26/12Result
4th Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Alastair CookEngland
26/12Result
4th Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Alastair CookEngland
, play 04:32
#PoliteEnquiries: Would Starc have woken up this pitch?

Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell chew over the events of the final day of the fourth Test in Melbourne

, play 02:58
Nannes: Cook return to form a positive for England

Melinda Farrell and Dirk Nannes discuss what positives England and Australia can take away from Melbourne going into the fifth Test in Sydney

, play 02:02
Is Steven Smith one of the best of all time?

Melinda Farrell and Dirk Nannes discuss Steven Smith's latest Ashes performance and whether or not he can be called one of the all-time greats

, play 02:28
Nannes: Pitch was completely unacceptable

Dirk Nannes and Melinda Farrell discuss the "disappointing" state of the pitch after Australia and England played out a dull draw at the MCG

, play 03:32
Was the Melbourne pitch suitable for Test cricket?

Steve Smith, Joe Root and Alastair Cook share their disappointment in the pitch provided for the Boxing Day Test

, play 04:00
#PoliteEnquiries: Should we celebrate Cook's 244* in a dead rubber?

Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell answer your questions from a wet day four in Melbourne

, play 02:30
Rogers: Bancroft, Khawaja need a score

Former Australian batsman Chris Rogers suggests Cameron Bancroft and Usman Khawaja deserve another chance to stake their claim in Sydney

, play 02:13
Rogers: 'Dead' pitch likely to deny England

Melinda Farrell and Chris Rogers discuss England's chances of winning the fourth Test after Steve Smith and David Warner showed their resilience on day four

, play 02:33
Were England tampering with the ball?

Melinda Farrell and Chris Rogers discuss accusations made about whether or not James Anderson scratched the ball on day four of the fourth Ashes Test

, play 01:22
'I haven't seen anything inappropriate' - Marsh on ball tampering

Mitchell Marsh says he hasn't seen anything abnormal with regard to the treatment of the ball by the England bowlers in Melbourne.

, play 02:23
'Umpires said there was nothing in it' - Bayliss on Anderson 'tampering'

Trevor Bayliss says that the umpires dismissed claims that James Anderson may have been tampering with the ball on day four in Melbourne.

, play 01:41
'Starc a huge loss for Australia' - Hussey

Mike Hussey talks about the absence of Mitchell Starc and the problems that is causing for Australia in Melbourne

, play 01:53
'Never write off a champion' - Hussey

Mike Hussey sings the praises of Alastair Cook after his record-breaking innings in Melbourne

, play 01:40
'I'm staggered Malan didn't review' - Hussey

Mike Hussey says he can't believe that Dawid Malan didn't feel bat on ball after he became the second England player to fail to review an lbw at the MCG

, play 02:07
'I feel a bit sorry for Brian Lara' - Cook

Alastair Cook reflects on his MCG double-hundred, passing Brian Lara's Test runs mark and the doubts that have plagued him

, play 02:10
Inside the MCG library

MCG librarian David Studham reveals some of the hidden cricketing treasures in the library at the MCG

, play 01:13
Curran gets maiden Test wicket as England bounce back

England fought back admirably on the second morning at the MCG, after debutant Tom Curran denied Steven Smith a century and Australia lost five wickets

, play 05:29
#PoliteEnquiries: Is David Warner the ultimate flat-track bully?

Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell are reunited on the first day at the MCG to answer your Twitter questions

, play 01:54
How do England stop Smith going big again?

Melinda Farrell and Dirk Nannes look ahead to day two at the MCG, with Steve Smith threatening to hit another big score

, play 02:02
Could the umpires have prevented Curran's no-ball heartbreak?

Dirk Nannes argues that umpires should be more proactive in preventing no-balls by telling bowlers when they are close to the crease

Match Coverage

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23rd in quick time

110

Numer of innings Steven Smith has taken to hit 23 Test hundreds. Only Bradman (59 inns) and Gavaskar (109) were quicker.

Record breaking Cook

1997

Last instance of a player from England carrying his bat before Cook - Atherton scored 94 against New Zealand. Cook's 244 is the highest score ever made by a batsman carrying his bat through a Test innings

Cook Marches on

11

150 plus scores for Cook in Tests - Most for a batsmen from England. He now has three such scores in Australia as well. Only Wally Hammond has more.

Centurion

32

Hundreds for Cook in Tests - joint seventh along with Steve Waugh. During the innings, Cook also went past Jayawardene's tally of 11814 Test runs.

Cook Down Under

5

Centuries for Cook in Australia. He now has centuries in each of the five big venues in Aus. Cook is the fifth player from England to score 5 or more centuries vs Aus in Australia

Cook comes good

10

Innings since Cook's last half-century. His previous score of fifty plus resulted in a score of 243 against West Indies

100 for Anderson

8

Bowlers from England to take 100 or more wickets against Australia. Anderson joined 4 other fast bowlers to this feat.

Centurion Warner

21

Test hundreds for David Warner- 15 of them have come at home. This is his third century against England and second at MCG.

Wonderful Warner

6000

Test Runs for David Warner in 129 innings- Joint fourth fastest for Australia after Bradman, Ponting, Hayden and Greg Chappel.