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'''The Ashes''' is a [[cricket]] series of test matches played between [[England]] and [[Australia]]. It dates back to 1882 and is currently played once every two years. It is named the Ashes because the teams compete to retain a small urn containing the ashes of a ball, burnt before the commencement of the series <ref>http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/HISTORY/ASHES_ORIG_1882.html</ref> between [[England]] and [[Australia]].
'''The Ashes''' is a [[cricket]] series of test matches played between [[England]] and [[Australia]]. It dates back to 1882 and is currently played once every two years. It is named the Ashes because the teams compete to retain a small urn containing the ashes of a ball, burnt before the commencement of the series <ref>http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/HISTORY/ASHES_ORIG_1882.html</ref> between [[England]] and [[Australia]].