Australia vs England, Boxing Day Test Live Streaming: When and Where to Watch Fourth Ashes Test in US, Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand – Preview, Start Time, Squads and More

England suffered a major blow ahead of the fourth Ashes Test as pace spearhead Jofra Archer was ruled out with a side strain, while batsman Ollie Pope was dropped for poor form. Archer, arguably England’s best bowler in the series with nine wickets from 80 overs, will be replaced by Gus Atkinson. He will lead the pace attack alongside Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse, and skipper Ben Stokes, with Will Jacks retained as the spin option. England are already without Mark Wood, who was sidelined with a knee injury after bowling just 11 overs. Jacob Bethell replaces Pope, while opener Ben Duckett retains his spot despite off-field controversy.

Australia, already victorious in the five-match Test series with wins in Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide, confirmed that skipper Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon will miss the final two Tests. Cummins, recovering from a back injury, will focus on full fitness ahead of the T20 World Cup, while Lyon requires surgery on a torn hamstring. Jhye Richardson and Todd Murphy have been called up as replacements, with Murphy potentially making his home Test debut.
Scott Boland, Mitchell Starc, and Michael Neser are expected to lead Australia’s pace attack. Starc, the series’ leading bowler with 22 wickets at 17.04, has impressed with both ball and bat, including a career-best 7-58 in Perth. Steve Smith returns to captain the side after missing Adelaide due to vertigo, with Usman Khawaja likely to retain his middle-order spot.

HOW TO WATCH AUS VS ENG FOURTH ASHES TEST LIVE IN US

Live Events

• Match: Australia vs EnglandFourth Test
• Date: December 26 (Friday)
• Venue: MCG, Melbourne
• Start Time: 10:30 AM AEDT/10:30 AM Local Time/11:30 PM GMT
• Channel & Streaming: Willow TV

HOW TO WATCH AUS VS ENG FOURTH ASHES TEST LIVE IN AUSTRALIA

• Match: Australia vs England, Fourth Test
• Date: December 26 (Friday)
• Venue: MCG, Melbourne
• Start Time: 10:30 AM AEDT/10:30 AM Local Time/11:30 PM GMT
• Channel & Streaming: Channel Seven, 7plus, Foxtel and Kayo Sports

HOW TO WATCH AUS VS ENG FOURTH ASHES TEST LIVE IN ENGLAND

• Match: Australia vs England, Fourth Test
• Date: December 26 (Friday)
• Venue: MCG, Melbourne
• Start Time: 10:30 AM AEDT/10:30 AM Local Time/11:30 PM GMT
• Channel & Streaming: TNT Sports

HOW TO WATCH AUS VS ENG FOURTH ASHES TEST LIVE IN CANADA

• Match: Australia vs England, Fourth Test
• Date: December 26 (Friday)
• Venue: MCG, Melbourne
• Start Time: 10:30 AM AEDT/10:30 AM Local Time/11:30 PM GMT
• Channel & Streaming: Willow TV

HOW TO WATCH AUS VS ENG FOURTH ASHES TEST LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND

• Match: Australia vs England, Fourth Test
• Date: December 26 (Friday)
• Venue: MCG, Melbourne
• Start Time: 10:30 AM AEDT/10:30 AM Local Time/11:30 PM GMT
• Channel & Streaming: Sky NZ

SQUADS

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, (capt), Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue

Australia (From): Steve Smith (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster

FULL ASHES SERIES SCHEDULE & RESULTS

• First Test: Australia won by 8 wickets
• Second Test: Australia won by 8 wickets
• Third Test: Australia won by 82 runs
• Fourth Test: December 26-30: MCG, Melbourne, 10.30 AM AEDT
• Fifth Test: January 4-8: SCG, Sydney, 10.30 AM AEDT