Ashes series schedule released: The first match will be played in Perth from November 21; There will also be a day night test

Australian captain Pat Cummins and England captain Ben Stokes.

The schedule of the Ashes series has been released. Cricket Australia announced the schedule of the new season. According to this, the first match of this 142 year old series will be played in Perth between 21st and 25th November. This time the England team is touring Australia.

Last season the series was drawn 2-2. Then the Australian team toured England. The world’s oldest series, The Ashes, started in 1882. However, Australia-England have been playing Test series since 1877. The world’s first test match was also played between these countries. This match was played in Melbourne from 15 to 19 March 1877. Later this series was named ‘Ashes’.

Kangaroos won 34 series, England 32 Australia has the upper hand in the Ashes between Australia and England. So far 73 series have been played between the two countries. Out of this, Australia won 34 series. At the same time, England has won 32 series. The remaining 7 series remained draws.

Don Bradman is still the top scorer of Ashes 3 out of the top 5 batsmen of the Ashes series are from Australia. The first name among these batsmen is that of Don Bradman. Bradman scored 5048 runs in 37 matches between 1928 and 1948. On the other hand, the top batsman of England is Jack Hobbs. Between 1908 and 1930, Hobbs scored 3636 runs in 41 matches.

Steve Smith is on top among active players, he has scored 3417 runs in 37 matches. After this is former England captain Joe Root. Root scored 2428 runs in 34 matches.

Shane Warne has taken the most wickets Australia also includes 4 in the top 5 bowlers of the Ashes. Australia’s legendary spinner Shane Warne is on top. He has taken 195 wickets in 36 matches between 1993 and 2007. The top wicket taker for England is Stuart Broad. He has taken 153 wickets in 40 matches between 2009 and 2023.

England’s Chris Woakes is at the top among active players. He has taken 46 wickets in 15 matches. At the same time, for Australia, spinner Nathan Lyon has taken 110 wickets in 30 matches.

The story behind the name ‘The Ashes’… There is an interesting story behind this name. The credit for giving this name to this series goes to the news of ‘The Sporting Times’ and the statement of the then English captain Ivo Bligh, which he gave before leaving for Australia.

In fact, in August 1882, Australia defeated England at home. Then the London-based newspaper The Sporting Times published a condolence message on the death of English cricket, in which journalist Renigald Shirley Brooks wrote, ‘England cricket is dead and the body has been buried. The Australians have taken the remaining ashes home.

Four months later, in December 1882, before leaving for Australia tour, England captain Ivo Bligh said, ‘We are going to take back the ashes that were taken to Australia in August.’ From here the Test series came to be called the Ashes. In December 1882, the England team went to Australia and brought back the Ashes.