AUS vs ENG: Match ended in just 2 days, 36 wickets fell; Questions raised on Melbourne pitch after Australia’s defeat

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 27, 2025

Australia vs England 4th Test: After losing 3 consecutive matches and losing the series, finally the match in the fourth England The team won. In this match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, England team led by Ben Stokes defeated Australia by 4 wickets. However, this fourth match of the Ashes series is surprising the fans because the match ended in just 2 days.

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The fast bowlers got so much help in 2 days on the Melbourne pitch that the match could not last long. After Australia’s defeat, questions are now being raised on Melbourne’s pitch as well. Australian captain Steve Smith himself was seen raising questions on the pitch after the match.

36 wickets fell in 2 days

The brilliance of fast bowlers was seen on the Melbourne pitch. Spin bowlers were not seen from both the teams in this match. Due to which the fast bowlers took 36 wickets within 2 days and the match was over. Speaking about the pitch after the match, Australian captain Steve Smith said, “I think the bowlers got a little too much support. The pitch was really difficult. It was natural for 36 wickets to fall in two days. Perhaps it would have been better if the grass on the pitch had been reduced a little or the preparation had been relaxed a little, but the situation was like that and we had to adapt accordingly.”

He further said that “The wicket was as expected, but after the ball became soft, its performance was not as I had wanted. When the batsmen came to bat, they batted very aggressively in the first few overs, which probably made the ball even softer. After that, the ball did not help as much as I wanted.”

This 2 day Melbourne pitch is Test Cricket or what???- Ex players keep on crying for the spinning tracks in India- They rate those pitches poor with matches getting wrapped under 3 days- They mock Indian curators for preparing such spinning minefields- They termed as the end… pic.twitter.com/V3K6JLv4qm
— Akshat (@Akshatgoel1408) December 27, 2025

Australia lost by 4 wickets

In this match, Australia scored 152 runs in the first innings and 132 runs in the second innings. Apart from this, England’s first innings was reduced to 110, but in the second innings, batting with wisdom, the English team won by scoring 178 runs. At present the Australian team is ahead 3-1 in the series.