When was England vs Australia played?

England vs Australia, the 3rd Test of The Ashes, was played on 17 December 2025, 5:00 am IST.

Where was England vs Australia played?

The match was played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia.

What format is England vs Australia?

It is a Test match in The Ashes.

ENG vs AUS 3rd Test: Pitch Report, Player Stats & Form

The Ashes

3rd Test

ENG

286/10 (87.2)

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AUS

371/10 (91.2)

Australia won by 82 runs

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The Ashes rivalry heads to Adelaide for a spectacular Day Night Test, with Australia holding a commanding 2-0 lead. England are on the ropes and need a massive performance to stay in the series. The pink ball under lights adds another layer of excitement, making this a must watch contest for cricket fans and a thrilling challenge for fantasy players. Adelaide Oval: Pitch and Conditions Report The Adelaide Oval is known for producing balanced contests, but the stats tell a clear story for this match. In the last five Tests here, pacers have grabbed a whopping 107 wickets compared to just 38 for the spinners. With this being a Day Night fixture, expect the seamers to dominate, especially during the twilight session when the pink ball tends to swing and seam the most. The average score of 247 suggests that batsmen will have to work hard for their runs.

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The Ashes ENG vs AUS players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Alex Carey	AUS	WK	✅	50	LHB	76	8	2387	156	35.1	64.44	16	272	LEG-SPIN	0	0					0	-	210	2	120	241	89	0	50	6	68.43	1.46	1.87	✅	1	328	144	0	40
Pat Cummins	AUS	BOWL	✅	74	RHB	110	13	1584	64	16.32	47.07	3	189	RF	137	322	17.9	21.91	2.88	45.5	31	6/23	36							8	7.4	0.7	0.83	✅	9	159	21	60	0
Harry Brook	ENG	BAT	✅	41	RHB	70	2	3610	317	53.08	86.32	30	450	RM	9	1	3.3	127	4.23	180	0	1/25	66	2	94	188	98	0	50	5	42.34	1.98	2.84		11	141	59	0	0
Scott Boland	AUS	BOWL	✅	19	RHB	24	9	125	21	8.33	31.8	0	16	RFM	37	82	14.4	18.58	2.86	38.9	5	6/7	9	2	100	201	21	7	100	11	38.17	0.21	0.83		15	119	26	68	0
Cameron Green	AUS	ALL	✅	39	RHB	62	6	1920	174	34.28	50.11	11	226	RFM	54	39	8.1	39.82	3.55	67.2	1	5/27	41	2	76	153	69	1	0	5	52.75	1.15	2.67		22	31	-4	20	0
Travis Head	AUS	BAT	✅	67	LHB	114	6	4653	175	43.08	69.68	32	608	OB	44	16	3.9	39.75	3.7	64.4	1	4/10	35	2	179	359	199	0	50	1	83.25	20.33	11.15	✅	2	288	14	0	0
Josh Inglis	AUS	WK	✅	5	RHB	7	0	184	102	26.28	80.7	1	19		0	0					0	-	2	1	55	55	23	0	0	7	12.22	0.68	0.85		18	74	48	0	8
Usman Khawaja	AUS	BAT	✅	88	LHB	159	14	6229	232	42.95	48.82	44	692	RM	3	0	1		2.66		0	-	68	1	22	22	2	0	0	4	1.07	0.03	0.11	✅	6	198	122	0	0
Marnus Labuschagne	AUS	BAT	✅	65	RHB	117	9	4730	215	43.79	52.12	36	542	RMF,LB	51	14	4.4	59.85	3.75	95.7	0	3/45	52	2	130	260	128	0	100	3	65.45	2.39	3.93		17	88	27	0	8
Nathan Lyon	AUS	BOWL	✅	143	RHB	183	50	1705	47	12.81	50.44	0	226	OB	265	571	22.1	30.2	2.94	61.5	50	8/50	66	1	8	8	4	0	0	10	1.3	0.03	0.03	✅	12	141	13	48	0
Mitchell Starc	AUS	BOWL	✅	107	LHB	157	33	2498	99	20.14	59.08	13	306	LF	206	445	16.4	26.12	3.43	45.6	40	7/58	50	2	292	585	89	18	100	9	95.53	30.74	13.43	✅	5	201	90	28	0
Jake Weatherald	AUS	BAT	✅	6	LHB	12	1	224	72	20.36	68.29	1	36	LB	0	0					0	-	1	2	101	202	112	0	50	2	27.74	0.97	1.59		20	47	34	0	0
Ben Stokes	ENG	ALL	✅	122	LHB	220	9	7273	258	34.46	58.52	51	971	RFM	182	252	12.9	30.98	3.32	55.8	16	6/22	115	2	154	309	77	8	100	6	91.77	11.5	20.86	✅	8	160	115	0	0
Jofra Archer	ENG	BOWL	✅	23	RHB	37	7	364	51	12.13	54.4	1	48	RF	44	83	17.2	28.63	3.14	54.5	5	6/45	4	2	86	172	48	3	0	10	54.06	0.79	1.69	✅	3	244	77	116	0
Brydon Carse	ENG	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	23	3	357	56	17.85	72.7	1	47	RFM	27	58	16.7	30.18	3.89	46.5	5	6/42	14	2	144	289	33	9	50	9	65.66	0.52	2.04	✅	4	201	0	40	16
Zak Crawley	ENG	BAT	✅	64	RHB	117	2	3586	267	31.18	65.49	26	512	OB	0	0					0	-	70	2	104	208	120	0	50	1	57.32	1.89	3.64	✅	10	158	9	0	8
Ben Duckett	ENG	BAT	✅	49	LHB	91	3	3364	182	38.22	86.21	23	461	OB	0	0					0	-	37	2	58	116	64	0	50	2	35.3	2.39	2.69		19	65	49	0	0
Will Jacks	ENG	ALL	✅	6	RHB	11	0	234	47	21.27	51.65	0	23	OB	9	12	13.4	46.16	4.61	60	1	6/161	1	1	120	120	60	1	100	8	19.9	0.48	1.32		13	137	10	40	0
Ollie Pope	ENG	WK	✅	64	RHB	113	5	3732	205	34.55	64.42	25	457	NA	0	0					0	-	80	2	86	173	105	0	50	3	44.9	2.14	1.87		21	40	3	0	8
Joe Root	ENG	BAT	✅	169	RHB	309	26	14278	262	50.45	57.61	110	1582	OB	170	74	6.2	48.09	3.37	85.5	3	5/8	220	2	131	263	161	0	50	4	87.97	13.29	15.67		16	98	31	0	0
Jamie Smith	ENG	WK	✅	25	RHB	43	4	1549	184	39.71	73.41	12	206	NA	0	0					0	-	79	2	70	140	52	0	50	7	18.95	1.03	0.95	✅	7	184	40	0	16
Josh Tongue	ENG	BOWL	✅	15	RHB	22	5	133	30	7.82	43.75	0	18	RFM	30	76	16.2	26.32	4.11	38.3	7	5/45	6							11	2.61	0.09	0.29		14	132	7	28	8

