Ashes 2025-26: Australia vs England Highlights & Review – 3rd Test, Day 4

Published - 20 Dec 2025, 12:03 IST | Updated - 20 Dec 2025, 12:45 IST

Australia are on the verge of retaining the Ashes, with England needing 228 runs to win the third Test in Adelaide, while the hosts require just four wickets to seal the series 3-0.

Australia began Day 4 positively, adding around 70 runs to set England a challenging target of 435. Travis Head was the star for the hosts, scoring 170 off 219 balls, including 16 fours and two sixes, while Alex Carey contributed 72 off 128 balls with six boundaries. From the England bowling attack, Josh Tongue took 4/70 and Brydon Carse claimed 3/80.

At stumps on Day 4, England were 207/6. Zak Crawley top-scored with 85, while the rest of the batting lineup fell cheaply. For Australia, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon took three wickets each, keeping the hosts firmly in control of the match and the series.

England opener Zak Crawley was the standout batting performer on Day 4, holding the crease as wickets tumbled at the other end. He scored 85 off 151 balls, including eight fours. Crawley has accumulated over 200 runs in the 2025-26 Ashes so far but has been unable to convert his performances into match-winning contributions for England.

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Pat Cummins was the standout bowler on Day 4, taking three key wickets. Nathan Lyon also claimed three scalps, but it was Cummins’ fiery opening spell that set the tone and helped dismantle England’s middle order. Cummins dismissed Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Joe Root, keeping the English batsmen under pressure throughout the session.