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Ashes 2009 - Schedule

Ashes 2009 series, Eng Vs Aus
1st test:
Date: Jul o9 - 8 to 12; Time : 10:00 (GMT); Venue: Cardiff

2nd test:
Date: Jul o9 - 16 to 20; Time : 10:00 (GMT); Venue: London

3rd test:
Date: Jul o9 - 30 to Aug 09 - 03; Time : 10:00 (GMT); Venue: Brimingham

4th test:
Date: Aug 09 - 7 to 11; Time : 10:00 (GMT); Venue: Leeds

5th test:
Date: Aug o9 - 20 to 24; Time : 10:00 (GMT); Venue: London

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The ashes 2009 - Australia squad

As you see the squad of Australia for The Ashes 2009; one can find out a prominent name missing out; that is of Andrew Symonds. Symonds was dumped from Aussie team because of his behavioural issues, one has to wait and see how much he would be missed as the most rivaled cricket series unfolds at Cardiff on july 8th.

1.Phillip Hughes
2.Simon Katich
3.Ricky Ponting
4.Michael Clarke
5.Michael Hussey (demoted one spot due to lack of form)
6.Marcus North
7.Brad Haddin
8.Mitchell Johnson
9.Brett Lee
10.Peter Siddle
11.Stuart Clark
12.Graham Manou (back-up wicket keeper)
13.Andrew McDonald
14.Ben Hilfenhaus
15.Shane Watson
16.Nathan Hauritz

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History of Ashes

It was at the Oval on 29th August, 1882 that England lost to Australia for the first time on English soil. The one-off Test at Oval was one of the most fascinating matches of all times, which ended with a seven-run defeat of England. The shocking defeat inspired a young journalist Reginald Shirley Brook to write a mock obituary of English cricket in a London newspaper The Sporting Times.
“In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB — The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia,”

Three weeks after the famous defeat Hon. Ivo Bligh, afterwards Lord Darnley, led the English team to Australia with a mission to reclaim the Ashes.He promised that he would regain “the ashes” on the tour to Australia in 1882–83.Though England lost the first Test by nine wickets, they went on to win the next two of the three-Test series.
It is generally believed that a group of Victorian ladies, including Florence Morphy (who later married Ivo Bligh), gave a small terracotta urn as a present to Ivo Bligh after a private cricket match was played over Christmas in 1882. The English team were guests of Sir William Clarke at his property “Rupertswood”, in Sunbury, Victoria. This was before the three Test matches were played.
During the tour of Australia in 2006/7, the MCC official accompanying the urn confirmed that the urn contains the ashes of a cricket bail. The terracotta urn is about six inches tall and originally could have been a perfume jar.
Florence, widow of Ivo Bligh, gave the urn to MCC after his death in 1927. The historic urn can be seen in the cricket museum at Lord’s along with the scorecard of the 1882 match at the Oval.
The text on the urn is as follows:-
When Ivo goes back with the urn, the urn;Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;The welkin will ring loud,The great crowd will feel proud,Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;And the rest coming home with the urn.

(as appeared in http://full2cricket.com/?p=516)

The much awaited Ashes series 2009 is starting on july 8th, hope it will not be an white wash as last time when Australia won the series 5-0. This time the teams are evenly matched and with Brett Lee ruled out for the first two tests, we are in for a gripping contest.

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Ashes 2009 squad

Squad for the Ashes 2009 has been announced for England & Australia, the notable omission has been that of Andrew Symmonds, who was left out of the Australian squad after problems with behaviour. I found a video in YouTube, showing squad's of both teams, just watch the video to know the squad.

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