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England vs Australia: Key Facts

When was England vs Australia played?: England vs Australia, the 3rd Test of The Ashes, was played on 17 December 2025, 5:00 am IST.
Where was England vs Australia played?: The match was played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia.
What format is England vs Australia?: It is a Test match in The Ashes.
Who won the toss in England vs Australia?: AUS Elected to bat first
Who won England vs Australia?: Australia won by 82 runs

Top batting performance for ENG
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ENG vs AUS	4	Joe Root	caught	160	242	15	0	66.11
ENG vs AUS	3	Jacob Bethell	caught	154	265	15	0	58.11
ENG vs AUS	4	Joe Root	not out	138	206	15	1	66.99
ENG vs AUS	1	Zak Crawley	stumped	85	151	8	0	56.29
ENG vs AUS	5	Harry Brook	caught	84	97	6	1	86.59
ENG vs AUS	6	Ben Stokes	bowled	83	198	8	0	41.91
ENG vs AUS	1	Zak Crawley	caught	76	93	11	0	81.72
ENG vs AUS	7	Jamie Smith	caught	60	83	7	2	72.28
AUS vs ENG	5	Harry Brook	caught	52	61	5	1	85.24
ENG vs AUS	10	Jofra Archer	caught	51	105	5	1	48.57
ENG vs AUS	6	Ben Stokes	caught	50	152	4	0	32.89
ENG vs AUS	8	Will Jacks	caught	47	137	3	0	34.3
ENG vs AUS	7	Jamie Smith	caught	46	76	6	1	60.52
AUS vs ENG	3	Ollie Pope	lbw	46	58	4	0	79.31
ENG vs AUS	5	Harry Brook	caught	45	63	2	1	71.42
ENG vs AUS	1	Zak Crawley	caught	44	59	6	0	74.57
ENG vs AUS	2	Ben Duckett	bowled	42	55	6	0	76.36
ENG vs AUS	5	Harry Brook	lbw	42	48	5	0	87.5
AUS vs ENG	5	Harry Brook	lbw	41	34	2	2	120.58
ENG vs AUS	8	Will Jacks	caught	41	92	2	0	44.56

