Ashes Series 25/26 Score Thread only (NOT A CHAT THREAD)

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Australia v England

First Test, Perth (Optus Stadium)

Friday 21st November 2025 - 2.20am BST start

Day One:

England won toss and bat

England 1st innings: 172 all out (32.5 overs)
Brook 52
Starc 7/58

Australia 1st innings: 123/9 (39 overs)
Stokes 5/23

Close of play.

First Test, Day One, Close of Play: England out for 172-10, Starc 7-58. Australia 123-9. Stokes 5-23. Great comeback by England.

First Test: Day Two
Summary of position at start of play:
Australia trail England by 49 runs with 1 wicket remaining.

England 1st innings: 172 all out

Australia 1st innings: 132 all out (45.2 overs)

England 2nd innings: 164 all out (34.4 overs)
Boland 4/33, Starc 3/55, Doggett 3/51

Australia 2nd innings: 205/2 (28.2 overs)
Head 123

Australia won by 8 wickets

England collapse from 65-1 to 164 all out in second innings to set Australia only 205 for victory. Unforgivable that. A two day test.

This is the sixth Ashes Test to have finished in two days, and first time in 256 Ashes Tests in 104 years:

Lord's, Jul 1888 - Australia won by 61 runs.
The Oval, Aug 1888 - England won by an innings and 137 runs.
Manchester, Aug 1888 - England won by an innings and 21 runs.
The Oval, Aug 1890 - England won by 2 wickets.
Nottingham, May 1921 - Australia won by 10 wickets.
Perth, Nov 2025 - Australia won by 8 wickets.

Australia v England

Second Test, Brisbane (The Gabba) d/n

Thursday 4th December 2025 - 4am BST start

Day One:

England won toss and bat

England 1st innings: 325/9 (74 overs)
Root 135no, Crawley 76.
Starc 6/71.

Close of play.

Second Test

Latest 211 - 6 (Stokes run out 19, Smith 0, Root 78 no, Starc 3-41)

(04-12-2025 10:45 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  Second Test

Latest 210 - 5 (Stokes run out)

Think you need to add a 6 mate lol there collapsing again and well short of runs needed.

Joe Root gets his first Test century in Australia and 40th overall. 135 not out.

Second Test

End 1st Day: England 329 - 9 (Crawley 76, Root 135 no, Archer 32 no Starc 6 - 71)
England won toss and chose to bat