AUS vs ENG, 5th Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, 04 January 2026 - Live Cricket Score

Shortish length angled into the batter, Labuschagne gets into an awkward position and the ball goes off the hips behind square leg. They pick up a leg bye.

Banged in well short and outside off, Head reaches out to uppercut but fails to get a bat on it.

Good length around off, jabbed away wide of mid off for a single and the 100-run stand is up between these two.

Play and a miss! Full and wide outside off, shaping away, Marnus Labuschagne extends his arms for the booming cover drive but gets beaten past the outside edge.

On a good length and in the channel outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms at it.

Tongue goes wider on the crease and angles in a full ball towards the off stump. Labuschagne watchfully blocks it off.

Pitched-up delivery on the fourth stump line, Head hangs back and pushes it out to covers.

On a good length around middle, jams back in, Head stays back and just smothers it down into the leg side.

A yorker now from Stokes, lands it right at the base of the middle stump. Travis Head hangs back in the crease and manages to dig it out.

FOUR! Edged away! Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and throws his hands at it. The ball goes off the outside edge and flies over the slip cordon for a boundary down to third man.

Good length on middle, angling in, Head backs away and tucks it down behind square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Stokes gets the better of Marnus Labuschagne and he has to walk back just 2 runs shy of his half century. Stokes bowls a fullish length delivery in the channel, but a touch wider and gets the ball to seam away. Labuschagne is drawn into the drive and plays away from the body, getting it off the outer half of the blade and straight to gully. Jacob Bethell over there, crouches a bit and takes a sharp catch around his head and England finally manage to break this big stand. Labuschagne is disappointed but Stokes does not say a word. NOT. A. WORD. He just gives Marnus a stare, who looks disconsolate. If looks could kill...

Just back of a length and around off, pushed away into the off side for a single.

Tongue starts with a bumper to the new batter and bangs it in short over middle and leg. Michael Neser ducks under it well.

Short of a length and outside off, seams back in at 146.6 kph, Neser leans back and brings the hands down, letting the ball through to the keeper.

Full of a good length and attacking the off stump, Neser leans halfway and tentatively blocks it off.

Good length around off, Neser strides across and pushes it towards cover.

Back of a length, hitting the deck hard and angling it in. Neser presses back nicely to defend.

Back of a length and around off, sliding right on, Head rocks back and punches it to covers.

Fuller and angled into the legs, Head lifts up one leg and hoicks it through the square leg region for a single. Head moves on to 90 with that single.

On a hard length and just around the top of off, Michael Neser manages to block it off.

Shortish length outside off, seaming away, easy leave for Neser to make. Ben Stokes knows it was too wide and he shakes his head as he walks back to the top of his mark.

Nicely bowled. A bit fuller and bowled from wider on the crease, getting it to straighten off the deck as well. Michael Neser hangs bacl and has a poke at it but plays inside the line of the ball.

Shortens the length and gets the ball to nip away with extra bounce but the line is slightly wider of the off stump. Neser lets it through and Stokes is not happy with himself.

On a hard length over off, Head rocks back and slaps it down through cover-point for a single.

Tongue goes wider on the crease and angles it into the stumps. Neser gets inside the line and nudges it just behind square leg.

Hard length again, in and around off, the ball gets extra lift off the deck and nips away late. Neser shoulders arms at it.

Much fuller and around off, angling in, Neser looks to cover drive but gets it off the inner half of the blade and back to the bowler.

That in-between length from Tongue, looking to slide back past bat and pad. Neser leans on and punches it to mid off.

Hard length on middle, slanting back in, Neser manages to dab it across to the leg side and gets it wide of square leg for a single.

Oh, deary me! That's really hurt Michael Neser and he is wincing in pain here. On a good length around off, lifts off the deck, Neser looks to defend with a straight bat but the ball goes past the outside edge and brushes the gloves, going on to hit Neser just under the elbow.