COLD ASHES PLEASE.ENGLAND'S cricketers should hope the current sunny weather doesn't last through the Ashes series This is a list of Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England. Most Ashes series have consisted of five Test matches between the two countries. The Ashes series with the fewest Test matches was the 1887-88 Ashes series, consisting of only one Test. starting next month. For drier wickets would suit the Australians far more than our squad, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study linked to previous results Down Under. Researchers have found the old enemy's success on home pitches may not be down to superior skill but could be largely due to the Pacific ocean climate phenomenon El Nino. Ignoring "whingeing Pom" accusations, Reading University's Walker Institute analysis of Ashes matches in Oz from 1882 to 2007 shows the home team won 13 out of 17, or 76 per cent, in lower-than-average rainfall and unusually high temperatures. But in La Nina years - the opposite phase of the phenomenon causing wetter conditions and lower temperatures - the Aussies won only five out of 13 matches, or 38 per cent. England supporter and Royal Meteorological Society The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to April 3 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of vice president Philip Eden said: "The management should take note. It could at least help us win in Australia next time." |
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