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35 Ashes Tests quizzes and 365 Ashes Tests trivia questions.
1.
  Ashes Tests 1882-2023    
Ordering Quiz
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Record Ashes Partnerships for Each Wicket
The June 2023 Ashes contest was the 73rd series between Australia and England. These contests witnessed many outstanding partnerships and, remarkably, at that time, the record for each wicket in an Ashes Test was owned by Australians.
Difficult, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Dec 22 23
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  Livin' on the Edge of Glory editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
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Step up to the plate and perform in an Ashes Test and there's a good chance you will etch your legend. Here's a look at 10 moments that go to the edge of glory.
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  Aussies Win The Ashes 2013-14   best quiz  
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In test cricket, Australia had had a poor 2013. They had lost in India 4-0 and a five test Ashes series against England 3-0. The English Press thought England would win the series 5-0. This is what unfolded...
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  The Ashes Down Under: 2010-11   great trivia quiz  
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The Ashes of 2010-11 saw England win a Test series in Australia for the first time since the tour of 1986-87. This quiz covers some of the highlights.
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  1977 Centenary Ashes Test: Eng vs Aus   great trivia quiz  
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This was a one-off Test match played between England and Australia in Melbourne to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first official international Test match between the two countries.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Aug 06 17
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  Classic Ashes Battles: 1970-71   great trivia quiz  
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At the start of the tour, two English players walked into a Melbourne bar and ordered milk. The barmaid promptly resigned. Was this to be an omen of things to come?
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Jan 11 09
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  Ashes to Ashes - Burning for Revenge   popular trivia quiz  
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One of the great rivalries in modern sport is the cricket contest between Australia and its mother country England. This quiz endeavours to look at the history behind the Ashes and the intensity with which these clashes are played.
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  The 2005 Ashes Series    
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The 2005 Ashes series proved to be one of the most memorable cricket series of all time.
Average, 10 Qns, quogequox, Sep 17 05
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  The Boxing Day Test   great trivia quiz  
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The Boxing Day Test is one of the most revered and iconic annual events on the Australian sporting calendar. How much do you know about it?
Tough, 10 Qns, hews, Jun 05 08
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  2006-07 : The 5-0 Whitewash    
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This quiz is based around the Ashes Test Series in Australia during the Australian summer of 2006-07.
Average, 15 Qns, minardifan, Aug 29 15
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was the most successful English bowlers in Australia's innings?

From Quiz "Ashes 2002 Second Test"




