So each time the test cricket series returns, every two years, there is an abundance of cricket fans out there hoping to get hold of sporting tickets to witness one of the best known events to take place. Having taken place since the 1880s it is not something that is likely to end any time soon and we can expect The Ashes to continue to draw in the punters well into the future.
There is a detailed a vibrant history behind The Ashes, which serves to make its status as one of the most important cricketing events on the calendar even more compelling. It dates back to a famous defeat at the Oval in the 1880s, when the Australians managed to beat the English in a shocking and nail-biting match and kick-start a media frenzy that would begin a legend. It was a famous obituary notice in the Sporting Times that began that legend, referring to the death of English cricket and its subsequent cremation, after which the ashes would be taken to Australia.
When the English team headed down under to tour they were presented an urn that is said to have contained the ashes of something unknown (though there are many theories) and though it would take many years for the term The Ashes to fall into wide use, the incident would lay its foundations. So many years later, with the tournament alternating between Australia and England, each team attempts to reclaim the ashes.
And today that means a regular test series, taking place at locations such as The Oval or Old Trafford when they occur on this side of the world and various other venues when they emerge down under. Over the year, though Australia has won on more occasions, it is very close between the two countries at around 30 each next to an abundance of draws and as a result it is no wonder that the tournament is one of the most hotly contested rivalries on the calendar, with cricket tickets becoming enormously popular when they go on sale.
So make sure you pick up sporting tickets to witness The Ashes when it returns to see the rivalry commence once again. Despite the abundance of other cricket events out there, from the Cricket World Cup to One Day Internationals, The Ashes remains at the top of every cricket fan’s list of must-see event and this is likely to remain the case well into the future. After all, it has been running for well over a century and it is showing no signs of going anywhere.
