All About the Ashes SeriesPosted by Egeberg Humphrey on April 26th, 2021 There is history behind the name of 1 of cricket's most well-known test series, arising from the 1st time that England lost to Australia on home soil. This defeat occurred on 29 August 1882 and the next day the Sporting Times newspaper published a mock obituary to English cricket which made reference to the ashes being taken up to Australia. The ashes concept was popular with cricket and sports fans and some weeks later the English team set off to tour Australia, with the captain vowing to return with "the ashes". The message prompted a group of Australian women to provide the England captain with an urn the following winter. Based on which sporting legend you believe, the urn is said to contain the ashes of something of cricket equipment, a ball, a bail or a stump. Since that 1882-1883 tour, tests between England and Australia have always been thought to be the Ashes series. The name had stuck and is still used even today with most people being conscious of the link between your term "the ashes" and the cricket world. The urn has survived the years too and can now be found in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) museum at Lord's cricket grounds and is viewed by tens of thousands of visitors every year. Recently a replica of the urn has been presented to the winning captain so the legacy can continue. The Ashes test series is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. A number of "the Ashes" comprises five Test matches. Ownership of the Ashes is directed at whichever side gains an outright victory and when a draw occurs then your country already holding the Ashes retains the title. During Additional info of the Ashes it was England who held the winning streak, conquering all but among the twelve series played between 1883 and 1896. The turn of the 20th century caused change and throughout this period, which was interrupted by World War One, England lost several games to Australia. The Ashes victory returned to England in 2005 after sixteen years in Australia's possession though the jubilation was temporary as Australia scored a 5-0 triumph in the 2006-07 series so everything is at stake for the 2009 2009 Ashes Test series.Like it? Share it! More by this author |