A better over from Neser but Bethell defends solidly and that’s drinks.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Ben Duckett of England reacts after being struck on the gloves during day four of the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series between Australia and England at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 07, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Ben Duckett of England reacts after being struck on the gloves during day four of the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series between Australia and England at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 07, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

8th Over - ENG 1-33

Flash and miss as Boland tempts Duckett with width and is beaten on the cut.

Fends a single into the legside.

Bethell guides two down past gully.

FOUR BYES! Boland goes short and it beats everyone to the boundary.

7th Over - ENG 1-26

Neser replaces Starc.

FOUR! Full on the pads and Bethell flicks four in front of square.

Bethell takes one of middle stump to square leg.

On the pads and Duckett gets one, Neser yet to find his line.

Again on the pads as Bethell has two.

6th Over - ENG 1-18

Bethell shuffles down to cover the movement from Boland.

He gets a single in front of the backward point.

Duckett defends the last

5th Over - ENG 1-17

Starc beats Duckett with some big movement that just misses the edge.

On the pads and there’s one to square leg.

Bethell flicks one fine.

Goes for the yorker but Duckett keeps it out

4th Over - ENG 1-15

Boland works Bethell over and draws an edge off the last, but it falls just short of Smith at second slip.

3rd Over - ENG 1-15

FOUR! Short and Duckett gets a top edge down to vacant third man.

Full swinging in and a leading edge goes square for one.

FOUR! Full outside off and Duckett nails the cover drive.

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