News quiz: Hot topic – the Ashes

As England and Australia prepare to resume cricketing battle, test your knowledge of series past

  1. 1. England regained the Ashes in 2005. How many consecutive Ashes series had Australia won before that?

  2. 2. Don Bradman has the record number of Ashes centuries, at 19. Who has the second most?

  3. 3. In the 2005 series, Australia lost their opening bowler Glenn McGrath just before the second Test. Why?

    Glenn McGrath
  4. 4. Michael Vaughan was the highest run scorer of any Test team in 2002. How many centuries did he make in that year's Ashes series?

    Michael Vaughan
  5. 5. Shane Warne took his 700th Test wicket in the 2006 Ashes series on home soil. On which ground?

    Shane Warne

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