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submitted 1 month ago by No1@aussie.zone to c/cricket@aussie.zone

Australia have already won The Ashes series after winning the first 3 Tests. The English won the 4th Test to make the series 3-1, with just this last game remaining.

Australia hasn’t been able to field their top team all series, and are without captain Cummins and top spinner Lyons again. Usman Khawaja has announced his retirement, and this will be his last match in front of his home crowd.

England can find redemption with another win, and arguably claim they could have won the series. Will Bazball continue to live, after seeming dead after the Aussies went up 3-0?

10am-12:30pm AEDT will be compulsory viewing for cricket nuts. Who wins the toss and whether the bowling team can break through in that first session may determine the result.

But a Test is 5 days, even though we seem to normally get 2 day Test Matches in this series.

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[-] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All the NSW Rugby League semi finals and grand finals used to be played there up until around the 1980s when the Sydney Football Stadium was built.

The ground record for the SCG of 78,056 was set in the 1965 Grand Final. There were still 40,000 trying to get in and there are some incredible photos of fans sitting on the roof of stands. Madness!

If it rained, the centre pitch square would turn into a mudbath. This is how the famous Provan and Summons "The Gladiators" picture occurred that is now the NRL trophy.

Also, if the ground wasn't wet, the cricket square was still rock hard and getting tackled on that was like tackling on cement. It was often a tactic to head upfield along the sidelines if possible.

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Men's Ashes

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| | 16th June | 1st Test | AUS by 2 wickets | | 28th June | 2nd Test | AUS by 43 runs | | 6th July | 3rd Test | ENG by 3 wickets | | 19th July | 4th Test | Draw | | 27th July | 5th Test | |

Women's Ashes

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| | 22nd June | Only Test | AUS by 89 runs | | 2nd July | First T20I | AUS by 4 wickets | | 6th July | Second T20I | ENG by 3 runs | | 9th July | Third T20I | ENG by 5 wickets | | 12th July | First ODI | ENG by 2 wickets | | 16th July | Second ODI | AUS by 3 runs | | 18th July | Third ODI | ENG by 69 runs (DLS) |

Series drawn - AUS retain the Ashes

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