| In 1882, when Captain Ivo Bligh, later to be Lord | | | | as Botham's Ashes . |
| Darnley, and his team embarked on their crusade to | | | | - The series in 2005 which England also won also |
| Australia in order to restore the honour of English | | | | produced some of the most tense and exciting |
| cricket, no one could have believed that this would | | | | cricket and will be immortalised as being the best to |
| be the start of a titanic struggle, one that would last | | | | date. The legendary players of the Ashes date from |
| more than a hundred years. | | | | WG Grace from the 19th Century to Bradman , |
| English cricket had been humiliated by the previous | | | | Botham and Shane Warne. |
| summer's defeat at the Oval. After that match had | | | | Lifelong cricket fan Peter Lennon along with Three |
| come the infamous mock obituary, which concluded | | | | Slips & A Gully has recorded the new Ashes |
| that the body would be cremated, and the ashes | | | | anthem to inspire the players and fans as England |
| taken to Australia. Lord Darnley's team, having won | | | | prepare to do battle for the Ashes in Australia this |
| the decisive third Test Match down under, were | | | | winter. |
| presented with a small urn containing the burnt | | | | Freddie Flintoff's favourite song "The Ring of Fire " |
| remains of a bail: these were to become The Ashes! | | | | by Johnny Cash has now become " England's On Fire" |
| The five series that have been of exception were: | | | | - with the lyrics .... |
| - The first official series in 1882, when England won | | | | We're going down to Melbourne in the Summer |
| 2-1 in Australia. | | | | We're going down down down .... to steal their |
| - The famous 1932 -33 Bodyline series when England | | | | thunder |
| resorted to new tactics to combat the mighty Don | | | | Keep that Urn of Ashes burning ...... England's On Fire |
| Bradman. | | | | England's On Fire will also be part of a CD to be |
| - The 1948 series when the all conquering Australians | | | | released in time for this Christmas; containing other |
| won 4-0 and were nicknamed The Invincibles. | | | | classics such as The Ashes 2005, The History of the |
| - The 1981 series was another classic when England | | | | Ashes and an instrumental version of Parry's classic |
| came from behind to win 3-1 and were later known | | | | Jerusalem. |