Top bowling performance for ENG
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
AUS vs ENG	Josh Tongue	11.2	2	45	5	3.97
ENG vs AUS	Jofra Archer	20.2	5	53	5	2.6
AUS vs ENG	Ben Stokes	6	1	23	5	3.83
AUS vs ENG	Brydon Carse	11	3	34	4	3.09
ENG vs AUS	Josh Tongue	18	0	70	4	3.88
ENG vs AUS	Brydon Carse	29	3	152	4	5.24
ENG vs AUS	Josh Tongue	30	0	97	3	3.23
ENG vs AUS	Brydon Carse	27	2	130	3	4.81
ENG vs AUS	Josh Tongue	11	0	42	3	3.81
AUS vs ENG	Ben Stokes	7.3	1	24	3	3.2
ENG vs AUS	Brydon Carse	20	1	80	3	4
ENG vs AUS	Ben Stokes	24	0	113	3	4.7
AUS vs ENG	Brydon Carse	10.2	1	45	3	4.35
ENG vs AUS	Ben Stokes	27.4	6	95	2	3.43
AUS vs ENG	Gus Atkinson	14	4	28	2	2
AUS vs ENG	Josh Tongue	11	2	44	2	4
ENG vs AUS	Will Jacks	20	3	105	2	5.25
ENG vs AUS	Brydon Carse	16	0	89	2	5.56
ENG vs AUS	Gus Atkinson	5	0	37	2	7.4
AUS vs ENG	Jofra Archer	9	4	11	2	1.22

Top batting performance for AUS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ENG vs AUS	1	Travis Head	caught	170	219	16	2	77.62
ENG vs AUS	1	Travis Head	lbw	163	166	24	1	98.19
ENG vs AUS	5	Steven Smith	caught	138	220	16	1	62.72
AUS vs ENG	1	Travis Head	caught	123	83	16	4	148.19
ENG vs AUS	6	Alex Carey	caught	106	143	8	1	74.12
ENG vs AUS	4	Usman Khawaja	caught	82	126	10	0	65.07
ENG vs AUS	9	Mitchell Starc	caught	77	141	13	0	54.6
ENG vs AUS	6	Alex Carey	caught	72	128	6	0	56.25
ENG vs AUS	2	Jake Weatherald	lbw	72	78	12	1	92.3
ENG vs AUS	9	Beau Webster	not out	71	87	7	0	81.6
ENG vs AUS	3	Marnus Labuschagne	caught	65	78	9	1	83.33
ENG vs AUS	6	Alex Carey	caught	63	69	6	0	91.3
ENG vs AUS	4	Steven Smith	caught	61	85	5	2	71.76
ENG vs AUS	9	Mitchell Starc	bowled	54	75	9	0	72
AUS vs ENG	3	Marnus Labuschagne	not out	51	49	6	1	104.08
ENG vs AUS	3	Marnus Labuschagne	caught	48	68	7	0	70.58
AUS vs ENG	2	Travis Head	bowled	46	67	4	0	68.65
ENG vs AUS	5	Cameron Green	bowled	45	57	7	0	78.94
ENG vs AUS	4	Usman Khawaja	caught	40	51	4	0	78.43
ENG vs AUS	3	Marnus Labuschagne	run out	37	40	4	1	92.5

Top bowling performance for AUS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
AUS vs ENG	Mitchell Starc	12.5	4	58	7	4.51
ENG vs AUS	Mitchell Starc	20	0	75	6	3.75
ENG vs AUS	Michael Neser	16.2	2	42	5	2.57
ENG vs AUS	Michael Neser	18.3	2	60	4	3.24
AUS vs ENG	Michael Neser	10	1	45	4	4.5
AUS vs ENG	Scott Boland	11.4	2	33	4	2.82
ENG vs AUS	Mitchell Starc	18.2	2	72	3	3.92
ENG vs AUS	Beau Webster	16	1	64	3	4
AUS vs ENG	Scott Boland	9	1	30	3	3.33
ENG vs AUS	Pat Cummins	17	3	69	3	4.05
ENG vs AUS	Scott Boland	15.2	6	45	3	2.93
ENG vs AUS	Mitchell Starc	17	3	62	3	3.64
ENG vs AUS	Pat Cummins	17	4	48	3	2.82
ENG vs AUS	Nathan Lyon	25	6	77	3	3.08
AUS vs ENG	Mitchell Starc	12	1	55	3	4.58
AUS vs ENG	Brendan Doggett	9	0	51	3	5.66
ENG vs AUS	Mitchell Starc	23	2	93	2	4.04
ENG vs AUS	Scott Boland	26	2	85	2	3.26
ENG vs AUS	Scott Boland	25	6	46	2	1.84
AUS vs ENG	Mitchell Starc	6	0	23	2	3.83

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