History of Australia (1851–1900) will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia". The English media then dubbed the next English tour to Australia (1882–83) as the quest to "regain the ashes". The tradition continues with The Ashes series remaining one of the most anticipated events on the international cricketing calendar. The first reports of a sport like rugby being played in Australia date back to the 1820s when visiting ship crews would play army teams in Sydney. However, it was in 1864, that the first formal club was formed at Sydney University. From this beginning, the first metropolitan competition in Australia developed, formally
Pakistani cricket team in England in 1962 Cowdrey, Ted Dexter and David Sheppard. Dexter had just led England in its 1961–62 winter tour of the sub-continent and retained the captaincy for the tour of Australia. The 1962 Test series followed the 1961–62 series in Pakistan that had ended on 7 February 1962. England had moved on to Ceylon, playing three matches there till 18 February, and then home. In the 1961–62 Pakistan season, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy ended on 3 January and was won by Karachi Blues, who beat Combined Services by 4 wickets. The Ayub Trophy ran from 16 March to 4 April when the final ended.