England vs Australia Scorecard, 2nd Test, The Ashes 2025

2nd Test · The Ashes 2025 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane · 4 Dec 2025 to 7 Dec 2025

England 334 & 241

Australia 511 & 69/2

Australia won by 8 wickets

Player of the match: MA Starc

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Match summary

England played Australia in the 2nd Test, The Ashes 2025 at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, from 4 Dec 2025 to 7 Dec 2025. Australia won by 8 wickets.

England won the toss and chose to bat first. England made 334 in 76.2 overs, Australia made 511 in 117.3 overs, England made 241 in 75.2 overs, Australia made 69/2 in 10 overs.

Joe Root top-scored with 153 runs in the match; Mitchell Starc took 8/139 in the match; Mitchell Starc was named player of the match.

England Innings

334/10 (76.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Z Crawley c AT Carey b MG Neser	c AT Carey b MG Neser	76	93	11	0	81.72
BM Duckett c M Labuschagne b MA Starc	c M Labuschagne b MA Starc	0	1	0	0	0.00
OJ Pope b MA Starc	b MA Starc	0	3	0	0	0.00
JE Root not out	not out	138	206	15	1	66.99
HC Brook c SPD Smith b MA Starc	c SPD Smith b MA Starc	31	33	4	0	93.94
BA Stokes run out (JP Inglis)	run out (JP Inglis)	19	49	4	0	38.78
JL Smith b SM Boland	b SM Boland	0	2	0	0	0.00
WG Jacks c SPD Smith b MA Starc	c SPD Smith b MA Starc	19	31	3	0	61.29
AAP Atkinson c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	4	3	1	0	133.33
BA Carse c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	0	2	0	0	0.00
JC Archer c M Labuschagne b B Doggett	c M Labuschagne b B Doggett	38	36	2	2	105.56
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)	9
Total	76.2 Ov (RR: 4.38)	334/10

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (BM Duckett, 0.6 ov), 2-5 (OJ Pope, 2.3 ov), 3-122 (Z Crawley, 27.5 ov), 4-176 (HC Brook, 39.2 ov), 5-210 (BA Stokes, 54.6 ov), 6-211 (JL Smith, 55.3 ov), 7-251 (WG Jacks, 64.5 ov), 8-264 (AAP Atkinson, 66.2 ov), 9-264 (BA Carse, 66.4 ov), 10-334 (JC Archer, 76.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
MA Starc	20	0	75	6	3.75	79	8	1	0	0
MG Neser	14	3	43	1	3.07	61	5	0	1	0
SM Boland	19	1	87	1	4.58	77	11	2	2	0
B Doggett	15.2	1	81	1	5.28	53	10	0	0	1
C Green	8	1	43	0	5.38	27	6	0	0	0

Australia Innings

511/10 (117.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TM Head c AAP Atkinson b BA Carse	c AAP Atkinson b BA Carse	33	43	3	1	76.74
J Weatherald lbw b JC Archer	lbw b JC Archer	72	78	12	1	92.31
M Labuschagne c JL Smith b BA Stokes	c JL Smith b BA Stokes	65	78	9	1	83.33
SPD Smith c WG Jacks b BA Carse	c WG Jacks b BA Carse	61	85	5	2	71.76
C Green b BA Carse	b BA Carse	45	57	7	0	78.95
AT Carey c JL Smith b AAP Atkinson	c JL Smith b AAP Atkinson	63	69	6	0	91.30
JP Inglis b BA Stokes	b BA Stokes	23	25	4	0	92.00
MG Neser c JL Smith b BA Stokes	c JL Smith b BA Stokes	16	41	1	0	39.02
MA Starc c BA Stokes b BA Carse	c BA Stokes b BA Carse	77	141	13	0	54.61
SM Boland not out	not out	21	72	3	0	29.17
B Doggett c HC Brook b WG Jacks	c HC Brook b WG Jacks	13	21	1	0	61.90
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, w 6, nb 5)	22
Total	117.3 Ov (RR: 4.35)	511/10

