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Australia vs England Live Score Updates 3rd Ashes Test Day 4
3rd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Australia will resume at 271/4 on Day 4, firmly in control of proceedings against England.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: December 20, 2025 12:23 am IST
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AUS vs ENG Live Score 3rd Ashes Test Day 4:Â Australia will resume at 271/4 on Day 4, firmly in control of proceedings against England in the 3rd Ashes Test. The hosts led by 356 runs at the close of play on the third day, with Travis Head on 142 and first-innings centurion Alex Carey unbeaten on 52. Their partnership has all but taken the five-match series out of England's reach. The visitors need a win to stay alive in the series, with Australia only needing a draw to retain the Ashes. (Live Scorecard)
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AUS vs ENG 3rd Ashes Test Live Updates
Strangled down the leg side? Archer is convinced and so is Smith behind the stumps and that is enough for Stokes to review it.
Begins with a length ball, on the leg stump line. Pat Cummins gets squared up and nudges it to the right of forward short leg for a single.
Second New Ball available now. England have taken it right away, and Ben Stokes hands it over to Jofra Archer.
Full from around the stumps, angling in on off, Starc with a firm front foot drive to mid off.
Mitchell Starc walks out to bat now.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is a good fightback from England as Tongue gets to his 4-fer. Hits the deck hard, in and around off. Generates extra zip and bounce as the ball nips away from the batter. Inglis is flummoxed by that and hangs his bat away from the body to defensively dab it to the off side, but only manages a feather behind to Jamie Smith. Josh Inglis perishes on 10 (20) and Australia slip down from 311/4 to 335/7. England keep fighting hard.
Nagging length, on top of middle, Inglis hangs back and blocks it to mid on.
Full and on middle and leg, Inglis clips it behind to the deep fine leg region and runs the first one hard. Ben Duckett gets across to his right from deep square leg and cuts it off. The batters aggressively push harder for the second run as well.
Slams the deck hard, short and angling at the ribs. Cummins gets inside the line and hooks it to deep backward square leg for a single.
On a length, outside off, Cummins pats it off the back foot to extra cover.
Short of a good length, outside off, Cummins rides the bounce and eases it through backward point for a single.
Nips in from a length, around off, Inglis prods forward to push it toward cover, but gets an inside edge onto the front pad. The ball deflects towards the off side and Inglis gets off strike.
Wide yorker, outside off, Inglis goes chasing at it to carve through the off side, but misses.
Bangs it short and on the leg stump line. Cummins hops inside the line and nudges it away to deep backward square leg for a single.
DRINKS BREAK. So England have finally dismissed both the South Australians, Head and Carey, in the first hour, which might bring a little bit of relief to the tourists. But Australia's lead now reads 414 runs and the way the Aussie lower order has stepped up with the bat, there is no respite for England. They will aim to prevent the Aussie tail from wagging this time around. Pat Cummins is in at number 8.
OUT! TAKEN AT LEG SLIP! The trap was set, and Alex Carey fell right into it here. Ben Stokes comes around the wicket, bangs this into the pitch, angling it into right under the armpit of the batter. Carey tries to glance it away but gets cramped up a bit. He ends up hitting it straight towards leg slip, where Harry Brook dives to his left to take a sharp catch. Superb planning and execution from the English skipper, and he deserved this wicket for the way he has bowled this morning. Carey departs for a fine 72 off 128, and Australia are 329/6, leading by 414 runs.
Good length and on middle, angling in, Josh Inglis tucks it through square leg for a single.
Another interesting stat has flashed on air. Chasing Ian Healy (206 in 1996 against West Indies) and Adam Gilchrist (204 - double century vs South Africa in 2002), Alex Carey is third on the list to have the most runs in a Test match by any Australian male wicketkeeper.
Goes fuller and around off. Josh Inglis looks to drive but gets an outside edge along the ground through point for one.
Slams the deck hard and on off, holds its line, Josh Inglis dabs it down towards gully.