The Ashes England national cricket team

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# The Oval, Kennington - Where English Cricket Met Its Reckoning Standing at Hobbs Gate on that fateful summer's day in 1882, English cricket supporters watched their seemingly invincible team crumble against Australia in a shocking defeat that would fundamentally transform the sport forever. The l...

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Hobbs Gate, The Oval, Kennington Oval

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This plaque honours the loss England suffered against Australia at The Oval in 1882 as the birth of 'The Ashes' The Sporting Times printed an obituary of the death of English cricket "The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia"