Result

Australia won by 82 runs

Australia vs England

3rd Test · Adelaide · Dec 16, 2025 · Ashes Series

AUS
Australia
371 (91.2) & 349 (84.4)
ENG
England
286-10 (87.2) & 352-10 (102.5)

Australia won the toss and elected to batting

Player of the Match

Australia 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Travis Head c Zak Crawley b Brydon Carse 10 28 1 0 36.00
Jake Weatherald c Jamie Smith b Jofra Archer 18 27 4 0 67.00
Marnus Labuschagne c Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer 19 40 2 0 48.00
Usman Khawaja c Josh Tongue b Will Jacks 82 126 10 0 65.00
Cameron Green c Brydon Carse b Jofra Archer 0 2 0 0 0.00
Alex Carey c Jamie Smith b Will Jacks 106 143 8 1 74.00
Josh Inglis b Josh Tongue 32 39 4 0 82.00
Pat Cummins c Ollie Pope b Brydon Carse 13 19 2 0 68.00
Mitchell Starc b Jofra Archer 54 75 9 0 72.00
Nathan Lyon b Jofra Archer 9 35 1 0 26.00
Scott Boland not out 14 21 3 0 67.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Jofra Archer 20.2 53 5 2.61
Brydon Carse 16.0 89 2 5.56
Josh Tongue 16.0 64 1 4.00
Ben Stokes 19.0 53 0 2.79
Will Jacks 20.0 105 2 5.25

England 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins 9 19 0 0 47.00
Ben Duckett b Nathan Lyon 29 30 5 0 97.00
Ollie Pope c Josh Inglis b Nathan Lyon 3 10 0 0 30.00
Joe Root c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins 19 31 3 0 61.00
Harry Brook c Alex Carey b Cameron Green 45 63 2 1 71.00
Ben Stokes b Mitchell Starc 83 198 8 0 42.00
Jamie Smith c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins 22 26 3 1 85.00
Will Jacks c Alex Carey b Scott Boland 6 29 1 0 21.00
Brydon Carse b Scott Boland 0 5 0 0 0.00
Jofra Archer c Marnus Labuschagne b Scott Boland 51 105 5 1 49.00
Josh Tongue not out 7 12 0 0 58.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Mitchell Starc 16.0 61 1 3.81
Pat Cummins 17.0 69 3 4.06
Scott Boland 15.2 45 3 2.93
Nathan Lyon 28.0 70 2 2.50
Cameron Green 11.0 33 1 3.00

Australia 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Travis Head c Zak Crawley b Josh Tongue 170 219 16 2 78.00
Jake Weatherald b Brydon Carse 1 10 0 0 10.00
Marnus Labuschagne c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue 13 45 1 0 29.00
Usman Khawaja c Jamie Smith b Will Jacks 40 51 4 0 78.00
Cameron Green c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue 7 7 1 0 100.00
Alex Carey c Harry Brook b Ben Stokes 72 128 6 0 56.00
Josh Inglis c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue 10 20 0 0 50.00
Pat Cummins c Harry Brook b Brydon Carse 6 18 1 0 33.00
Mitchell Starc not out 7 8 1 0 88.00
Nathan Lyon b Brydon Carse 0 1 0 0 0.00
Scott Boland c & b Jofra Archer 1 6 0 0 17.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Jofra Archer 12.4 20 1 1.58
Brydon Carse 20.0 80 3 4.00
Josh Tongue 18.0 70 4 3.89
Will Jacks 19.0 107 1 5.63
Joe Root 8.0 32 0 4.00
Ben Stokes 7.0 26 1 3.71

England 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c Alex Carey b Nathan Lyon 85 151 8 0 56.00
Ben Duckett c Marnus Labuschagne b Pat Cummins 4 2 1 0 200.00
Ollie Pope c Marnus Labuschagne b Pat Cummins 17 29 2 0 59.00
Joe Root c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins 39 63 5 0 62.00
Harry Brook b Nathan Lyon 30 56 2 0 54.00
Ben Stokes b Nathan Lyon 5 18 1 0 28.00
Jamie Smith c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc 60 83 7 2 72.00
Will Jacks c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc 47 137 3 0 34.00
Brydon Carse not out 39 64 4 1 61.00
Jofra Archer c Jake Weatherald b Mitchell Starc 3 14 0 0 21.00
Josh Tongue c Marnus Labuschagne b Scott Boland 1 3 0 0 33.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Mitchell Starc 17.0 62 3 3.65
Pat Cummins 17.0 48 3 2.82
Scott Boland 17.5 35 1 1.96
Nathan Lyon 25.0 77 3 3.08
Cameron Green 10.0 44 0 4.40
Travis Head 15.0 61 0 4.07
Marnus Labuschagne 1.0 7 0 7.00

Venue

Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia

Innings

  • Australia — 1st Innings 371 (91.2)
  • England — 1st Innings 286-10 (87.2)
  • Australia — 2nd Innings 349 (84.4)
  • England — 2nd Innings 352-10 (102.5)

Awards

Player of the match: Alex Carey