why is the ashes cricket played against australia and uk only?

Answer 1

The Ashes, a tournament played between the pioneers of cricket, Australian and England started in 1882. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in an English newspaper, The Sporting Times, in 1882 after the match at The Oval in which Australia beat England on an English ground 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 then dubbed the next English tour to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.

Answer 2

It is the time when Australia beat England and that was then said that English cricket had died and ashes will be taken to Australia and cremated.then England went to Australia and won the ashes and took it back to England.so it is played only between they two.It is thee oldest and best rivalry for the past 100 years

Answer 3

I think it is
Because after Australia won 5 nil a wife of an english man cricketer brunt a bail and put it in an ure.

And so ever since it been between Aus and UK every 5 years

Answer 4

The Ashes series is played between Australia and England because Ashes series is international cricket's oldest and most celebrated rivalry between Australia and England dating back to 1882.

For more details, please check the following link:

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

Answer 5

Beacuse they were the first two cricketing nations in the world. They are two great teams. Its just that England didnt perform as expected. Duncan Fletcher is to be blamed....

Answer 6

Yeah. And why don't England compete in the Border-Gavaskar trophy?

Answer 7

Its not the UK, its england