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  The 1989 Ashes Tour    
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A flashback to Australia's tour of England.
Average, 10 Qns, quogequox, May 04 04
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  England vs. Australia 2015 3rd Test    
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After two incredibly one sided previous test matches it was now on to part three of the five match series between the sports two oldest foes, but who would take a 2-1 lead into the following week's fourth test.
Average, 10 Qns, doomed, Aug 01 15
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  England vs. Australia 2015 2nd Test    
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The Ashes hit the ground running just one week after the first test had finished. What can you recall from this pivotal test.
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  England vs. Australia 2015 1st Test    
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The Ashes, the little urn, the rivalry, two teams, bragging rights, win at all costs. England vs. Australia in Cricket is a real battle. The first test of five threw up an excellent match, what can you recall?
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  England vs. Australia 2015 4th Test    
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After three totally different test matches, two cricket foes rolled up for what would be one of the most incredible test matches ever played, what can you recall?
Average, 15 Qns, doomed, Aug 12 15
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  Bradman's Last Test    
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Donald Bradman is famous for having just missed out on a test batting average of 100. This was his last test. How much do you know about the rest of the game?
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  Third Ashes Test: July 1981   popular trivia quiz  
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This quiz is about the third Ashes Test of 16th-21st July 1981, played at Headingley.
Average, 15 Qns, beckyel, Jul 12 07
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  Ashes: 2006-07    
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The 2006-07 Ashes were one of the most anticipated Test series of all-time. Australia managed to not only reclaim the Ashes, but were the first team to win 5-0 in 86 years. I hope you watched closely!
Tough, 10 Qns, Mr. Turkle, Feb 19 07
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  Third Ashes Test 2005    
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How much do you remember about the thrilling third Ashes Test 2005? Take this quiz and find out!
Average, 10 Qns, katrina_louise, Jun 18 06
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  The Ashes 2005    
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The greatest summer of sport ever. Moments which all 2005 cricket fans will remember.
Tough, 10 Qns, jonnydakota, Jan 28 06
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  Ashes 2002 Fourth Test: 10 Questions    
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After comprehensive victories in the first three of this five test Ashes series, there was not much riding on this one. However, some notable performances were seen in this Boxing Day test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Easier, 10 Qns, rogerw1nz, May 16 03
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  England vs Australia    
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England vs Australia has been the pinnacle of sporting competition for over a hundred years. What do you know about the early days?
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  England v. Australia Test History    
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Many remarkable and controversial events have occured in the rich history of England-Australia cricket rivalry. This quiz covers some of those memorable moments.
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  Ashes Tour 2006    
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi, Oi!
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  Ashes Fifth Test 2002-03    
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The 5th test of the series.
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  Questions on Ashes 2002 Fourth Test    
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The fourth test of the series won by Australia 4-1.
Tough, 10 Qns, wallos, May 16 03
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  The Ashes: 2006-07    
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Hey, this quiz is about the great sport of cricket!
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  1945 Victory Test Series    
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This Test Series between the two old cricketing enemies is unfairly forgotten. Played after WWII, it brought much needed joy to a society exhausted by six years of conflict. Let us remember some of those who took part.
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  Ashes 2002 Fifth Test    
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The fifth and final test of the 2002 Ashes, where England finally provided some consistent good cricket and the Balmy Army went wild.
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  Tough Ashes 2002 Third Test Quiz - 10 Questions    
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The Third Test at the W.A.C.A. in Perth followed the pattern of the previous two in this series, with Australia amassing a huge first innings total.
Tough, 10 Qns, rogerw1nz, May 16 03
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  Ashes 2002 First Test    
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After a competitive second day the First Test of the Ashes series 2002 ended up a fizzer. Do you recall the events?
Tough, 10 Qns, wallos, May 16 03
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  Ashes 2002 Third Test Quiz Challenge    
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Australia wrapped up the Ashes in a record 11 days of cricket. See how much you know of the Third test and a little bit of Ashes history.
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  Ashes 2002 Second Test    
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The Second Test was a continuation of Australia's dominance over England since 1989.
Average, 10 Qns, wallos, May 16 03
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  2001 Ashes Tour 1st Test    
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Questions on the 1st Test of the series in 2001.
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  Interesting Ashes Facts    
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Some weird and interesting facts about the most fiercely contested prize in cricket today, The Ashes.
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Ashes Tests Trivia Questions

1. Which English all-rounder was vastly responsible for the "Miracle at Headingley" in 1981 with his undefeated innings of 149?

From Quiz
Livin' on the Edge of Glory

Answer: Ian Botham

On the cricket field Ian "Beefy" Botham was mercurial, he was charismatic and a force to be reckoned with. But in 1981 he really established his legend. England were down and almost out. After the first two Tests of that series they trailed Australia 1-0. In the Third Test at Headingley Australia had made 401 in their first innings and then ripped through England to roll them for 174. Forced to follow on they had slumped to 7-135 in their second innings - still 92 runs behind and with only three tail-end batsmen to support Botham. "Beefy" opened his shoulders (and rode his luck) to smash the vaunted Australian attack to all parts of the Leeds ground. The last three wickets added 231 runs, leaving Australia with only 130 to chase to complete the victory. Australia would collapse in the face of a searing Bob Willis attack, who took eight wickets and saw England home to a 19 run victory. From this point on Botham was unstoppable. He claimed five wickets for eleven runs in the next Test, which saw Australia bundled out for 121 and another loss. He sealed the series with a century in the Fifth Test and then closed out the series by taking ten wickets in the drawn last Test.

2. The two captains, Cook of England and Clarke of Australia flipped the coin. Clarke won the toss and elected to bat first on a decent track, but at which test ground was the Ashes 3rd test taking place?

From Quiz England vs. Australia 2015 3rd Test

Answer: Edgbaston

Clarke was still smiling profusely after the previous test match hammering of his counterpart (check second test quiz)in London two weeks earlier. On that occasion, Australia won the toss and decided to bat. However, the cricket gods were not going to give the visitors any chance of emulating that awesome first day. When only one wicket fell at Lords on the first day, an astonishing 13 fell at Edgbaston, a wicket known for swing bowling. Jimmy Anderson bowled with serious control and swing which saw Australia blown away for not much more than a hundred. Had Chris Rogers not scored a well crafted 52, Australia would have been in even more trouble. However, the Aussies managed to snaffle three England wickets with a lead of three runs at close of day one.

3. There is a plaque in Ballarat that signals the first defeat of an English XI in a cricket match on Victorian soil. This occurred in 1854, but what was unusual about the contest?

