The funniest thing about the Ashes visctory

It all came about because they beat us long ago and it was "the death of English cricket", the ashes of which were to be sent to Australia.

Yet they have never, ever been there. We've never actually given them to the Aussies when they win, they've always stayed here.

Next year (and this was already planned) the Ashes are going on a tour of Australia for people to see them. Which is just fabulous. How many Aussies do you think will now be rushing out to see the Ashes? What's more it's like "Look what we've just won", "Do you like them?", "Cos you can't have them".

Wonderful. Hillarious.

 

ff

I forgot that although Australia won them, they stay in this country.

 

I lied

They have been on a sight seeing visit once before in the 80s

 

Yeah you can't give them to the Aussies

Bunch of convicts. Completely can't be trusted.

 

I thought that, had Australia retained them, they would go back and arrangements had been made for this to be the case from now on.
Unlucky!

 

personally, i would have said the funniest thing was when shane warne walked all over his wicket. i rang molly four hours later and he was still laughing.

 

I think that is incorrect anyway. Originally the ashes were taken to Australia after the first win. Sometime later they came over here and the toffs at Lords kept them.

 

It's just what I've read

I can't claim to be an expert but everything I've read said they've only been to Australia once (in the 1980s)

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=a2m0yzuEzW6I&refer=australia

 

Apparently

They were going to Australia next year irrespective of who won. As Harrow pointed out though I think they are now too valuable (and delicate) to give away and they are a museum piece.

http://in.sports.yahoo.com/050819/139/5zs1m.html