The Ashes 2025-26 · 1st Test Match
CompletedAustralia
205/2(28.2) & 132/10 (45.2)
England
164/10(34.4) & 172/10 (32.5)
Australia won by 8 Wickets
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 3.43
Scott Boland to Ollie Pope
3:20 AMThree Runs. England is leading by 52 runs....Length ball down the leg side, Pope clears his front leg and flicks it back to deep backward leg for three
- 3.30
Scott Boland to Ollie Pope
3:19 AMNo Run. Swing and miss...was a length ball angles in, Pope offers no shot and ball goes over the stumps for a dot.
- 3.20
Scott Boland to Ollie Pope
3:19 AMNo Run. Length ball on the off side, leaves it back for dot ball
- 3.10
Scott Boland to Ollie Pope
3:18 AMNo Run. Length ball, angles in, Pope flicks it right back for dot ball
- 2.60
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
3:17 AMNo Run. Fuller on the middle and off, drives it to cover, want a single but denies at right time for dot
- 2.52
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
3:16 AMTwo Runs. Fuller on the off side, swings to wider line and Ben easily drives it passing cover for double
- 2.44
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
3:15 AMFour. EDGED AND FOUR!! Good length on the off side, Ben clears his front leg for a drive, gets outside edge and goes through the gate of gully and slips for four
- 2.30
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
3:15 AMNo Run. Good length on the middle, clears his front leg and blocks it back for dot
- 2.21
Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope
3:14 AMOne Run. Good length on the off side, swings in, Pope inside edges it back to deep backward leg
- 2.10
Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope
3:13 AMNo Run. Short of length on the off side, Pope cuts it back to point for dot ball
- 1.60
Scott Boland to Ben Duckett
3:12 AMNo Run. Length ball on the middle, nudges it rright back for dot ball
- 1.50
Scott Boland to Ben Duckett
3:11 AMNo Run. Short of length on the off side, gets forward and inside edges it towards the stumps for dot
- 1.4L1
Scott Boland to Ollie Pope
3:11 AMLeg Bye. One Run. Good length on the middle, hits straight on pads and they grab single
- 1.31
Scott Boland to Ben Duckett
3:10 AMOne Run. Short of length down the leg side, flicks it back to deep square leg for one run
- 1.20
Scott Boland to Ben Duckett
3:09 AMNo Run. Back of length on stump line, went forward and outside edges it back to slips and it fall short