What happened in Melbourne test? 30 wickets fell in 5 sessions, England achieved the target of 175 runs

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 27, 2025

AUS vs ENG: The fourth match of the Ashes series being played between Australia and England is progressing in an exciting manner. Till now the bowling has been amazing from both the teams, but the batting has not shown any strength. In this way, 30 wickets have fallen in just 5 sessions and Australia has set a target of 175 runs for England in the Melbourne Test. Now it remains to be seen whether the England team can achieve the target and open the account of victory in the series or not.

Australia’s second innings ended at 132

Disappointing batting was seen from the Australian team in the second innings. The entire team was all out on the score of 132 in just the 35th over. Travis Head played the biggest innings for the team, who was out after scoring just 46 runs. Apart from this, Captain Steve Smith played an inning of 24 runs and Cameron Green touched the double figure by playing an inning of 19 runs.

Otherwise, the remaining 7 players of the team were out on single digit scores only. In this way Australia scored 132 runs and set a target of 175 runs for England.

England have a target of 175 runs

Ben Stokes gets the final wicket and our target is set… 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ to win.
COME ON BOYS! pic.twitter.com/jQZrJu5ENS
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 27, 2025

Australia may have been all out for 132 runs, but they have given England a target of 175 runs. Since, the Kangaroo team had gained a lead of 42 runs in the first innings. In this way, it remains to be seen whether the England team under the captaincy of Ben Stokes achieves this target or the Australia team, which has won the series, comes 4-0.

England bowled well

The batting may not have looked anything special so far in the Melbourne Test match being played between Australia and England, but the bowlers have done wonders. The credit for bundling out Australia for 132 in the second innings goes to the English bowlers, who did not allow the Kangaroo batsmen to stay on the crease.

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