England vs Australia, 5th Test
England vs Australia, 5th Test: match overview
England and Australia met in the 5th Test of The Ashes, 2025-26 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Result: Australia won by 5 wkts.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around The Ashes, 2025-26 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26
- Teams
- England vs Australia
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Start time
- 05:00 AM local (23:30 GMT)
- Status
- Australia won by 5 wkts