What Are The Ashes
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What are the Ashes?
The ashes are remains of
a cricket stump,kept ina wooden urn. That was
symboticallycremated when englishcricket team lost the test
matchin1882 to visiting Australian team at kennington
ovel. It is one of them ost highlyprized trophies in
cricket at this matchin1882 Australia at this match in 1882
australia scored 63 in its first innings and England
countered with 101. the Australians were all out for 122
in second innings, and when England went into bat the
second time,needing only 85 runs for victory,it seemed that
the hosts would be triumphant. But England failed against
the brilliant bowling of Frederick r spofforthand scored
only 77 runs,giving Australia the victory by a seven runs
margin. The following day an epitaph,with a black edged
border,appeared in the sporting times of London,it read
inaffectionate remembrance of English cricket whichdied at
ovalon29 august,1882 deeplylamanted by a large circle of
sorrowing friends and acquitances r.iip n B. The bodywill
be crematdand ashes taken to Australia. The ashes were
placed in an urn and duly taken theyhave been going
backwards and forwarded following test matches between the
two countries ever since.
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