The Ashes4th Test
England beat Australia by 4 wickets in the 4th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 152. Josh Tongue took 5 for 45.
England were bowled out for 110, Harry Brook 41 from 34 balls. Michael Neser took 4 for 45.
Australia were bowled out for 132, Travis Head 46 from 67 balls. Brydon Carse took 4 for 34.
England made 178 for 6, Jacob Bethell 40 from 46 balls. Jhye Richardson took 2 for 22.
England won by 4 wickets.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
152(45.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headb AAP Atkinson | b AAP Atkinson | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Jake Weatheraldc †JL Smith b JC Tongue | c †JL Smith b JC Tongue | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43.48 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec JE Root b JC Tongue | c JE Root b JC Tongue | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Steve Smithb JC Tongue | b JC Tongue | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29.03 |
| Usman Khawajac †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson | c †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson | 29 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 55.77 |
| Alex Carey †c Z Crawley b BA Stokes | c Z Crawley b BA Stokes | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Cameron Greenrun out (BA Carse) | run out (BA Carse) | 17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Michael Neserb JC Tongue | b JC Tongue | 35 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Mitchell Starcc BA Stokes b BA Carse | c BA Stokes b BA Carse | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Jhye Richardsonnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Scott Bolandc HC Brook b JC Tongue | c HC Brook b JC Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 8, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 8, nb 1) | 13 | ||||
| Total45.2 Ov (RR 3.35) | 45.2 Ov (RR 3.35) | 152 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (TM Head, 6.1 ov), 31-2 (J Weatherald, 9.2 ov), 34-3 (M Labuschagne, 11.5 ov), 51-4 (SPD Smith, 19.2 ov), 89-5 (UT Khawaja, 28.5 ov), 91-6 (AT Carey, 31.2 ov), 143-7 (C Green, 42.1 ov), 152-8 (MA Starc, 44.5 ov), 152-9 (MG Neser, 45.1 ov), 152-10 (SM Boland, 45.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 14 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.00 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 12 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue | 11.2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 3.97 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TM Head 12(22) & J Weatherald 10(16) | 27 | 37 |
| 2nd | M Labuschagne 4(12) & J Weatherald 0(7) | 4 | 19 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 1(8) & M Labuschagne 2(7) | 3 | 15 |
| 4th | UT Khawaja 9(22) & SPD Smith 8(23) | 17 | 45 |
| 5th | AT Carey 18(27) & UT Khawaja 20(30) | 38 | 57 |
| 6th | C Green 0(7) & AT Carey 2(8) | 2 | 15 |
| 7th | MG Neser 31(38) & C Green 17(27) | 52 | 65 |
| 8th | MG Neser 4(10) & MA Starc 1(6) | 9 | 16 |
| 9th | JA Richardson 0(1) & MG Neser 0(1) | 0 | 2 |
| 10th | SM Boland 0(1) & JA Richardson 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
England 1st innings
110(29.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyc SPD Smith b MA Starc | c SPD Smith b MA Starc | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Ben Duckettc MG Neser b MA Starc | c MG Neser b MA Starc | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jacob Bethellc †AT Carey b MG Neser | c †AT Carey b MG Neser | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Joe Rootc †AT Carey b MG Neser | c †AT Carey b MG Neser | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Brooklbw b SM Boland | lbw b SM Boland | 41 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 120.59 |
| Ben Stokesc SPD Smith b MG Neser | c SPD Smith b MG Neser | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Jamie Smith †b SM Boland | b SM Boland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Will Jacksc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gus Atkinsonb C Green | b C Green | 28 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Brydon Carsec SM Boland b MG Neser | c SM Boland b MG Neser | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Josh Tonguenot out | not out | 1* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras(lb 4, nb 1) | (lb 4, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total29.5 Ov (RR 3.69) | 29.5 Ov (RR 3.69) | 110 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (BM Duckett, 2.3 ov), 8-2 (JG Bethell, 3.4 ov), 8-3 (Z Crawley, 4.2 ov), 16-4 (JE Root, 8 ov), 66-5 (HC Brook, 16.5 ov), 68-6 (JL Smith, 18.2 ov), 77-7 (WG Jacks, 20.2 ov), 83-8 (BA Stokes, 21.1 ov), 91-9 (BA Carse, 24 ov), 110-10 (AAP Atkinson, 29.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3.83 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | 10 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 4.50 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.33 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Green | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Z Crawley 5(10) & BM Duckett 2(5) | 7 | 15 |
| 2nd | JG Bethell 1(5) & Z Crawley 0(2) | 1 | 7 |
| 3rd | JE Root 0(2) & Z Crawley 0(2) | 0 | 4 |
| 4th | HC Brook 7(9) & JE Root 0(13) | 8 | 22 |
| 5th | HC Brook 34(25) & BA Stokes 15(28) | 50 | 53 |
| 6th | JL Smith 2(3) & BA Stokes 0(6) | 2 | 9 |
| 7th | WG Jacks 5(10) & BA Stokes 1(3) | 9 | 12 |
| 8th | AAP Atkinson 6(4) & BA Stokes 0(1) | 6 | 5 |
| 9th | BA Carse 4(12) & AAP Atkinson 4(5) | 8 | 17 |
| 10th | AAP Atkinson 18(26) & JC Tongue 1(9) | 19 | 35 |
Australia 2nd innings
132(34.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bolandc †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson | c †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Travis Headb BA Carse | b BA Carse | 46 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 68.66 |
