Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon to push Australia A triumph against the top of the Ashes 2025-26 England in Adelaide. Third Test Ashes 2025-26 series Day 4 saw Australia dominate England, setting a target of 435 runs after posting 371 and 349 at the Adelaide Oval, starting on 17 December 2025. With England reeling at 207/6, 228 more stumps, Cummins and Lyon’s incisive bowling hurt the Australian bowling pitches. towards a consecutive victory.
Australia’s solid batting stand set a big target against England on Day 4
Australia’s second innings started steadily on Day 4 but saw a dramatic collapse after a strong platform, but they mustered 349 to advance. Head of TravisHe scored a masterful 170 off 219 balls, including 16 fours and two sixes, and reached 150 off 205 balls in the fifth wicket stand for 150 runs. Alex Carey (72 out of 128). The key partnership pushed the milestones: 300 runs at 71.5 and 250 runs at 61.6, but the lower order collapsed after the skipper’s dismissal at 311/5 (at 73.6), losing 38 runs for six wickets at 10.8.
England’s bowlers fought back with determination. Josh Dil Claimed 4-70 including head, Cameron Green (7) and Josh English (10), while Brydon Carse He bought 3-80, fired Jake Weatherald (1), Marnus Labuschagne (13) and Lyon (0). Osman Khawaja (40) and Carey added crucial runs earlier Ben Stokes (1-26) and Jofra Archer (1-20) up, Australia all out for 4.12 runs in 84.4 overs. Despite a late wobble from 311/5 to 349, the left-hander England is facing the fourth-most successful chase in Test history.
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have bowled England to Australia’s Ashes 2025-26 glory
Cummins and Lyon turned Day 4 at the Adelaide Oval into a theater of dominance, rapturous from the crowd as Australia built on a likely 2025-26 Ashes triumph. As England looked to mount an ever-higher chase, Cummins led from the front with a fiery spell that broke the visitors’ early resolve. The Australian captain was dismissed in his first innings Ben Duckett and soon added the award-winning gates Ollie Pope and Joe Roothe finished with great numbers that reflected both control and danger. On the other hand, Lyon played the perfect foil, using guile and patience to disrupt England’s middle order, Harry Brooke, Ben Stokes and most importantly, well built Zach Crawleyhis stiff resistance briefly kept England afloat.
England’s innings never really found momentum, crawling at a slow run rate as the Australian bowlers applied relentless pressure. Crawley’s half-century offered a glimmer of hope, but once it fell, a teasing collapse left England’s fragile middle order bare. Cummins’ supporting cast, incl Scott Boland and Mitchell Starcmaintained tight lines, ensuring no runs. With the Adelaide crowd feeling the inevitability, England were looking at a daunting target with their tails exposed. A 3-0 series lead now looks solid, with Australia needing a few more breakthroughs.
Also WATCH: Nathan Lyon’s deadly spin sends Harry Brook packing on Day 4 of the Adelaide Test.
Here’s how the fans reacted:
Nathan Lyon –
Zach Crawley
Ben Stokes
Harry Brooke#Ashes2025 pic.twitter.com/sw4xobBMDQ— SanjayGandhi (@SanjayGandhi41) December 20, 2025
Modern day genius Nathan Lyon 🐐 has been Australia’s X factor since 2011.#AUSvsENG #NathanLyon #Ashes2025 #ash25 ⚱️ pic.twitter.com/6OuFU2fe77
— Mahendra Baahubali (@Mahisi1996) December 20, 2025
Nathan Lyon’s sensational spell puts Australia on the brink of retaining the Ashes in Adelaide 🔥#WTC27 pic.twitter.com/iDFeJv79hu
— Kunal Khan (@kkunalkhan) December 20, 2025
NATHAN LYON is inevitable!
In just a couple of overs he cleaned up Harry Brook (30) AND Ben Stokes (5)! Both tend to be completely confused by drift and dip. Brook went for a reverse sweep Harry hit the stumps. Stokes played Harry took the wood.#Ash #Lyon pic.twitter.com/AmfAnJAC8k
— Arun R Arya (@arunarya6396) December 20, 2025
Over 3.3 and Nathan Lyon breaks down:
❌ Brook b Lyon
❌ Stokes – Lyon
❌ Crawley st Carey b LyonMagic for the ages – pure magic from Lyon!
No wonder they call him GOAT 🐐#AUSvsENG #Ashes2025 #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/eodKq2Qttn
— Arshi (@imArshit) December 20, 2025
Only two men have scored more than 150 runs as Test captain: Imran Khan (187) and Pat Cummins (150) 💪 pic.twitter.com/x0Gnlunnel
— Sohail Khan (@k42068387) December 20, 2025
PAT CUMMINS TAKES CO ROOT FOR 13TH TIME IN TEST CRICKET. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/SyBwhy2zn4
— Muhammad Zubair (@MuhammadZu83460) December 20, 2025
🚨 AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND ASHES Third Test Match DAY 3 STICKS
ENGLAND 🏴 AT 207 for 6
Will Jacks – 11*
Jamie Smith – 2*Pat Cummins: 10 – 3 – 24 – 3
Australia need 4 wickets to win #Ashes2025 #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/MESedYgjrT
— CricketPremi (@AkhandSharma9) December 20, 2025
Pat Cummins – the great captain of the modern era
Pat Cummins became the second bowler in Test history to score 150 wickets as captain.
Only the great Imran Khan is ahead with 187 wickets as a Test captain.
⭐ Elite company. Historical stage. Effective leadership. pic.twitter.com/wC1IlbapHA
— Abdul Rehman Yaseen (@Aryaseen5911) December 20, 2025
Australia 💪 came close to retaining the Ashes#AdelaideTest #AUSvsENG #Ash pic.twitter.com/2LlAdfLOeb
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 20, 2025
