The Ashes - Past Winners

The Ashes is a cricket tournament played between Australia and England every two years, with the home advantage alternating between the countries. The Ashes comprises of (usually) 5 test matches and the winner is the team who have won the most test matches over the series.

The England versus Australia test match competition was first held in 1876, but it wasn't until 1882 that the contest was known as the ashes. The name comes from a fake obituary published in a newspaper concerning the death of English cricket, after England lost dramatically to Australia. The ashes are said to be the remains of the stumps which were cremated after the match but this is a work of fiction, just like the obituary.

The 2006/07 ashes are currently being played over the following dates: Brisbane - 23rd November, Adelaide - 1st December, Perth - 14th December, Melbourne - 26th December, Sydney - 2nd January.

The following table lists the past Ashes tournaments with the winner of the series highlighted along with the score.