What are the ashes,,,in cricket?

Question

please let me know what they are and the story behide it thanks,,,,,,

Answer 1

Hi,

The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England and Australia - it is international cricket's oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. It is currently played at approximately two yearly intervals, alternately in England and Australia. The Ashes are "held" by the country which last won a series and to "regain" them the other country must win more Test matches in a series than the country that "holds" them. If a series is "drawn" then the country holding the Ashes retains them. The last Ashes series was played in England in 2005 when England regained The Ashes after a gap of 16 years by winning the series 2-1. The next Ashes series will be in Australia in 2006-07 and the next series in England will be in 2009.

The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.

A small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side "holds" the Ashes, the urn normally remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because of its age and fragility.[1] Since the 1998-99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.

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Answer 2

The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England and Australia - it is international cricket's oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. It is currently played approximately biennially, alternately in England and Australia. The Ashes are "held" by the country which last won a series and to "regain" them the other country must win more Test matches in a series than the country that "holds" them. If a series is "drawn" then the country holding the Ashes retains them. The last Ashes series was played in England in 2005 when England regained The Ashes after a gap of 16 years by winning the series 2-1. The next Ashes series will be in Australia in 2006-07 and the next series in England will be in 2009.

The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.

A small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side "holds" the Ashes, the urn normally remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because of its age and fragility. Since the 1998-99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.

If you want to know more about ashses, please check the following website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes

Answer 3

Back in the days, some dudes brurt some bats and put them in a jar, or you can read this.

In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia."

Australia’s first victory on English soil over the full strength of England, on August 29, 1882, inspired a young London journalist, Reginald Shirley Brooks, to write this mock “obituary’’. It appeared in the Sporting Times.

Before England’s defeat at The Oval, by seven runs, arrangements had already been made for the Hon. Ivo Bligh, afterwards Lord Darnley, to lead a team to Australia. Three weeks later they set out, now with the popular objective of recovering the Ashes. In the event, Australia won the first Test by nine wickets, but with England winning the next two it became generally accepted that they brought back the Ashes.

Answer 4

It was after England were beaten by the Australians for the first time on home soil and the lost was so traumatic that the bails from the stumps were burn and put in an urn never to be used again.To this day even if the Aussies win the ashes they never leave the Lords cricket ground.

Answer 5

they are the burnt remains of what are reputed to be a set of cricket bails altough the this has never been verified as the urn they are held in has never been opened. they were presented to an england captain on a subsequent tour of australia after the first ever defeat inflicted on the english (then dominat force in the game) by the australians. there was a famous obituary in the sporting times heralding the death of english cricket. the ashes are now played for regularly althought the urn very rarely leaves the marylebone cricket club (lords). the urn itself has never been used for a trophy but merely gives the test series played between england and australia its name, the ashes is now the greatest rivalry in sport and offers spectators great sporting theatre. the build up to the ashes is immense with both sets of players and supporters swapping blows and as well as some ill advised, tongue in cheek predictions from glenn mcgrath.

Answer 6

They are the ashes of the bails from the first australia, england cricket match - played for every series

Answer 7

The ashes are the charcoal remains of the stumps used at the first match Australia beat england they made a sign in comemoration of english cricket (saying it was dead, but in actual fact was the start of one of the biggest rivalries in world sport)

Answer 8

bail/bale - what are you guys on about????
i don't understand - I live in England (so should hopefully know what i'm talking about) After the first game between Austrailia and England they burnt the WICKET!!! and put its ashes in a small urn - and its these ashes that they play for.... well - to keep them for a year anyway.
the others are right - but its the ashes of the WICKET!! (which - yes that is the bit that they have to try and knock off the top of the poles)....

Answer 9

It's definately the bails. Presented by some women from Sunbury, which is just outside of Melbourne. Most other details are spot on.

Answer 10

It's the ashes from the bail/bale - can't work out which one it is, but you know what I mean, the thing across the top of the stumps!