how are the ashes won?
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The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the series. If the series is drawn, the team that currently holds the Ashes retains the trophy.
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You can catch every ball live and uninterrupted on the ABC Listen app or online at abc.net.au/radio by clicking on the Men's Ashes button, or just click on this link. If you have a DAB+ digital radio, listen to ABC Grandstand. Please note when there is football on the radio, cricket will follow.
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What TV channel can I watch it on? Sky Sports has exclusive live broadcast rights to England matches in England and is showing uninterrupted coverage of all five Ashes Tests. Highlights will again be broadcast at the end of each day's play on Channel 5.
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The Ashes urn, made of terracotta and about 10.5 cm tall, is reputed to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail. ... The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the series. If the series is drawn, the team that currently holds the Ashes retains the trophy.
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It is true that 1986-87 was the last time England beat Australia in an Ashes series. However, England were the holders of the Ashes before that series, and therefore retained the Ashes, rather than won them. The last time England actually won the Ashes was in England in 1985 - again a 3-1 series victory.
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Overall, Afghanistan has never beaten India in any format of the game. India leads the head-to-head 1-0 in two ODIs, 1-0 in one test and 2-0 in two T20Is.
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The winner of BBL|09 (2019/2020) was the Sydney Sixers who beat the Melbourne Stars by 19 runs in the final. The Sydney Sixers took the title from the Melbourne Renegades who beat the Melbourne Stars in the BBL|08 (2018/2019) final.
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The players' ratings are calculated by combining their weighted performance in the latest match with their previous rating. ... There is a scale for calculating qualifications. For example, a batsman who has played 10 Test innings gets 70 per cent of his rating (i.e. his rating will be between 0 and 700 points).
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The winners of the ALCS and NLCS advance to the World Series, the best-of-seven-game playoff. Prior to the 2002 season, a home-field advantage (games 1, 2, 6, and 7) alternated every year between the leagues. ... The first team to win four games in the best-of-seven-game series becomes the Major League champion.
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Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter. ... Bowlers bowl deliveries in sets of six, called an over. Once a bowler has bowled an over, a teammate will bowl an over from the other end of the pitch. The Laws of Cricket govern how a ball must be bowled.
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The BCCI does and doesn't make new trophies. If you pay close attention, after every final a metal sticker with the champions' name is added to the trophy. This trophy is handed to the winners on the podium but is then taken away and a replica is given to the winning franchise.
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The two nations meet roughly every two years, with the winners claiming one of the most famous (and smallest) trophies in sport - the Ashes urn. It is held alternately in England and Australia, with England hosting this time. Both teams play a series of five test matches, each lasting up to five days.
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Innings is the subject of Law 13 in the Laws of Cricket. In a first-class match, there are up to four innings with each team due to bat twice (in practice, this is not always the case). In a limited overs match, there are only two innings with each team batting once.
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An Ireland team selected by the LGFA plays against Australia in an International rules series. Ireland won the series, winning the first test by 134–15 and the second test by 39–18.
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The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. As the series is played during the fall season in North America, it is sometimes referred to as the Fall Classic.
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Over the last 14 years, teams that have played their full 50 overs have, on average, reached half their score at 29.2 overs (using standard cricket scoring notation, where “29.2 overs” means 29 overs and 2 balls, with 6 balls per over).
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Scoring system remains the same, with an outright win earning six points (bonus point if by an innings or 10-wicket margin), a draw with a first innings lead results in three points, a draw otherwise yields one point.