From Quiz Ashes to Ashes - Burning for Revenge

Answer: The Australian side was made up of 22 players against England's 11

During March of 1862 HH Stephenson was in charge of the first English team to tour through Victoria and New South Wales. They arrived at Wattle Flat where a rag tag bunch of 22 cricketers was brought together to represent Castlemaine. Their combined tally of 150 runs outweighed that of the 11 experienced Englishmen by two runs. However, it was the result not the margin that was significant. So significant was it that almost a century later there was a plaque opening ceremony conducted on the site so that the world would not forget. In what is often described as the "sweetest of wars" the need for Australians to beat England at cricket (or anything else for that matter) is almost a national obsession. A colony cobbled together with free spirited adventurers, ambitious settlers who were fleeing poverty and exported convicts has thrived in its remoteness and constantly belts out a war-cry for independence. This is a debate that continues to cause angst between monarchist and republicans. The First Fleet arrived in 1788 and it is said that they used a blue gum sapling on which to erect their Union Jack. That sapling remains as a symbolic middle stump the Antipodeans have been trying to knock out of the ground ever since. This question was created by Phoenix Rising member pollucci19.

4. There were five Tests. What was the result?

From Quiz 1945 Victory Test Series

Answer: Two-all

Australia won the first(Lord's) and third (Lord's) with England winning the second (Sheffield) and fifth (Manchester) with the fourth (Lord's) drawn.

5. The first Test started badly for England when the captain, Andrew Strauss, was out for a duck to the third ball. Which player ensured the game would be drawn by scoring 235 not out in England's second innings?

From Quiz The Ashes Down Under: 2010-11

Answer: Alastair Cook

England ended their first innings at 260 all out, with Peter Siddle taking a rare Test hat-trick, his victims being Cook, Prior, and Broad. Despite being 143 for five wickets at one stage, Australia's first innings amassed 481, with Michael Hussey making 195. In England's second innings, Strauss and Cook scored 188 to establish a new opening partnership record. When Strauss was out, for 110, Cook was joined by Trott to continue the high scoring. The innings was declared at 517-1, with Trott on 135 not out. Cook's 235 broke the record for the highest score at the Gabba, in Brisbane, which had been held by Don Bradman.

6. With the least sounding of Australian names, who was the driving force behind the Centenary Test match between Australia and England in 1977?

From Quiz 1977 Centenary Ashes Test: Eng vs Aus

Answer: Hans Ebeling

Hans Ebling, at the time, was the Vice President of the Melbourne Club. He had had the privilege of representing Australia in one Test match, ironically, against England in 1934. He was successful in taking the wickets of the great Walter Hammond, Gubby Allen and Hedley Verity. He capped off a fine match by scoring a well made 41 runs in Australia's second innings. Part of his vision for this anniversary match was to bring every living Test player from the two nations to the game. Incredibly, 224 accepted and only 26 declined due to age or infirmity.

7. In the Brisbane test against England in 1970 Australia had made its way to three for 418 then, remarkably, lost their last seven wickets for 15 runs. Which English bowler triggered the Australian collapse?

From Quiz Classic Ashes Battles: 1970-71

Answer: Derek Underwood

Derek Underwood turned a ball quite sharply to get the edge of Paul Sheahan's bat, and a level of panic seemed to overtake the Australian batsmen. However, whilst Underwood may have been the trigger, John Snow was the bullet as he began his dominance over the Australians that summer, with six wickets in the innings and a match tally of eight wickets for 162 runs.

8. In which Australian city is the Boxing Day Test played each year?

From Quiz The Boxing Day Test

Answer: Melbourne

The Boxing Day Test is played each year in Melbourne at the MCG from December 26th (Boxing Day) to December 30th.

9. In which year did Bradman play his final test match?

From Quiz Bradman's Last Test

Answer: 1948

Bradman's final test was the fifth Ashes test of 1948, played at the Kennington Oval in London between 14-18 August.

10. Which young Australian batsman scored a massive 839 runs in the series?

From Quiz The 1989 Ashes Tour

Answer: Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor's performance was punctuated by one double century, one century and five half centuries. He finished the tour with an average of 83.9 and consolidated his place in the test team for years to come.

11. The third Ashes Test in July 1981 was played where?

From Quiz Third Ashes Test: July 1981

Answer: Headingley

Headingley is in Leeds, Yorkshire, the home ground of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

12. The Ashes came into being as a result of the first Australian victory over a full strength English side in England. In what year was it played?

From Quiz England vs Australia

Answer: 1882

The sporting times carried a mock obituary notice stating that the body of English cricket would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.

13. At the Oval in 1938, England compiled a massive score, setting a test record which lasted for almost six decades. How many runs did England score?

From Quiz England v. Australia Test History

Answer: 7 for 903

England batted first and dominated every session.