Fall of wickets: 1-77 (TM Head, 13.1 ov), 2-146 (J Weatherald, 25.5 ov), 3-196 (M Labuschagne, 37.1 ov), 4-291 (C Green, 56.1 ov), 5-292 (SPD Smith, 56.4 ov), 6-329 (JP Inglis, 63.5 ov), 7-383 (MG Neser, 75.6 ov), 8-416 (AT Carey, 82.6 ov), 9-491 (MA Starc, 110.2 ov), 10-511 (B Doggett, 117.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
JC Archer	25	3	87	1	3.48	109	9	2	0	0
AAP Atkinson	28	6	114	1	4.07	120	18	0	1	1
BA Carse	29	3	152	4	5.24	115	16	3	5	2
BA Stokes	24	0	113	3	4.71	93	16	0	0	2
WG Jacks	11.3	2	34	1	2.96	51	5	0	0	0

England Innings

241/10 (75.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Z Crawley c & b MG Neser	c & b MG Neser	44	59	6	0	74.58
BM Duckett b SM Boland	b SM Boland	15	18	1	0	83.33
OJ Pope c & b MG Neser	c & b MG Neser	26	32	4	0	81.25
JE Root c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	15	36	1	0	41.67
HC Brook c AT Carey b SM Boland	c AT Carey b SM Boland	15	21	2	0	71.43
BA Stokes c AT Carey b MG Neser	c AT Carey b MG Neser	50	152	4	0	32.89
JL Smith c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	4	11	1	0	36.36
WG Jacks c SPD Smith b MG Neser	c SPD Smith b MG Neser	41	92	2	0	44.57
AAP Atkinson c SPD Smith b B Doggett	c SPD Smith b B Doggett	3	13	0	0	23.08
BA Carse c SPD Smith b MG Neser	c SPD Smith b MG Neser	7	10	0	0	70.00
JC Archer not out	not out	5	9	1	0	55.56
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 2, nb 1)	16
Total	75.2 Ov (RR: 3.20)	241/10

Fall of wickets: 1-48 (BM Duckett, 7.4 ov), 2-90 (OJ Pope, 17.1 ov), 3-97 (Z Crawley, 21.2 ov), 4-121 (JE Root, 26.3 ov), 5-123 (HC Brook, 29.3 ov), 6-128 (JL Smith, 32.3 ov), 7-224 (WG Jacks, 69.1 ov), 8-227 (BA Stokes, 71.5 ov), 9-231 (AAP Atkinson, 72.3 ov), 10-241 (BA Carse, 75.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD	NB
MA Starc	18	2	64	2	3.56	73	6	0	0
MG Neser	16.2	2	42	5	2.57	75	3	0	0
B Doggett	17	2	56	1	3.29	71	5	0	1
SM Boland	17	4	47	2	2.76	79	7	0	0
C Green	5	1	15	0	3.00	21	1	2	0
TM Head	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0
M Labuschagne	1	0	3	0	3.00	4	0	0	0

Australia Innings

69/2 (10 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TM Head b AAP Atkinson	b AAP Atkinson	22	22	2	1	100.00
J Weatherald not out	not out	17	23	2	0	73.91
M Labuschagne c JL Smith b AAP Atkinson	c JL Smith b AAP Atkinson	3	6	0	0	50.00
SPD Smith not out	not out	23	9	2	2	255.56
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)	4
Total	10 Ov (RR: 6.90)	69/2

Did not bat: MG Neser, MA Starc, AT Carey, B Doggett, JP Inglis, SM Boland, C Green

Fall of wickets: 1-37 (TM Head, 5.5 ov), 2-41 (M Labuschagne, 7.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
JC Archer	5	0	28	0	5.60	16	3	1	0	0
AAP Atkinson	5	0	37	2	7.40	16	3	2	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the England vs Australia match on 4 Dec 2025?

Australia won by 8 wickets.

Who was player of the match in England vs Australia?

Mitchell Starc.

Who scored the most runs in England vs Australia?

Joe Root (England) with 153 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in England vs Australia?

Mitchell Starc, with 8/139.

Who won the toss in England vs Australia?

England, who chose to bat first.

Where was England vs Australia played?

At Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane.