The Ashes

The Ashes is a cricket series played between England and Australia. The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series.

Quotes

 * In Affectionate Remembrance of ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval on 29th AUGUST, 1882, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances R.I.P.
 * N.B. – The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.
 * Reginald Shirley Brooks, The Sporting Times (printed in the obituary)


 * I've not travelled 6,000 miles to make friends. I'm here to win the Ashes.
 * Douglas Jardine, England cricket captain 1930s?


 * England have only three major problems. They can't bat, they can't bowl and they can't field.
 * Journalist Martin Johnson describing England before the 1986/87 tour. England went on to win the Ashes.


 * A fart competing with thunder
 * Graham Gooch, on England's lack of success against Australia in the 1990s


 * I'm struggling now, I've not been to bed yet and behind these sunglasses is a thousand stories.
 * Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, 13th September 2005, The day after England reclaimed the ashes.


 * Matthew Hoggard called the Prime Minister a knob when we were celebrating winning the Ashes at a Downing Street function, and you know what? That's the first thing Hoggy's got right in a while. Blair is a knob.
 * Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff