11 Facts About The Ashes

The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the series.

The Ashes spoke of them several times over the course of the tour, and the Australian media quickly caught on.

The Ashes made the following statement about how he was given the urn:.

The Ashes was interviewed in his home at Cobham Hall by Montague Grover and the report of this interview was as follows:.

The Ashes started badly, losing the first two Tests heavily after Australia were caught on sticky wickets.

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The Ashes batted unconvincingly and reached 28 when he hit a ball to Jack Ikin; England believed it was a catch, but Bradman stood his ground, believing it to be a bump ball.

WSC came after an era during which the duopoly of Australian and English dominance dissipated; the Ashes had long been seen as a cricket world championship but the rise of the West Indies in the late 1970s challenged that view.

Only a single England victory had come in a match in which the Ashes were still at stake, namely the First Test of the 1997 series.

The Ashes series have generally been played over five Test matches, although there have been four-match series and six-match series.

Use of the name "The Ashes" was suggested by the Australian team when rugby league matches between the two countries commenced in 1908.

The Ashes featured in the film The Final Test, released in 1953, based on a television play by Terence Rattigan.