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
- 14.10
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne
7:42 AMNo Run. Back of length on the off side, shoulders his arms for dot ball
- 13.60
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:41 AMNo Run. Fuller on the off side, drives it back to bowler for dot ball
- 13.50
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:40 AMNo Run. Back of length on the off side, misses it again for dot ball
- 13.40
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:39 AMNo Run. Short of length on the off side, leaves it back to keeper for dot
- 13.34
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:39 AMFour. Back of length on the off, Smith shuffles across and pulls it over the backward leg for four
- 13.20
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:38 AMNo Run. Short of length here on the off, nudges it back for dot ball
- 13.14
Brydon Carse to Steve Smith
7:38 AMFour. Short of length on the off side, Steve cuts it hard back to deep for four runs
- 12.60
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne
7:37 AMNo Run. Back of length on the middle, offers no shot and goes back to keeper
- 12.50
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne
7:36 AMNo Run. Back of length on the off side, leaves it again back to keeper
- 12.40
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne
7:35 AMNo Run. Back of length on the off side, leaves it back to keeper
- 12.31
Jofra Archer to Steve Smith
7:35 AMOne Run. Short length here, Smith flicks it into the gap and they run single
- 12.20
Jofra Archer to Steve Smith
7:34 AMNo Run. Back of length on the middle, hit on his finger one more time
- 12.10
Jofra Archer to Steve Smith
7:33 AMNo Run. Back of length on the off side, misses it to keeper
- 11.60
Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne
7:32 AMNo Run. Short of length on the off side, misses it back to the keeper, and there a short banter between Marnus and Carse
- 11.50
Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne
7:32 AMNo Run. There was a huge appeal by England, and again the umpire turned down their appeal...It was a good length on the off side, he shuffled across to block it, got a thin edge back to the keeper, and the umpire wasn't interested, and England went to review this one. There was a spike in ultraedge at the time ball passed the bat but umpire denies it it not out. Stokes can't believe it