Australian cricket team in England in 1882 Australian cricket team in England in 1882 The 1882 Australia v England series was at the time considered to be part of another first-class cricket tour of England, by a combined team from the Australian colonies, but the match arranged between the Australians and an England side was later accepted to be a Test match. Although it was not known at the time, the one-off match played at The Oval in south London would become the birth of The Ashes. The English side had lost the previous tour to Australia, but had remained undefeated at home by visiting Australian sides.
Australia–England sports rivalries kept on chanting even when England were losing quite badly. Fanatics officially began in 1997 with the aim of forming an organised, passionate & patriotic support group that would follow Australian Sport at home & around the world. Australia–England sports rivalries Australia–England sports rivalries It is believed that the initial trigger of the Australia-England sporting rivalry began with an insulting article written in a local British Newspaper in the 19th century. “Nothing of interest comes from Australia except gold and black cricketers,” proclaimed the British Daily Telegraph in 1868 with a mixture of colonial arrogance and paternal intrigue. Australia and