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| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | This Bowler | Last 10 ovs | mat | runs | hs | ave | ||
| Alex Carey*AT Carey*(lhb) | 52 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 57.14 | 14(16b) | 23(32b) | 46 | 2257 | 156 | 37 | ||
| Travis HeadTM Head(lhb) | 142 | 196 | 13 | 2 | 72.44 | 58(66b) | 29(28b) | 63 | 4314 | 175 | 43.14 | ||
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | This Spell | mat | wkts | bbi | ave |
| Will JacksWG Jacks(ob) | 19 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 5.63 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 7.0-0-38-0 | 4 | 10 | 6/161 | 47.8 |
| Josh TongueJC Tongue(rfm) | 14 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 4.21 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 3.0-0-11-0 | 7 | 34 | 5/66 | 30.97 |
Current Partnership : P'SHIP : 122 runs, 29.1 overs, RR: 4.18 (Alex Carey 52, Travis Head 65)Last Bat : L'BAT : Cameron Green c Brook b Tongue 7 ( 7b 1X4 0X6) SR: 100 FoW : FoW : 149/4 (36.5 ov) | |||||||||||||
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16/12Stumps
3rd Test, England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 17-21 2025
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![Australia]( "Australia")
371 & 271/4 * (66 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.1
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
53/0 (5.3)
16/12Stumps
3rd Test, England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 17-21 2025
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![Australia]( "Australia")
371 & 271/4 * (66 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.1
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
53/0 (5.3)
Match Centre Ground time: 22:42
Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: Andrew Miller
Statistics
Current Batsmen
AT Carey
52(91) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %94%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 15 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
TM Head
142(196) 13x4 - 2x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 34 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
Current bowlers
- O19
- M0
- R107
- W1
- Eco5.63
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
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PARTNERSHIPS
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
17,18,19,20,21 December 2025 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
END OF OVER:66 | 5 Runs | AUS: 271/4
- Travis Head142 (196b)
- Alex Carey52 (91b)
- Will Jacks19-0-107-1
- Josh Tongue14-0-59-2
5.32pm Travis Head salutes the crowd as he marches off the field. His fourth consecutive Test hundred on his home ground, and one of his most ruthless yet. Fewer blazing strokes than in Perth, just superb situational awareness and a relentless hunger for runs. England fought hard, in patches, particularly with the bat in the morning, and with the ball through the afternoon, but the gulf in quality was all too apparent by the close. Will Jacks toiled but has been manifestly outclassed by Nathan Lyon as a spinner, and though Archer was economical, he couldn't break through after his valiant display with the bat. Tongue was the pick of the seamers, and his dismissal of Green was the high point of England's challenge. Brook's drop of Head on 99 was arguably the low. And with Ben Stokes unavailable to bowl, the burden was too great for the remaining seamers.
Australia look hungry for plenty more runs yet. Maybe a mid-afternoon declaration, with a 500 lead on the board, and a realistic chance for Carey to land his second century of the Test. This game might dribble into day five if England find some resistance, but don't rule out a rapid denouement tomorrow. It's been a chastening day for Stokes and his men. From Miller, Gnasher, Thilak and the team, good night!
65.6
0
Jacks to Head, no run, on the back foot, tapped towards Pope under the lid. That is stumps, and that is also Ashes retention eve!
Short leg now
65.5
0
Jacks to Head, no run, pops off the pads, up towards the lid. No stroke again
65.4
0
Jacks to Head, no run, padded away once more
65.3
4
Jacks to Head, FOUR, waits on the back foot, pushed with the spin out to deep cover. Duckett puts his body on the line, but to no avail
65.2
0
Jacks to Head, no run, steps into the negative line outside leg
65.1
1
Jacks to Carey, 1 run, over the wicket, outside leg, met with a reverse-sweep to extra cover
So, we enter the final throes... time for one more over. Slip and leg slip for Jacks
END OF OVER:65 | 1 Run | AUS: 266/4
- Alex Carey51 (90b)
- Travis Head138 (191b)
- Josh Tongue14-0-59-2
- Will Jacks18-0-102-1
64.6
1
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, fuller length once more, blocked on the front foot, into the covers
64.5
0
Tongue to Carey, no run, another bouncer from round the wicket. Ducked
64.4
0
Tongue to Carey, no run, short, over the shoulder
64.3
0
Tongue to Carey, no run, aggressive length, haven't seen much attacking the stumps of late, but this fuller, and pressed into the off side
Zak: "No comment on Jacks' back to back centuries, Miller?" You've said it all for me
64.2
0
Tongue to Carey, no run, bouncer, ducked
64.1
0
Tongue to Carey, no run, back of a length, outside off, rises with the bounce, defends it into the off-side
Final Attendance is 53,696. This is the third highest for an Adelaide Oval Test.
A crowd of just over 40,000 tomorrow will mean the record total attendance for an Adelaide Test is exceeded. This was 199,147 in 2017/18 set in 5 days.
END OF OVER:64 | 9 Runs | AUS: 265/4
- Travis Head138 (191b)
- Alex Carey50 (84b)
- Will Jacks18-0-102-1
- Josh Tongue13-0-58-2
63.6
2
Jacks to Head, 2 runs, reverse-sweep from Head, picked up from outside leg, and placed through deep backward point, to take the lead up to 350
63.5
1
Jacks to Carey, 1 run, looped into the toes, an easy-as-you-like half-century. I've barely noticed a single shot of his... he's just been effortlessly excellent, and is grinding England into the dirt
63.4
4
Jacks to Carey, FOUR, horrid drag-down, pumped through long-on! Buffet bowling, Carey helps himself with swivel-pull
63.3
0
Jacks to Carey, no run, round the wicket, straightening on middle and leg. Pressed down the pitch
63.2
2
Jacks to Carey, 2 runs, full and on the pads, clipped off the toes to backward square
63.1
0
Jacks to Carey, no run, tapped into the leg-side
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