14. What name was given to the spiteful Test series played in Australia in 1932-33 when Douglas Jardine led England to a 4-1 series victory?

From Quiz Livin' on the Edge of Glory

Answer: The Bodyline Series

This series is probably the most famous of Ashes battles in the history of the game. The English team devised the theory of "Bodyline", alternatively known as "Leg Theory", that involved stacking the legside with fielders and having a fast bowling battery that aimed short, fast pitched deliveries at the bodies of the Australian batsmen. If the batsman were to attack the bowling, it dramatically increased the risk of being dismissed but the alternative, being struck on the body, was far less palatable. After the Third Test in Adelaide, during which the Australian captain Bill Woodfull was struck above the heart and the Australian wicketkeeper, Bert Oldfield, had had his skull fractured, the relationship between the two countries had soured so much that there were angry cables being sent between the Boards of Control of the two nations and threats were raised over the cancellation of the tour. England did curtail their activities in this respect, however, the shell-shocked Australians were still beaten in the final two tests to lose the series 4-1. The laws of the game were soon amended to outlaw the practice of leg theory.

15. Australia had a torrid start losing wickets at an alarming rate. After just 18.3 overs the visitors were all out for how many?

From Quiz England vs. Australia 2015 4th Test

Answer: 60

This was a shambles for the Aussies and a real shock to the world of cricket. Broad was superb, bowling with line and length that led to edge after edge. The English slip cordon dropped nothing and the rate of wickets that fell, made for arguably one of the most incredible opening mornings play in the history of the game. The visitors faced 111 deliveries, a world record for a completed first innings.

16. England got off to a very poor start losing three wickets for just 43 on the scorecard. Which Australian bowler took the first wicket of the series?

From Quiz England vs. Australia 2015 1st Test

Answer: Hazelwood

Adam Lyth faced 10 balls, and having scored 6 runs, faced the pace of Hazelwood. In the third over Hazelwood delivered a superb ball that was edged to fourth slip where Warner took a superb low catch. The first wicket of the 2015 Ashes belonged to Hazlewood with just 7 on the board. The second wicket fell when Cook tried to cut Lyon who sent a devilish spinning delivery down that clipped the top of the England captain's bat. Haddin, keeping behind the stumps, snaffled the ball and a score of 20 off 40 balls saw Cook heading back to the pavilion. England were 42-2. It got worse. Only one more run was added when Starc sent a left hand swinger into the pad of Ian Bell who had only just come to the crease. The umpire raised his finger and England were in disarray on 43-3 with just over an hour played.

17. The Ashes were up for grabs, a mere three months after England won 3-0 on English soil (there were two draws). Traditionally, these series are played two years apart. Why were these two series played so close together?

From Quiz Aussies Win The Ashes 2013-14

Answer: Scheduling issues with the World Cup

The scheduling of players the World Cup every four years means the cup is scheduled around the the time the Ashes is played (every two years but every four years in each country). By bringing forward the the Ashes series scheduled for Australia in 2014-15 by 12 months, the cycle of playing an Ashes series directly before a World Cup was broken.

18. In the first Test at Lord's, who was the only century maker?

From Quiz 1945 Victory Test Series

Answer: K. R. Miller (AUS)

Keith Miller scored 105 in Australia's first innings. Robertson top scored for England with 84 in their second innings. Miller also scored 118 in the fourth Test being the only player to score two centuries in the series.

19. The second Test resulted in an England win by an innings and 71 runs. With rain threatening, which England bowler took the last three wickets to ensure that there was no escape for Australia?

From Quiz The Ashes Down Under: 2010-11

Answer: Graeme Swann

Australia made a disastrous start to their first innings, with Katich being run out without facing a ball, Ponting out first ball, and Clarke out for two. The score at this stage was 2 runs for 3 wickets, but they recovered to make a total of 245. Despite another early departure by Strauss, Cook went on to make 148 runs and Pietersen scored 227, which allowed England to declare on 620-5. On the final day, England needed to take six wickets. Finn and Anderson took three between them, with Swann cleaning up the tail to finish with 5 for 91. The rain duly arrived but too late to save the match for the home team.

20. A sponsorship row threatened to de-rail the start of the 1977 Centenary Test match between Australia and England. Who was the sponsor and what was the 'burning' issue?

From Quiz 1977 Centenary Ashes Test: Eng vs Aus

Answer: Benson & Hedges: Cigarette advertising in sport had been banned

During the 1970s, the Australian government began a concerted push to inhibit the sale of tobacco products. Part of this strategy involved banning cigarette advertising in sport. Existing sponsorship deals were allowed a period of rationalisation, however, any new sponsorship deals that were struck were to rule out advertising in any form. Eventually a limited agreement was agreed to as a 'one-off' for this Test match.

