Australia vs England, Live Score and Commentary, The Ashes, 5 January, 2022
COMPLETED / Match 4 / Sydney Cricket Ground
416/8 (134 ov) & 265/6 (68.5 ov)
294/10 (79.1 ov) & 270/9 (102 ov)
Match Drawn
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Player of the match
Usman Khawaja,
Australia
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 22.86 |
| James Anderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 1.27 |
Match Drawn
Australia vs England, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies (AUS won by 159 runs) | 1st Test | 25 Jun 2025 |
| South Africa (SA won by 5 wickets) | Final | 11 Jun 2025 |
| India National Cricket Team (India won by 4 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Afghanistan (Match abandoned) | 10th Match, Group B | 28 Feb 2025 |
| South Africa (Match abandoned due to rain) | 7th Match, Group B | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| India National Cricket Team (ENG won by 5 wickets) | 1st Test | 20 Jun 2025 |
| West Indies (ENG won by 37 runs) | 3rd T20I | 10 Jun 2025 |
| West Indies (ENG won by 4 wickets) | 2nd T20I | 8 Jun 2025 |
| West Indies (ENG won by 21 runs) | 1st T20I | 6 Jun 2025 |
| West Indies (ENG won by 7 wickets (DLS Method)) | 3rd ODI | 3 Jun 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (2 ov): Stuart Broad: 0 (6), James Anderson: 0 (6)
- Last Bat: Jack Leach 26(34) - c D Warner b S Smith Steven Smith
- Fall of Wickets: 46 - 1 Haseeb Hameed, 74 - 2 Dawid Malan, 96 - 3 Zak Crawley, 156 - 4 Joe Root, 193 - 5 Ben Stokes, 218 - 6 Jos Buttler, 218 - 7 Mark Wood, 237 - 8 Jonny Bairstow, 270 - 9 Jack Leach
- Reviews Remaining: England - 0 of 0, Australia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Australia elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 4
- Series: The Ashes
- Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2022
- Time: 05:00 AM
- Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
- City: Sydney
- Umpires: Paul Wilson(Australia), Rod Tucker(Australia), Paul Reiffel(Australia, TV)
- Referee: Steve Bernard (Australia)
Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to cover for 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Jack Leach, Four, full length, on the middle stump Jack Leach plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the long off for four
End of over 98 (8 runs)
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to silly point
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to short leg
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to short leg
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
End of over 99 (0 runs)
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, no run, legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot to short leg
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot to short leg
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, 2 runs, googly full length, outside off, Jack Leach plays cut, of the backfoot to point for 2 run
Jack Leach c D Warner b S Smith 26 (34) Steven Smith to Jack Leach, no run, c D Warner b S Smith, Caught out!! googly full length, on the middle stump, Jack Leach plays lofted defensive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the slip where David Warner completes catch. Gone.
End of over 100 (2 runs)
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to short leg
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid on
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad, no run, arm ball full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays defensive shot to silly point
End of over 101 (0 runs)
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, legbreak full length, outside the leg stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, legbreak full length, outside the leg stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
Steven Smith to James Anderson, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to silly point
End of over 102 (0 runs)