Ashes (cricket)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Ashes (cricket).

Ostensibly, the prize awarded to the winning team in a Test cricket series between Australia and England; in fact, the concept is mystical and based on a spoof memorial to English cricket after Australia defeated them in 1882.