The person with the most runs ever in The Ashes is the Aussie legend, Sir Donald Bradman. Over the 37 Ashes test matches in his career, he made a whopping 5028 runs.
Australia had retained the Ashes after they had won the fourth Test match by 185 runs. Australia had won the previous 2017 Ashes series which was played Down Under by 4-0 and thus they will retain the Ashes.
England beat New Zealand to win the men's World Cup for the first time after one of the most amazing games of cricket ever played was tied twice. In an emotional and electric atmosphere at Lord's, both sides scored 241 in their 50 overs and were level on 15 when they batted for an extra over apiece.
Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket.
Australia retain Ashes with thrilling win over England at Old Trafford. Australia finally broke England's brave resistance to retain the Ashes with a 185-run victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.
The 2021/22 Ashes series will kick off at the Gabba, Brisbane's cricket ground. Take your seat and feel the excitement as Australia and England battle to win the series, and don't forget to partake in an Australian right of passage: eating an Aussie meat pie.
The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, their first Test win on English soil. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and "the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".
It is just over two years until England travel to Australia for the next Ashes series. But what will their team look like for the first Test at the Gabba in November 2021?
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and "the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".
| 2013 Ashes series |
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| Date | 10 July – 25 August 2013 |
| Location | England |
| Result | England won the five-Test series 3–0 |
| Player of the series | Ian Bell (Eng) and Ryan Harris (Aus) Compton–Miller Medal: Ian Bell (Eng) |
The term was used in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, after Australia's victory in 1882 at The Oval, which happened to be their first Test win on English soil. The obituary said that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia.
England has retained the Ashes after a drawn series once. On only three occasions has a team won all the Tests in an Ashes series; Australia has achieved the feat 5–0 in 1920–21, 2006–07 and 2013–14. England's largest winning margin in an Ashes series was in 1978–79, when it won 5–1.
As of now, both Australia and England have won the Ashes 32 times each. The Winner of the upcoming Ashes in 2017/18 would get the lead in the most Ashes wins. Though in Ashes matches, it is Australia who have won most Ashes matches 130 to England's 106 and 89 draws.
English cricket team in Australia in 2013–14
| England in Australia in 2013–14 |
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| Captains | Alastair Cook (Tests and ODIs) Stuart Broad (T20Is) | Michael Clarke (Tests and ODIs) George Bailey (T20Is) |
| Test series |
| Result | Australia won the 5-match series 5–0 |
| Most runs | Kevin Pietersen (294) | David Warner (523) |
