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The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia.The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.
Australia won an Ashes series for the first time in 1891–92, when it beat England 2–1. [6] The 1932–33 tour was known as the " Bodyline series" as, in response to the talented Australian batsman Don Bradman , England developed a tactic of bowling quickly at the body of the batsmen with most of the fielders placed in a close ring on the ...
The Ashes urn is a small urn made of terracotta and standing 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) high, [1] long believed to contain the ashes of a cricket bail or the burnt remains of a lady's veil. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was presented to Ivo Bligh , the captain of the England cricket team , as a personal gift after a friendly match hosted at Rupertswood mansion in ...
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The 1986–87 Ashes series was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes.The series was played at five venues across Australia, starting on 14 November 1986 in Brisbane and concluding on 15 January 1987 in Sydney.
[96] [97] Australia won by 209 runs, and he was the player of the match. [98] In June 2023, Head moved to number three in the ICC Test batting rankings. [99] Following the conclusion of the third Ashes Test, Head moved to number two in the rankings. [100] Head ended the Ashes series with 362 runs, with three half-centuries. [101]
The 2021–22 Ashes series, named the Vodafone Men's Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons, [1] was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia from 8 December 2021 and was scheduled to finish on 18 January 2022.
The uniforms of Australia's national sports teams are usually green and gold. [8] The golden wattle flower, and the colours green and gold, are also featured on the Coat of arms of Australia. According to the Australian government, "green and gold have been popularly embraced as Australia’s national sporting colours" since the late 1800s. [1]