Australia vs England 4th Test: The Boxing Day Test of 2025 has turned into delightful carnage as the green MCG pitch embarked on a collapse-fest with 20 wickets falling in a single day. At the end of the third innings, the match remained neck-and-neck with Australia holding a slight lead in the fast-paced shootout. After 14 years, England is winning a test match in Australia.
wagging tongues for England
England captain chose bowling after winning the toss ben stokes Instantly vindicated. passion tongue Gave a career-best performance by demolishing the Australian top order. He claimed the prized skull of Marnus Labuschagne (6) and stand-in captain Steve Smith (9) With relentless precision and staggering-limit speed.
Australia collapsed in just this 152 Before tea. Only Michael Neser (35) And Usman Khawaja (29) Presented significant resistance. tongue finished with stellate shapes 5/45His third five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
England’s top order fell
If Australia’s batting was delicate, England’s response was frantic. visitors fainted badly 16/4 within eight overs Mitchell Starc And Michael Nesser Exploited the circumstances. Joe Root’s difficult tour continued with a duck in 15 balls.
A counter-attack cameo from Harry Brooke (34 of 41) Threatened to change the dynamic for a short time, but introduced a local hero Scott Boland The allegation was silenced. Boland’s triple-strike, which also included the wickets of Brooks and Jamie Smith, led England to defeat 110Their Ashes total is their lowest in years. Australia took an important step lead of 42 runs in the first innings,
australia digs
Australia’s second innings at the crease began in dim light on the first day. To protect specialist batsmen, Scott Boland Sent as night watchman. Amid the roar of the 94,000-strong crowd, Boland survived a tense final over, even managing to clip a boundary to leave Australia 4/0,
As soon as the play resumed on the second day, the Australian batsmen had a lot of difficulty in scoring runs. Travis Head (46) Aggression played a lone hand, but the English fast bowlers took the lead Brydon Carse (4/34) And Ben Stokes (3/24)Remained tireless. Australia were eventually bowled out 132gave target to England 175 To win.
England chased a modest target
After getting the target of 175 runs, England’s batsmen did not waste time and achieved a spectacular victory by 4 wickets. This was England’s first Test win after 14 years. The last time they won an Ashes series on Australian shores was in 2010–11.
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