Travis Head scored his first Test century at the SCG, while it was business as usual for Steve Smith at home.
Day 3: Stumps – Australia lead by 134 runs
Australia 1st Innings
518-7 (124 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Travis Head
lbw b Jacob Bethell
163
166
24
1
98.19
Jake Weatherald
lbw b Stokes
21
36
4
0
58.33
Marnus Labuschagne
c Jacob Bethell b Stokes
48
68
7
0
70.59
Michael Neser
c Jamie Smith b Brydon Carse
24
90
4
0
26.67
Steven Smith (c)
batting
129
205
15
1
62.93
Usman Khawaja
lbw b Brydon Carse
17
49
2
0
34.69
Alex Carey (wk)
c Jacob Bethell b Josh Tongue
16
13
3
0
123.08
Cameron Green
c Duckett b Brydon Carse
37
64
3
1
57.81
Beau Webster
batting
42
58
4
0
72.41
Extras
21 (b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 5, p 0)
Total
518-7 (124 Overs, RR: 4.18)
Yet to Bat
Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brydon Carse
23
2
108
3
0
1
4.70
Matthew Potts
25
1
141
0
0
2
5.60
Josh Tongue
27
0
89
1
0
0
3.30
Ben Stokes (c)
26
6
87
2
5
0
3.30
Will Jacks
8
0
31
0
0
0
3.90
Jacob Bethell
15
1
50
1
0
1
3.30
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Jake Weatherald
57-1
12.2
Marnus Labuschagne
162-2
30.6
Michael Neser
234-3
54.4
Travis Head
288-4
67.1
Usman Khawaja
339-5
83.4
Alex Carey
366-6
88.1
Cameron Green
437-7
106.3
Partnerships
Head
34(38)
57(74)
Jake Weatherald
21(36)
Head
54(45)
105(112)
Labuschagne
48(68)
Head
43(54)
72(142)
Neser
24(90)
Head
32(29)
54(75)
Smith
22(46)
Khawaja
17(49)
51(99)
Smith
29(51)
Carey
16(13)
27(27)
Smith
11(14)
Green
37(64)
71(110)
Smith
32(47)
Webster
42(58)
81(105)
Smith
35(47)
England 1st Innings
384-10 (97.3 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Zak Crawley
lbw b Neser
16
29
3
0
55.17
Duckett
c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc
27
24
5
0
112.50
Jacob Bethell
c Alex Carey b Boland
10
23
2
0
43.48
Root
c and b Neser
160
242
15
0
66.12
Harry Brook
c Steven Smith b Boland
84
97
6
1
86.60
Stokes (c)
c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc
0
11
0
0
0.00
Jamie Smith (wk)
c Boland b Labuschagne
46
76
6
1
60.53
Will Jacks
c Green b Neser
27
62
2
1
43.55
Brydon Carse
c Alex Carey b Green
1
6
0
0
16.67
Matthew Potts
not out
1
16
0
0
6.25
Josh Tongue
b Neser
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
12 (b 1, lb 6, w 2, nb 3, p 0)
Total
384-10 (97.3 Overs, RR: 3.94)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Mitchell Starc
23
2
93
2
1
0
4.00
Neser
18.3
2
60
4
0
0
3.20
Boland
26
2
85
2
0
0
3.30
Green
18
0
85
1
1
1
4.70
Webster
5
0
20
0
0
0
4.00
Head
4
0
20
0
0
0
5.00
Labuschagne
3
0
14
1
1
1
4.70
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Duckett
35-1
6.5
Zak Crawley
51-2
11.4
Jacob Bethell
57-3
12.6
Harry Brook
226-4
47.4
Stokes
229-5
50.5
Jamie Smith
323-6
74.4
Will Jacks
375-7
91.6
Brydon Carse
382-8
94.1
Root
384-9
97.1
Josh Tongue
384-10
97.3
Partnerships
Crawley
5(0)
35(41)
Duckett
27(0)
Crawley
11(0)
16(29)
Jacob Bethell
4(0)
Root
0(0)
6(8)
Jacob Bethell
6(0)
Root
80(0)
169(208)
Brook
84(0)
Root
3(0)
3(19)
Stokes
0(0)
Root
46(0)
94(143)
Jamie Smith
46(0)
Root
24(0)
52(104)
Will Jacks
27(0)
Root
6(0)
7(13)
Brydon Carse
1(0)
Root
1(0)
2(18)
Potts
1(0)
Tongue
0(0)
0(2)
Potts
0(0)
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG β’ 5th Test β’ The Ashes, 2025-26
Series
The Ashes, 2025-26
Date
Sat, Jan 3
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 11:30 PM GMT
Toss
England won the toss and opt to Bat
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires
Chris Gaffaney, Ahsan Raza
3rd Umpire
Kumar Dharmasena
Referee
Jeff Crowe
Australia squad
Players
Travis Head,
Jake Weatherald,
Marnus Labuschagne,
Steven Smith (c),
Usman Khawaja,
Alex Carey (wk),
Cameron Green,
Beau Webster,
Michael Neser,
Mitchell Starc,
Scott Boland
Bench
Jhye Richardson,
Josh Inglis,
Brendan Doggett,
Todd Murphy
Support Staff
Andre Borovec,
Andrew McDonald,
Daniel Vettori,
Michael Di Venuto,
Adam Griffith
England squad
Players
Zak Crawley,
Ben Duckett,
Jacob Bethell,
Joe Root,
Harry Brook,
Ben Stokes (c),
Jamie Smith (wk),
Will Jacks,
Brydon Carse,
Matthew Potts,
Josh Tongue
Bench
Shoaib Bashir
Support Staff
Brendon McCullum,
Jeetan Patel,
Paul Collingwood,
Marcus Trescothick,
Neil Killeen,
Tim Southee
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