Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the fifth test between Australia Men’s cricket team vs England cricket team Timeline held at Sydney on January 4.
Australia beat England comfortably by 5 wickets and take the series 4-1.
Australia Men’s cricket team vs England cricket team Timeline Fifth Test Sydney January 2026
England win the toss and elect to bat first.
Day 1 Timeline attendance 49,574 (Eng 211/3 )
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are solid and add 35, before Mitchell Starc gets the latter for 27.
Crawley and Jacob Bethell depart soon after, as the visitors are reduced to 57/3.
Joe Root and Harry Brook feature in an unbeaten fourth wicket stand of 154, before rain and bad light halts play.
England finish Day 1 at 211/3.
Day 2 Timeline attendance 46,586 (Eng 384, Aus 166/2 ) , trail by 218 runs
Travis Head and Jake Weatherald start solidly and add 57, before Ben Stokes traps the latter for 21.
Head and Marnus Labuschagne add 105, before the latter falls two short of a well deserved fifty.
Australia finish Day 2 at 166/2, still behind 218 with Head 91* and nightwatchman Michael Neser unbeaten at the crease.
Day 3 Timeline attendance 46,161 (Eng 384, Aus 518/7 ) , lead by 134 runs.
Travis Head and skipper Steve Smith score sparkling hundreds.
Beau Webster is unbeaten on 42.
The hosts end the day at 518/7, with an overall lead of 134.
Day 4 Timeline attendance 42,864 (Eng 384, 302/8 Aus 567 ) , lead by 119 runs.
Smith scores a magnificent 139.
Webster remains unbeaten on 71.
Australia are bowled out for 567, with an overall lead of 183.
Mitchell Starc removes Zak Crawley in the very first over.
Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell are solid and add 81, before the former is cleaned up by Michael Neser for 42.
Scott Boland then gets the prize scalp of Joe Root early.
Bethell and Harry Brook steady the ship and add 102, before Webster gets Brook and Will Jacks in quick succesion.
Bethell remains unbeaten on 142 and Matthew Potts is not out on 0.
England end Day 4 at 302/8, with an overall lead of 119
Day 5 Timeline attendance 25,847 (Eng 384, 342 Aus 567 & 161/5 ) , won by 5 wickets
Bethell scores a magnificent 154.
England are bowled out for 342, with an overall lead of 159.
Chasing 160, Travis Head and Jake Weatherald are solid and add 62, before Josh Tongue gets both the well set batters in quick succession.
Will Jacks then get skipper Smith for 12.
Usman Khawaja in his final innings falls cheaply.
Alex Carey and Cameron Green share an unbeaten stand of 41, to take the hosts past the finishing line.
Australia win by 5 wickets.
Player of the match- Travis Head
Player of the series– Mitchell Starc
