Australian cricket team in England in 1882 Australian victory for the first time in England was widely condemned in the English press, including the publication of a satirical obituary which stated that "English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia". The English media then dubbed the next English tour to Australia in 1882–83 as "the quest to regain The Ashes". Despite the Australia v England match later receiving Test status, and being the match that triggered the birth of The Ashes, the 1882 match is "not" considered to be part of The Ashes since it precedes the introduction of
Australian cricket team in England in 1977 Loxton. It consisted of: Dennis Lillee was unavailable for selection due to injury. Former Test regulars Alan Turner and Gary Gilmour were controversially overlooked due to poor form in the 1976–77 summer. England won the Prudential Trophy 2-1. Australians (186/5) beat the Duchess of Norfolk's XI (166 all out) by 20 runs Australia began their 1977 tour of England with the traditional warm-up game against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground. The match was a 45-over limited overs cricket match, and Australian captain Greg Chappell won the toss and elected to bat. Although not scoring at