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Ashes 2025-26: Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey led the day in the third Ashes Test being played at the Adelaide Oval. Alex Carey put England's bowlers to the test and scored a brilliant century. Carey played an innings of 106 runs with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. He is the fourth Australian wicketkeeper-batsman to score a century in the Ashes. After 12 years, a wicketkeeper from Australia managed to score a hundred in the Ashes. Thanks to Carey's century and then Mitchell Starc's half-century (54), Australia posted a score of 371 runs in the first innings. After the bat, he showed his strength with gloves After the entire team of Australia was all out, when the number of England's innings came, Alex Carey once again did a great job behind the wicket. Actually, the start of England's innings was very poor. Half the team returned to the pavilion on 127 runs, in which Alex Carey was instrumental in dismissing 3 English batsmen. He caught opener Jack Crowley, Joe Root and Alex Carey behind the wicket. Carrie didn't stop there. He played an important role in the outing of Jamie Smith and Will Jacks and created history. Carrie's name is in a special club Alex Carey has joined the select list of wicketkeeper-batsmen to score a century in a single Ashes Test match and take out five batsmen in an innings. This has been seen after 14 years in the Ashes. Earlier, England's former wicketkeeper Matt Prior scored a century in a single Ashes Test and took 5 wickets behind the wicket. He did this feat in the Sydney Test in 2011. At the same time, Adam Gilchrist did it for the first time. He took 5 wickets in an innings with a century in the Ashes Test match played in Sydney in 2003. A wicketkeeper-batsman who scored a century in a single Ashes Test match and took five wickets in an innings Adam Gilchrist (Sydney 2003) Matt Prior (Sydney 2011) Alex Carey (Adelaide 2025) It is worth noting that Matt Prior is the highest run-scoring Australian batsman in Tests this year. He achieved this feat by surpassing Steve Smith during his century innings. He has now become the third wicket-keeper to score a century in a single Ashes Test as well as send five batsmen to the pavilion in an innings.