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Australia captain Pat Cummins and England captain Ben Stokes.
The Ashes series schedule has been released. Cricket Australia has announced the schedule for the new season. It is understood that the first game of this 142-year-old series will be held in Perth from November 21 to 25. This time the England team is visiting Australia.
Last season’s series was tied 2-2. Australia then visited England. Ashes, the world’s oldest television series, began in 1882. However, Australia-England has been playing a Test series since 1877. The world’s first Test match is also played between these countries. The match was held in Melbourne from 15 to 19 March 1877. Later this series was named “Ashes”.
The Kangaroos have won 34 series and England have won 32 In the Ashes match between Australia and England, Australia had the upper hand. The two countries have played 73 series so far. Of these, Australia has won 34 series. Meanwhile, England have won 32 series. The remaining seven series are still tied.
Don Bradman remains Ashes top scorer Three of the top five batsmen in the Ashes series are from Australia. The first name among these hitters was Don Bradman. Between 1928 and 1948, Bradman scored 5,048 points in 37 games. On the other hand, England’s top batsman was Jack Hobbs. Between 1908 and 1930, Hobbs scored 3,636 points in 41 games.
Steve Smith leads all active players with 3,417 points in 37 games. Next up is former England captain Joe Root. Root scored 2428 runs in 34 games.
Shane Warne took most wickets Australia also has four players in the top five bowlers of the Ashes. Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne tops the list. Between 1993 and 2007, he took 195 wickets in 36 games. The best wicketkeeper from England is Stuart Broad. Between 2009 and 2023, he took 153 wickets in 40 games.
England’s Chris Woakes tops the list of active players. He took 46 wickets in 15 games. Meanwhile, Australia’s spinner Nathan Lyon took 110 wickets in 30 games.
The story behind the name “Ashes”… There is an interesting story behind this name. Credit for naming the series goes to the Sporting Times news and a statement made by then England captain Ivo Bligh before leaving for Australia.
In fact, in August 1882, Australia defeated England at home. Subsequently, the London newspaper The Sporting Times published a condolence letter about the death of English cricket. In the letter, journalist Renegaard Shirley Brooks wrote: “English cricket is dead and the body has been buried.” Australians have taken the remaining ashes home.
Four months later, in December 1882, before embarking on a tour of Australia, England captain Ivo Bligh said: “We will get back the ashes that were shipped to Australia in August.” From here, the Test The series is called Ashes. In December 1882, the England team traveled to Australia and brought back the Ashes Cup.