21. Keith Stackpole's innings of 207 during the first Ashes test of the 1970-71 season, was a new record score against England at the Gabba ground. Who previously held the highest score against England?

From Quiz Classic Ashes Battles: 1970-71

Answer: (Sir) Donald Bradman

Stackpole's innings was not without its good fortune. When on 18, he was clearly run-out by a direct hit from Geoffrey Boycott, and umpire Lou Rowan inexplicably gave him not out. Sadly by the last day, all evidence of a genuine contest had evaporated from this match, as had much of the public's interest. A draw ensued and journalists were left wondering if anyone cared.

22. When was the Boxing Day Test first played in Australia?

From Quiz The Boxing Day Test

Answer: 1950

Test cricket was first played on Boxing Day in 1950. Australia defeated England by just 28 runs. There were no Boxing Day Test matches from 1953 to 1967 and, for the 1984 test match, Boxing Day was Day 4. In 1989, Australia played an ODI against Sri Lanka on Boxing Day instead.

23. Having spent much of the 1980s injured or banned from international cricket, which bowler returned to England and delivered 41 wickets on the tour?

From Quiz The 1989 Ashes Tour

Answer: Terry Alderman

Combined with his record 42-wicket haul in his previous tour of England in 1981 Terry Alderman became the only bowler to date to claim 40 or more wickets in two series. Bowling patient probing medium pace in the "corridor of uncertainty" combined with a well disguised off cutter helped "Clem" claim 19 lbw wickets.

24. Who were the umpires of the match?

From Quiz Third Ashes Test: July 1981

Answer: David Evans and Barrie Meyer

Barrie Meyer was a former Gloucestershire player. David Evans played for Glamorgan, and this was his first test as an umpire.

25. What did the first test match in 1876/77 have in common with the centenary test match played a hundred years later?

From Quiz England vs Australia

Answer: Australia won both by 45 runs

Both matches were played at the Melbourne cricket ground.

26. Which famous English batsman tried to hasten the end of Australia's innings by kicking the ball over the boundary to expose a tailender to the bowling?

From Quiz Interesting Ashes Facts

Answer: Sir Len Hutton

This match Len scored 364 in England's 7d-903, when Len kicked the ball over the boundary the umpire awarded 5 runs and the better batsman retained the strike.

27. Who was captain of the England team during the infamous bodyline series of 1932-33?

From Quiz England v. Australia Test History

Answer: Douglas Jardine

Jardine developed bodyline, or 'leg theory' as he liked to call it, to counter the brilliance of Australia's Don Bradman.

28. One of cricket's most iconic photographs is that of Andrew Flintoff with his arm across Brett Lee's shoulders at Edgbaston in 2005. What had just happened?

From Quiz Livin' on the Edge of Glory

Answer: England had won the Test by two runs

When Australia arrived in England for the 2005 Ashes series, they boasted a team full of legends. They had won the previous eight Ashes rubbers and were outrageous favourites to do so again. After England were savaged in the First Test by 239 runs it seemed like cycle was, once again, running its course. The teams arrived at Lords, a ground on which the Australians had not lost in over 100 years. England, however, were not to be denied and the two arch-rivals produced one of the most intense contests in their history. The home side had secured a 99 run lead after the first innings, but a Shane Warne masterclass, that netted him six wickets in the second innings, left Australia needing a gettable 282 in the last innings to win. All seemed lost when Australia found themselves 9 wickets down for 220. However, Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz produced a remarkable backs-to-the-wall fightback that saw Australia get within three runs of victory, at which point Kasprowicz was dismissed when he gloved a catch to wicketkeeper Geraint Jones. A shattered Brett Lee sank onto his haunches, at which point he was consoled by Andrew Flintoff, producing one of the most enduring Ashes moments of all time. England would go on to win the series 2-1 and regain the Ashes.

29. In their first innings, Australia had three scorers score more 10 or more runs, Michael Clarke 10 and Mitchell Johnson 13, but who or what made 14, the top scorer in the innings?

From Quiz England vs. Australia 2015 4th Test

Answer: Extras/sundries

This was the first time in Ashes history that extras or sundries top scored for either team. Extras consisted of 3 no balls and 11 leg byes. The card was sorry reading for the Australians: Rogers 0 Warner 0 Smith 6 Marsh 0 Clarke 10 Voges 1 Neville 2 Johnson 13 Starc 1 Hazlewood 4 Lyon 9

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