When was Australia vs England played?

Australia vs England, the 4th Test of The Ashes, was played on 26 December 2025, 5:00 am IST.

Where was Australia vs England played?

The match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.

What format is Australia vs England?

It is a Test match in The Ashes.

AUS vs ENG 4th Test: Pitch Report, Player Stats & Form

The Ashes

4th Test

AUS

152/10 (45.2)

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110/10 (29.5)

England won by 4 wickets

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The Ashes series may already be decided, but the rivalry remains intense as the focus shifts to the iconic Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Australia vs England returns to center stage, with the hosts holding a dominant 3–0 series lead and firmly in control. England, meanwhile, face a crucial challenge as they look to restore confidence and avoid further setbacks in one of cricket’s most historic fixtures. From a fantasy and analysis perspective, this encounter carries unique intrigue. While dead rubbers can sometimes bring experimentation, the Boxing Day Test at the MCG rarely lacks intensity. Australia will be targeting a comprehensive series sweep, whereas England will be determined to play for pride and momentum in a high-pressure environment. Date & Time: Dec 25, 2025, 23:30 GMT (Boxing Day) England is in a tough spot. Losing the first three games at Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth has exposed their batting fragility.

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The Ashes AUS vs ENG 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
Steven Smith	AUS	BAT	✅	125	RHB	223	28	10920	239	56	53.96	82	1258	LBG	62	19	4	53.05	4.11	77.3	0	3/18	219	3	108	324	136	0	33	4	19.18	2.26	1.97		14	65	17	0	16
Jacob Bethell	ENG	ALL	✅	9	LHB	18	1	579	154	34.05	60.75	5	80	SLA	9	8	7.2	31.87	3.94	48.5	0	3/26	11	1	69	69	41	0	0	3	10.62	0.98	1.02		12	69	1	0	0
Jhye Richardson	AUS	BOWL	✅	4	RHB	5	1	25	9	6.25	100	0	3	RF	8	13	12.3	21	2.77	45.4	1	5/42	0							10	6.46	0.3	0.45		16	63	0	0	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	4	115	460	232	0	75	5	54.25	2.57	3.62	✅	5	123	61	0	8
Gus Atkinson	ENG	BOWL	✅	21	RHB	31	1	587	118	19.56	65.8	1	77	RFM	41	83	14.1	25.34	3.65	41.6	7	7/45	9	3	90	271	73	6	33	9	12.17	0.4	0.65	✅	7	122	46	48	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	3	90	270	118	4	33	8	41.25	1.57	2.54		22	9	5	0	0
Ben Duckett	ENG	BAT	✅	49	LHB	91	3	3364	182	38.22	86.21	23	461	OB	0	0					0	-	37	4	61	247	133	0	25	2	36.31	2.57	2.95		13	66	2	0	0
Zak Crawley	ENG	BAT	✅	64	RHB	117	2	3586	267	31.18	65.49	26	512	OB	0	0					0	-	70	4	112	450	256	0	75	1	63.18	3.69	4.17		11	84	5	0	8
Jamie Smith	ENG	WK	✅	25	RHB	43	4	1549	184	39.71	73.41	12	206	NA	0	0					0	-	79	4	90	361	139	0	50	7	38.23	1.58	1.99		19	33	2	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	2	146	293	9	12	50	11	23.15	0.42	0.85	✅	1	169	1	116	0
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	4	101	404	234	0	25	4	81.63	9.67	9.36		18	39	-4	0	8
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	4	146	587	183	13	100	6	90.85	11.63	15.29	✅	6	122	20	20	8
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	4	160	640	82	19	75	10	76.48	1.45	3.93	✅	3	146	4	20	12
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	4	219	879	151	26	100	9	92.75	16.71	14.76	✅	9	93	1	40	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	4	69	276	112	3	25	7	51.75	2.15	3.66	✅	8	96	25	28	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	4	185	741	437	0	75	1	85.83	24.93	11.28	✅	10	90	20	0	0
Michael Neser	AUS	ALL	✅	5	RHB	7	0	131	35	18.71	50.97	0	20	RMF	10	22	13	18.9	3.2	35.3	3	5/42	4	2	165	331	51	10	100	8	9.09	0.49	0.69	✅	2	159	63	80	8
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	4	93	374	174	0	50	3	67.28	3.4	4.51		21	22	6	0	0
Alex Carey	AUS	WK	✅	50	LHB	76	8	2387	156	35.1	64.44	16	272	LEG-SPIN	0	0					0	-	210	4	158	633	291	0	50	6	87.02	7.39	7.91	✅	15	64	20	0	24
Usman Khawaja	AUS	BAT	✅	88	LHB	159	14	6229	232	42.95	48.82	44	692	RM	3	0	1		2.66		0	-	68	3	89	269	153	0	33	5	35.36	2.2	2.64		17	49	37	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	4	113	454	42	16	75	11	58.2	0.88	1.79	✅	4	146	0	76	8
Jake Weatherald	AUS	BAT	✅	6	LHB	12	1	224	72	20.36	68.29	1	36	LB	0	0					0	-	1	4	68	272	146	0	25	2	26.3	1.45	1.9		20	23	14	0	0

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Australia vs England: Key Facts

When was Australia vs England played?: Australia vs England, the 4th Test of The Ashes, was played on 26 December 2025, 5:00 am IST.
Where was Australia vs England played?: The match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
What format is Australia vs England?: It is a Test match in The Ashes.
Who won the toss in Australia vs England?: ENG Elected to field first
Who won Australia vs England?: England won by 4 wickets

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

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

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