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EF: How the Ashes Got Its Name

Post 1

Rudest Elf


Guide ID: A629219 (Edited)

many aspects of British life

the Ashes Tour

most well known

the Ashes

The August, 1882 (unsure, though, if comma needed in truncated dates)

Cricket Ground

led by

29th A U G U S T, 1882




The Australian spring begins in September, the summer in December.

the Ashes

the Ashes

At present, the Ashes Tour

won the Ashes Tour

Tour

the Ashes

the Ashes

'helped to boost that dream.'?

one.

2005.

on the

2005.

of the

one.

though.

them.


[....] injured stepping on a cricket ball, playing touch rugby [....]?

None of the paragraphs end with a full stop.


smiley - reindeer






EF: How the Ashes Got Its Name

Post 2

The H2G2 Editors

Thanks RE smiley - ok


EF: How the Ashes Got Its Name

Post 3

Rudest Elf


My pleasure. smiley - smiley

But it was spring in Australia (two weeks after 29th August, 1882).

Hardly a theory, surely?

smiley - reindeer


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