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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.
On three occasions has a team won all the Tests in an Ashes series; only Australia has achieved the feat 5–0 in 1920–21, 2006–07 and 2013–14. [6] England's largest winning margin in an Ashes series was in 1978–79, when it won 5–1. England's largest unbeaten winning margin of 3–0 in an Ashes series was achieved in 1886, 1977 and 2013.
[46] [47] England's fortunes were to change in 1926 as they regained the Ashes and were a formidable team during this period dispatching Australia 4–1 in the 1928–29 Ashes tour. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] In the same year the West Indies became the fourth nation to be granted Test status and played their first game against England.
On Thursday morning, Australia will make history again in Melbourne as an Women’s Ashes Test will be held at the ground for the first time since 1948-49. Australia Women celebrate an England ...
England take a lap of honour beneath the Oval Gasholders, 12 September 2005. The fifth day began with the game still finely balanced. England's task was simple: bat out the day, and they would win the Ashes. In one final attempt to wrest the series from England's grip, Ponting put his trust in his two proven wicket-takers, McGrath and Warne.
Mark Wood bamboozles Australia with express pace to give England Ashes hope. ... Wood finishes with figures of 5-34 on his return as Australia collapse in a heap after tea. Australia 263/9 (60 ...
On 23 September 2013, England announced a 17-man touring party for the Ashes series. Former Ireland international bowler Boyd Rankin, New Zealand-born all-rounder Ben Stokes and Zimbabwe-born batsman Gary Ballance all received call-ups despite being uncapped for England in Tests, while opening batsman Michael Carberry, spin bowler Monty Panesar and seamer Chris Tremlett were also included.
England 393-8dec, Australia 311-5 - Australia trail by 82 runs: Usman Khawaja led a thrilling Australian fightback after Stuart Broad’s morning heroics on day two