The Birth of Cricket's Greatest Rivalry | The Ashes

The Ashes is one of the oldest and most fiercely contested rivalries in the history of cricket. Since 1882, England and Australia have battled for the famous Ashes urn in a rivalry that began with a satirical mock obituary. In this video, we explore the history of The Ashes, from the famous obituary published after Australia’s historic victory over England at The Oval in 1882 to the creation of the small terracotta urn that came to symbolize the rivalry between the two cricketing nations. To learn more about the events that shaped the history of sport, please 👍 LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to The Timeline. 🔔 Turn on all notifications so you never miss a new upload. 👍 Like | 📺 Subscribe | 🔔 Turn on Notifications ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC: Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name Cinematic Trailer Documentary by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Phantom Link: https://youtu.be/C3QtlW3u22I?si=wrq2DBSj1JCpteUV Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name Cinematic Trailer Documentary by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Humans Link: https://youtu.be/b-Kizh502yk?si=0Zo6KF1qaCWMOLSD ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:39 How Cricket Started In Australia 3:36 Earliest Tours Between England and Australia 5:33 The Birth Of The Ashes 7:39 Ashes Urn 9:04 Intense Moments 10:04 The bodyline series 11:11 Botham's Ashes 12:02 Ponting & Waugh Era 12:54 Ben Stokes Heroics At Headingley 13:46 Why The Ashes Is Unique ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ #cricket #icc #sports #ashes