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ICC World Test Championship 2025 to 2026/27 | |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26th, 27th December 2025 (5-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | England won the toss and decided to field |
| Result | England won by 4 wickets |
| Points | Australia 0; England 12 |
| Umpires | HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), CB Gaffaney (New Zealand) |
| TV umpire | Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) |
| Referee | JJ Crowe (New Zealand) |
| Reserve Umpire | PJ Gillespie |
| Close of play day 1 | Australia (2) 4/0 (Boland 4*, Head 0*; 1 over) |
| Player of the Match | JC Tongue |
| Ball-by-ball | Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3 |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | Dots | ||
| TM Head | b Atkinson | 12 | 22 | 28 | 2 | - | 17 | |
| JB Weatherald | c Smith b Tongue | 10 | 23 | 46 | 1 | - | 18 | |
| M Labuschagne | c Root b Tongue | 6 | 19 | 28 | - | - | 16 | |
| *SPD Smith | b Tongue | 9 | 31 | 46 | 2 | - | 28 | |
| Usman Khawaja | c Smith b Atkinson | 29 | 52 | 78 | 2 | - | 37 | |
| +AT Carey | c Crawley b Stokes | 20 | 35 | 55 | - | - | 22 | |
| CD Green | run out (Carse) | 17 | 34 | 60 | 2 | - | 26 | |
| MG Neser | b Tongue | 35 | 49 | 65 | 7 | - | 37 | |
| MA Starc | c Stokes b Carse | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 5 | |
| JA Richardson | not out | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | |
| SM Boland | c Brook b Tongue | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Extras | (4 b, 8 lb, 1 nb) | 13 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 218 minutes, 45.2 overs) | 152 | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: | ||||||||
| 1-27 (Head, 6.1 ov), 2-31 (Weatherald, 9.2 ov), 3-34 (Labuschagne, 11.5 ov), 4-51 (Smith, 19.2 ov), 5-89 (Usman Khawaja, 28.5 ov), 6-91 (Carey, 31.2 ov), 7-143 (Green, 42.1 ov), 8-152 (Starc, 44.5 ov), 9-152 (Neser, 45.1 ov), 10-152 (Boland, 45.2 ov) | ||||||||
| England bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s |
| Atkinson | 14 | 4 | 28 | 2 | - | - | 69 | 1 | - |
| Carse | 12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | - | 1 | 53 | 5 | - |
| Tongue | 11.2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | - | - | 50 | 7 | - |
| Stokes | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 3 | - |
| England first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | Dots | ||
| Z Crawley | c Smith b Starc | 5 | 14 | 24 | - | - | 11 | |
| BM Duckett | c Neser b Starc | 2 | 5 | 12 | - | - | 4 | |
| JG Bethell | c Carey b Neser | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 4 | |
| JE Root | c Carey b Neser | 0 | 15 | 21 | - | - | 15 | |
| HC Brook | lbw b Boland | 41 | 34 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| *BA Stokes | c Smith b Neser | 16 | 38 | 67 | 1 | - | 31 | |
| +JL Smith | b Boland | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 2 | |
| WG Jacks | c Carey b Boland | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 7 | |
| AAP Atkinson | b Green | 28 | 35 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| BA Carse | c Boland b Neser | 4 | 12 | 12 | - | - | 9 | |
| JC Tongue | not out | 1 | 9 | 27 | - | - | 8 | |
| Extras | (4 lb, 1 nb) | 5 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 150 minutes, 29.5 overs) | 110 | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: | ||||||||
| 1-7 (Duckett, 2.3 ov), 2-8 (Bethell, 3.4 ov), 3-8 (Crawley, 4.2 ov), 4-16 (Root, 7.6 ov), 5-66 (Brook, 16.5 ov), 6-68 (Smith, 18.2 ov), 7-77 (Jacks, 20.2 ov), 8-83 (Stokes, 21.1 ov), 9-91 (Carse, 23.6 ov), 10-110 (Atkinson, 29.5 ov) | ||||||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s |
| Starc | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Neser | 10 | 1 | 45 | 4 | - | - | 41 | 4 | 1 |
| Boland | 9 | 1 | 30 | 3 | - | - | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| Richardson | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | 19 | - | - |
| Green | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Australia second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | Dots | ||
| SM Boland | c Smith b Atkinson | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | - | 15 | |
| TM Head | b Carse | 46 | 67 | 101 | 4 | - | 46 | |
| JB Weatherald | b Stokes | 5 | 15 | 21 | - | - | 12 | |
| M Labuschagne | c Root b Tongue | 8 | 18 | 30 | 1 | - | 14 | |
| *SPD Smith | not out | 24 | 39 | 89 | 1 | - | 24 | |
| Usman Khawaja | c sub (OJD Pope) b Tongue | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| +AT Carey | c Brook b Carse | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | |
| CD Green | c Brook b Stokes | 19 | 29 | 38 | 3 | - | 21 | |
| MG Neser | c and b Carse | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| MA Starc | c Root b Carse | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| JA Richardson | c Crawley b Stokes | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - | 8 | |
| Extras | (4 b, 6 lb, 3 nb) | 13 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 172 minutes, 34.3 overs) | 132 | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: | ||||||||
| 1-22 (Boland, 6.1 ov), 2-40 (Weatherald, 10.5 ov), 3-61 (Labuschagne, 17.1 ov), 4-82 (Head, 20.6 ov), 5-83 (Usman Khawaja, 21.3 ov), 6-88 (Carey, 22.5 ov), 7-119 (Green, 30.5 ov), 8-120 (Neser, 31.5 ov), 9-121 (Starc, 31.6 ov), 10-132 (Richardson, 34.3 ov) | ||||||||
| England bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s |
| Atkinson | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 2 | - |
| Carse | 11 | 3 | 34 | 4 | - | 1 | 49 | 3 | - |
| Tongue | 11 | 2 | 44 | 2 | - | 2 | 48 | 4 | - |
| Stokes | 7.3 | 1 | 24 | 3 | - | - | 33 | 3 | - |
| England second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | Dots | ||
| Z Crawley | lbw b Boland | 37 | 48 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 30 | |
| BM Duckett | b Starc | 34 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| BA Carse | c Green b Richardson | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | - | 3 | |
| JG Bethell | c Usman Khawaja b Boland | 40 | 46 | 75 | 5 | - | 24 | |
| JE Root | lbw b Richardson | 15 | 38 | 49 | - | - | 27 | |
| HC Brook | not out | 18 | 22 | 43 | 3 | - | 14 | |
| *BA Stokes | c Carey b Starc | 2 | 9 | 14 | - | - | 8 | |
| +JL Smith | not out | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | |
| WG Jacks | did not bat | |||||||
| AAP Atkinson | did not bat | |||||||
| JC Tongue | did not bat | |||||||
| Extras | (8 b, 10 lb, 5 nb) | 23 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets, 170 minutes, 32.2 overs) | 178 | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: | ||||||||
| 1-51 (Duckett, 6.6 ov), 2-65 (Carse, 9.5 ov), 3-112 (Crawley, 18.4 ov), 4-137 (Bethell, 24.3 ov), 5-158 (Root, 28.4 ov), 6-165 (Stokes, 31.2 ov) | ||||||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s |
| Starc | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | - | 1 | 35 | 6 | - |
| Neser | 8 | 1 | 54 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| Richardson | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | - | 4 | 22 | 2 | - |
| Boland | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 36 | 2 | - |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in two.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 72/4 (Usman Khawaja 21*, Carey 9*; 25 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 152 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Australia (2) 98/6 (Smith 16*, Green 6*; 25 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: England (2) 77/2 (Crawley 22*, Bethell 9*; 12 overs)
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 17.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 35.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 42.5 overs
--> England first innings: 50 in 11.5 overs
--> England first innings: 100 in 25.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 13.3 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 25.2 overs
--> MG Neser (1) equalled his previous highest score of 35 in Test matches
--> MG Neser (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> HC Brook (1) passed 3000 runs in Test matches when he reached 7
--> BM Duckett (2) passed 3000 runs in Test matches when he reached 29
--> JG Bethell made his debut in Australia in Test matches
--> JC Tongue achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Australia first innings (previous best was 5-66)
--> CD Green (17) and MG Neser (31) added 50 in 64 balls for the Australia 7th wicket in the first innings
--> HC Brook (34) and BA Stokes (15) added 50 in 50 balls for the England 5th wicket in the first innings
Australia 1st innings
Over 13.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - SPD Smith (decision upheld)
Over 28.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - UT Khawaja (decision overturned)
Australia 2nd innings
Over 26.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - SPD Smith (decision upheld)
England 2nd innings
Over 4.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Z Crawley (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 18.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Z Crawley (decision upheld)
Over 28.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - JE Root (decision upheld - umpires call)
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