At least this week. Probably the greatest cricket test series between England and Australia finished this week with a close but convincing victory by the English. It's been 18 years England won a series and by now the inferiority complex was so deeply ingrained that it was hard for the English let alone the Australians to believe this could happen. However, due to some really great play by some new stars, England did win though not without a huge amount of drama. The best place to read about the test series is the
Guardian. In fact it's a great place to read about sport in general.
The test series lasts for about 5-6 weeks and consists of 5 separate matches. The winner of a test series in cricket between England and Australia takes custody of
the Ashes. This headline partially explains the origin of the Ashes.
As you can see, cricket is not taken lightly in England, or in Australia.
Nothing sweeter than to be an Englishman in Australia right now.
Tim
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Ya learn something new every day...never knew where the title "The Ashes" came from til I read your post! :-)
Nothing sweeter than to be an Englishman in Australia right now.
I'm sure...hehehe ;-)
(note to self: never again say in the company of Aussie males, "It's only a game, folks, get over it"...hehehehe)
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