England end 15-year Australian drought with bold Ashes Test win at MCG
Updated On: 28 December, 2025 08:31 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
After three losses, England finally manage to land punches in Boxing Day clash to beat Australia by four wickets inside two days and end 15-year wait for first Test win Down Under after 18 games; skipper Ben Stokes hails team’s bravery
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England pacer Brydon Carse (centre) hugs skipper Ben Stokes after dismissing Australia’s top-scorer Travis Head on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
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A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years on Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.
The pumped-up tourists dismissed Australia for 132 soon after lunch in front of a bumper 92,045 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, following the 20 wickets that tumbled on Day One. It left them chasing 175 to win, with Harry Brook unbeaten on 18 and Jamie Smith on three seeing them home for the loss of six wickets to huge roars from their travelling “Barmy Army” of fans.
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