the Ashes
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Etymology
From a satirical obituary published in an English newspaper after its loss to Australia in 1882, announcing the death of English cricket and that "the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".
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Proper noun
the Ashes
- (cricket) A trophy played for by England and Australia in Test cricket; in the form of a small urn containing the ashes of a cremated cricket stump or set of bails.
- (cricket) A series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia.
- (rugby league, sports, by extension) A nominal trophy contested by England and Australia in other sports, especially rugby league.
- (rugby league, sports) A series of such test matches.
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