| Jake Weatheraldb BA Stokes | b BA Stokes | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec JE Root b JC Tongue | c JE Root b JC Tongue | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Steve Smithnot out | not out | 24* | 39 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Usman Khawajac sub (OJ Pope) b JC Tongue | c sub (OJ Pope) b JC Tongue | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex Carey †c HC Brook b BA Carse | c HC Brook b BA Carse | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Cameron Greenc HC Brook b BA Stokes | c HC Brook b BA Stokes | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.52 |
| Michael Neserc & b BA Carse | c & b BA Carse | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starcc JE Root b BA Carse | c JE Root b BA Carse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jhye Richardsonc Z Crawley b BA Stokes | c Z Crawley b BA Stokes | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 6, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 6, nb 3) | 13 | ||||
| Total34.3 Ov (RR 3.83) | 34.3 Ov (RR 3.83) | 132 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (SM Boland, 6.1 ov), 40-2 (J Weatherald, 10.5 ov), 61-3 (M Labuschagne, 17.1 ov), 82-4 (TM Head, 21 ov), 83-5 (UT Khawaja, 21.3 ov), 88-6 (AT Carey, 22.5 ov), 119-7 (C Green, 30.5 ov), 120-8 (MG Neser, 31.5 ov), 121-9 (MA Starc, 32 ov), 132-10 (JA Richardson, 34.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 11 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3.09 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue | 11 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 4.00 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | 7.3 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.20 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SM Boland 6(17) & TM Head 12(20) | 22 | 37 |
| 2nd | J Weatherald 5(15) & TM Head 13(13) | 18 | 28 |
| 3rd | M Labuschagne 8(18) & TM Head 12(20) | 21 | 38 |
| 4th | SPD Smith 11(10) & TM Head 9(14) | 21 | 23 |
| 5th | SPD Smith 0(1) & UT Khawaja 0(2) | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | AT Carey 4(6) & SPD Smith 1(2) | 5 | 8 |
| 7th | C Green 19(29) & SPD Smith 7(20) | 31 | 48 |
| 8th | MG Neser 0(5) & SPD Smith 1(1) | 1 | 6 |
| 9th | MA Starc 0(2) & SPD Smith 0(0) | 1 | 1 |
| 10th | SPD Smith 4(5) & JA Richardson 7(10) | 11 | 15 |
England 2nd innings
178/6(32.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleylbw b SM Boland | lbw b SM Boland | 37 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 77.08 |
| Ben Duckettb MA Starc | b MA Starc | 34 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 130.77 |
| Brydon Carsec C Green b JA Richardson | c C Green b JA Richardson | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Jacob Bethellc UT Khawaja b SM Boland | c UT Khawaja b SM Boland | 40 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Joe Rootlbw b JA Richardson | lbw b JA Richardson | 15 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39.47 |
| Harry Brooknot out | not out | 18* | 22 | 3 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Ben Stokesc †AT Carey b MA Starc | c †AT Carey b MA Starc | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Jamie Smith †not out | not out | 3* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 10, nb 5) | (b 8, lb 10, nb 5) | 23 | ||||
| Total32.2 Ov (RR 5.51) | 32.2 Ov (RR 5.51) · Target 175 | 178/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (BM Duckett, 7 ov), 65-2 (BA Carse, 9.5 ov), 112-3 (Z Crawley, 18.4 ov), 137-4 (JG Bethell, 24.3 ov), 158-5 (JE Root, 28.4 ov), 165-6 (BA Stokes, 31.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.50 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Neser | 8 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 6.75 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4.13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3.22 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Z Crawley 15(16) & BM Duckett 34(26) | 51 | 42 |
| 2nd | Z Crawley 7(10) & BA Carse 6(8) | 14 | 17 |
| 3rd | JG Bethell 27(32) & Z Crawley 15(22) | 47 | 53 |
| 4th | JE Root 12(21) & JG Bethell 13(14) | 25 | 35 |
| 5th | HC Brook 8(10) & JE Root 3(17) | 21 | 25 |
| 6th | BA Stokes 2(9) & HC Brook 5(7) | 7 | 16 |
| 7th | JL Smith 3(2) & HC Brook 5(5) | 13* | 6 |
Commentary
32.24Lb
JA Richardson to HC Brook, 4 leg byes
32.10
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
End of over 329 runs, 1 wktENG 174/60W3402Nb0
JL Smith 3(2)HC Brook 18(20)MA Starc 10-0-55-2
31.60
MA Starc to JL Smith, no run
31.62Nb
MA Starc to HC Brook, no ball, 1 run
31.50
MA Starc to HC Brook, no run
31.44
MA Starc to HC Brook, FOUR
31.33
MA Starc to JL Smith, 3 runs
31.2W
MA Starc to BA Stokes, OUT
BA Stokes c †AT Carey b MA Starc 2(9) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 165/6 (31.2 ov)
31.10
MA Starc to BA Stokes, no run
End of over 314 runsENG 165/5000400
HC Brook 13(17)BA Stokes 2(7)JA Richardson 5-1-22-2
30.60
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
30.50
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
30.44
JA Richardson to HC Brook, FOUR
30.30
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
30.20
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
30.10
JA Richardson to HC Brook, no run
End of over 303 runsENG 161/5100020
BA Stokes 2(7)HC Brook 9(11)MA Starc 9-0-46-1
29.60
MA Starc to BA Stokes, no run
29.52
MA Starc to BA Stokes, 2 runs
29.40
MA Starc to BA Stokes, no run
29.30
MA Starc to BA Stokes, no run
29.20
MA Starc to BA Stokes, no run
29.11
MA Starc to HC Brook, 1 run
End of over 294 runs, 1 wktENG 158/5Nb0Nb20W00
BA Stokes 0(2)HC Brook 8(10)JA Richardson 4-1-18-2
28.60
JA Richardson to BA Stokes, no run
28.50
JA Richardson to BA Stokes, no run
28.4W
JA Richardson to JE Root, OUT
JE Root lbw b JA Richardson 15(38) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 158/5 (28.4 ov)
28.30
JA Richardson to JE Root, no run