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[[File:ashes-urn-28844.jpg|frame|The Holy Grail - The Ashes<ref>actual size</ref>]]
''of
▲{{quote|''In Affectionate Remembrance<br />
▲ENGLISH CRICKET,<br />
''on
▲which died at the Oval<br />
▲29th AUGUST, 1882,<br />
▲Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing<br />
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▲friends and acquaintances<br />
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▲R.I.P.<br />
''ashes taken to Australia.'' |'''The Sporting Times''', 2 September 1882}}▼
▲N.B. ”The body will be cremated and the<br />
▲ashes taken to Australia.'' |'''The Sporting Times''', 2 September 1882}}
{{quote|"In Affectionate Remembrance of AUSTRALIAN CRICKET, which died in SYDNEY on 7th January 2011, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances. R.I.P. N.B. - The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to England."|'''Anonymous''' via SMS, BBC Sport Website, Ashes Live, at roughly 0103 07/01/11}}
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Features in Douglas Adams' ''[[
** Notably, in that in ''HHGTTG'' cricket is based on folk memories of the most devastating war the galaxy has ever seen, leading most other planets to think Earth has remarkably bad taste.
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[[Category:Useful Notes/Australia]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/Britain]]
[[Category:Sporting Event]]
[[Category:The Ashes]]
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