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Did you know? SINCE 1877, Australia and England have played 341 official Test 3 matches. PART Australia has won 140, lost 108, tied 0, and drawn 93. 69 Ashes Test series have been played since 1882, with Australia NiE winning 32 and England 32. The remaining five series were drawn. TERMS LIKE all sports, the game of comes with its own set of rules. HOWZAT Knowing these terms will help you understand the game better. run - The basic unit of scoring. To complete a – THE GAME OF run, each batsman must run from one end of the pitch to the other and may turn and run more TOMORROW the first ball will be runs without being . in the 2017/18 Test series between score - the side’s score is expressed as a Australia and England – a rivalry that total of runs scored for lost eg 5 for 266. goes back 140 years. average, batting -The total of a batsman’s runs Get bowled over and catch some info during the period for about the great game of cricket and Ashes which the average is calculated, divided by Test series. the number of his completed innings, i.e. the number of times he Old-time rivals the Ashes. batted in that period. An ASHES matches have provided ★Sledging is a term used to average of 40+ is some of the hardest fought describe players seeking to considered very good, games in cricket, and some of gain an advantage by insulting 50+ outstanding. Don the most exciting contests. or verbally intimidating the Bradman (Australia) They have created legends opposing player. averaged 99.6 in Tests. and deepened the fierce There’s a rich history with duck - a batsman given on-field rivalry between the combatants from England and out without having two nations. Australia giving as good as scored For 135 years bouncers, they get, using a bounty of beamers, chuckers and banter to put their opponents sledgers, have set the tone for off their game. CHECK IT OUT Burning the bails YOU’RE OUT A WONDERFUL mixture of facts and historical There are 10 ways to get out in cricket. These methods of getting out fiction, Burning the Bails are listed in approximate order of how commonly they occur. shares the story of The - a fielder catches the ball on the full after the batsman has hit Ashes. it with his bat or the ball hits the batter on the hand, below the wrist. Author Krista Bell Bowled - If the batsman misses the bowler's delivery or deflects the relates this historic tale ball onto the stumps off their bat or pad and the ball hits and breaks about the English the . Can't be bowled off a no-ball. captain Ivo Bligh being (LBW) – if the umpire believes the ball would have presented with an urn hit the stumps if it had not been obstructed by the batsman's pads and containing the ashes of provided several other conditions. burned cricket bails. The Run-out - A run-out is when the batters are going for a run but fall text is accompanied by short of the batting crease when the stumps are broken by the fielding paintings by Ainsley team. Walters and a few - when the keeper collects the ball and knocks off the bails photographs from the before the batter gets their bat or any part of their body grounded time, including an image behind the batting crease. of the obituary notice - the batsman touches and breaks the wicket with their bat that started it all. or a piece of their equipment eg helmet. Handle the ball - If a batsman touches the ball with a hand without the permission of the fielding side. - If a batsman deliberately interferes with the efforts of fielders to gather the ball or effect a run-out. - If a batsman hits a delivery with his bat and then deliberately hits the ball again other than to defend his wicket. Timed out - If a new batsman takes longer than three minutes to appear on the field.

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