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The Ashes3rd Test

Australia beat England by 82 runs in the 3rd Test - Match Info

Adelaide Oval, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia371 & 34984.4 ov
England286 & 352102.5 ov
Australia won by 82 runs

Match details

Match
3rd Test, Test · The Ashes 2025/26
Date
(Wed 17 Dec, 14:00 PKT)
Venue
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 82 runs
Player of the match
Alex Carey
Umpires
Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Nitin Menon (India)
TV umpire
Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire
Shawn Craig (Australia)
Match referee
Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Head to head (Test)

Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97

Last 5 meetings

Recent results (Test)

Top players in this fixture

AUS v ENG Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.

Most runsMRunsHSAvgSR
Steve Smith AUS39352023955.8755.10
Joe Root ENG36258918041.1050.91
Ben Stokes ENG26163915534.8753.88
Usman Khawaja AUS20138017139.4344.22
Marnus Labuschagne AUS16114411140.8650.60
Most wicketsMWktsEcon
James Anderson ENG391172.94
Mitchell Starc AUS241153.60
Nathan Lyon AUS301102.79
Pat Cummins AUS19913.16
Josh Hazlewood AUS18763.28

Tests at Adelaide Oval

Matches
83
Average 1st-innings score
384
Won batting first
40
Won chasing
24
Highest total
674 by Australia ()