what is history of ashes cricket series why its call ashes?

Answer 1

The Ashes are the remains of the first set of bails that were used in the first test......I think

Answer 2

The Test series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes. Since 1882-83 all the Test series between the two countries, with the exception of the following series (1976-77, 1979-80, 1987-88), have been played for the Ashes.

In 1883, Australia beat England at The Oval for the first time in England. This led an English sporting paper, The Sporting Times, to publish a mock obituary of English cricket, which concluded with the words, “The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.” Accounts vary, but the ‘body’ was in fact a bail (or two, or a stump) which had been burned by “certain ladies.”

The ashes were placed in a tiny, goblet-shaped urn only four inches high and the urn was presented to the Honorable Ivo Bligh (later Lord Darnley). In his will, Lord Darnley bequeathed the urn to the M.C.C. Nowadays, the urn itself is kept permanently in the Long Room at Lord’s, but the side that last won a Test series between the two countries is said to hold The Ashes. In the event of a tied series, the holding country retains The Ashes. Australia has won the Ashes since 1989

Answer 3

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. 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 Ashes are currently being played in Australia 2006-07. The first test began on 23 November 2006, in Brisbane, with Australia winning by an overwhelming 277 runs. The following series will be held in England 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 it was bequeathed to the MCC by Ivo Bligh upon his death.[1] Since the 1998-99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.

For more details about Ashes Series, please check the following website:

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

Answer 4

Just read this content in this URL: U will find the History of Ashes...

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/jul/04ash.htm