khelkit Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Is anyone aware about the history of the Ashes Test Series between Australia and England? As you all know this series is played each year and lot of cricket fans wait for this prestigious series. See image below for hint:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm::hmmm:
mishra Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-history/the-ashes/ The term 'Ashes' was first used after England lost to Australia - for the first time on home soil - at The Oval on 29th August 1882. A day later, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary of English cricket which concluded that: "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia". The concept caught the imagination of the sporting public. A few weeks later, an English team, captained by the Hon Ivo Bligh [later Lord Darnley], set off to tour Australia, with Bligh vowing to return with "the ashes"; his Australian counterpart, WL Murdoch, similarly vowed to defend them.
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