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Whose ashes are in the Ashes trophy?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/19/2023

They aren't the ashes of a person. The tradition is that it is the ashes of the bails from the wickets of the first Ashes test. The name came from a editorial of a newspaper saying (after an English defeat) that English cricket had died and the ashes sent to Australia.

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∙ 15y ago

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Is there a picture of The Ashes trophy?

Go To images.google.com and search "The Ashes Trophy".

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The Ashes Urn

The Australian and English cricket trophy?

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Australia.

Who or what are the ashes?

Kept at Lords cricket ground in London the 'Ashes' is the trophy played for between England & Australia.

What bails are in the Ashes trophy?

a bail of hay and a cricket ball and a cricket bat and dom bradman ashes

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Whose is male voice on the new currys advert?

Dean Andrews (Ray Carling from Life on Mars & Ashes To Ashes)

When was Ashes Ashes created?

Ashes Ashes was created in 2001.

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No, there will not be a 4th series of BBC Ashes To Ashes.

Is there going tobe a third series of ashes to ashes?

yes there will be a third series of ashes to ashes.

When did Ashes to Ashes - TV series - end?

Ashes to Ashes - TV series - was created on 2009-04-20.