Get Familiar with World Sports: The Ashes
In 1882, in a cricket match which would change history at the Oval, Australia beat England for the first time on English soil.
The Sporting Times newspaper wrote an obituary satirically stating “English Cricket has died. The body will be cremated and the Ashes will be taken to Australia.”
England’s next tour to Australia in 1883 continued [...]
July 22nd, 2009 / No comments yet
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