England, Australia and an urn: a bluffer’s guide to the Ashes

What is Bazball and whose ashes are they? Everything you need to know about this summer’s cricket but were afraid to ask

Why do I keep hearing about the ashes? Whose ashes No, the Ashes: definite article, upper-case A, optional italics for extra emphasis.

OK, so what is the Ashes? The Ashes is cricket’s oldest and most prestigious rivalry, a biennial series of matches between Australia and England that has been played since the 19th century.

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