On This Day: Cricket's greatest Test rivalry, The Ashes, was born
Updated On: 29 August, 2022 03:32 PM IST | London | ANI
On this day in 1882, England suffered their first loss to Australia at their own backyard by eight runs, which served as the birth of the prestigious "The Ashes" series that is contested between both the sides till this day
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Australia players celebrate an England wicket at The Ashes. Pic/ AFP
On this day in 1882, England suffered their first loss to Australia at their own backyard by eight runs, which served as the birth of the prestigious "The Ashes" series that is contested between both the sides till this day. In August 1882, Australia toured England for a Test match.
Batting first, Australia were bundled out for just 63 runs in their first innings and the English side made a dominant start to the Test. Only Jack Blackham (17), Billy Murdoch (13) could hit scores above ten and other batters crumbled to heaps due to the powerful spells of Ted Peate (4/31) and Dick Barlow (5/19).
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