Australia vs England 4th Ashes Test: When and Where to watch Boxing Day Test live in India

The fourth match of the 2025-26 Ashes series is scheduled to take place from December 26 to December 30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The iconic Boxing Day Test at the MCG is one of the most anticipated fixtures of the Ashes.

Before the Boxing Day Test, which is the fourth match of the five-Test series, England lost all of the first three games. As a result, Australia sealed the Ashes in just 11 days of play.

For the fourth Test against England, Australia have decided not to bring in another main spinner to replace the injured Nathan Lyon. Instead, they have picked a squad with more fast bowlers. Lyon suffered a serious hamstring injury during the Ashes-winning match in Adelaide and later had surgery, after which off-spinner Todd Murphy was added as backup. However, due to the grass-heavy pitch at the MCG, Murphy was left out when Australia named their squad on Thursday.

Along with Lyon, captain Pat Cummins and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis will also miss the match. Fast bowlers Jhye Richardson, Brendan Doggett, and Michael Neser have been added to the squad, with Richardson hoping to play his first Test in more than four years after a series of injuries. Experienced batter Usman Khawaja was chosen ahead of Inglis after making scores of 82 and 40 in the Adelaide Test.

England have already announced their playing XI. Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the rest of the series due to injury. Gus Atkinson will come in to replace Archer, while Jacob Bethell has been selected instead of Ollie Pope.

Australia vs England 4th Ashes Test – Match Details

The fourth Test between Australia and England will be played from Friday, December 26, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The match will begin at 5:00 AM IST.

Live Telecast in India

Indian viewers can watch the 4th Ashes Test live on the Star Sports Network.

Live Streaming in India

The match will be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app and website.

Toss Time

The toss for the Australia vs England 4th Ashes Test is scheduled for 4:30 AM IST.

Squads:

England Squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir, Matthew Fisher

Australia Squad: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Usman Khawaja, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Brendan Doggett