should ashes  be important or champions trophy be more important for australia and  why?
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THEY LOST THE ASHES LAST TIME.\nREGAIN THE PRIDE IS IMPORTANT.\nASHES IS AUSSIES SOUL.\nC.T. IS THE COSTUME.
941209
infact after watching the champions trophy it is quiet unpredictable whether the aussies will be able to defend their championship\nevery team in the champions trophy has had one win or more\nno team has actually dominated the series \nfor instance west indies who beat aus and ind lost to england who was far below in confidence the way they fielded against the windies \nso u never know how many times will the lightning strike at one place\nthis world cup is surely going to be exciting
1184879
I prefer ODIs for sure...they are played within a day and we get to see the result within that day that who has won and who has lost...it has lot of actions,drama,emotions,support and everything...people come in a large number to support their team...but there is nothing such like that in tests.very less people to see...not much support...no happiness even if a batsman score a century or a bowler take 5 wickets haul...ODIs have everything whereas tests is sheer wastage of time...sitting for 5 days and then getting to know that match has drawn which actually happens....even ODIs get drawn(which normally does not happen) there is lot of excitement then also...but there is nothing same with tests...
44582
Although Sri Lanka and South Africa are playing well, I still believe Australia have a better team composition. So Australia should win.
648255
NO.\nITS TOO TOUGH.\nAUSSIES HAVE TO FACE VERY STRONG CONTENDERS THIS TIME.\nS.A. IS ONE OF THEM WHICH HAS MANY WORLD CLASS ALL-ROUNDERS.\nWHICH IS THE ESSENTIAL ONE TO WIN ODI'S NOW A DAYS.
1100363
Australia or Pakistan
372566
IN ODI IT CAN BE..\nJUST REMEMBER THE 1999 SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN S.A. AND AUSSIES..\nIN OTHER SOME INCIDENTS THE TEAM SCORING LESSER BALLS DECLARED WIN.
824066
Loss in Champions Trophy can be attributed to the simple reason: Did not function as a team. Bowling, batting and fielding were not upto the mark. The commitment was missing. What Greg is doing I fail to understand.
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Australia\nRicky Ponting or Shane Warne( Possibly his last Ashes series )
956572
It was the bails that were burnt. During a test series between England and Australia in the early part of the twentieth century, can't remember when exactly, the Aussies trounced us and a cricket writer in the Times I think, wrote that the bails should be burnt and sent to Australia. \n\nSometime after that bails were indeed burnt but they have never left these shores, always remaining at Lords, home of the M.C.C., much to the chagrin of the Aussies, who feel the Ashes should always be presented to the winners.
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Currently, only the 2010 and 2014 finals have been decided. After that, it’s anybody’s. I think Australia should host it. Australia has world class stadiums including: Suncorp Stadium (Voted best Rugby stadium in the world), Telstra Stadium, The Telstra Dome, The MCG, and more. Also, as the Australian FA is run by Australia’s second richest man, funding shouldn’t be a problem.
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Australia are always the favs when it comes to these kind of tournaments. The second tier of potential winners are Pakistan, India, and England.  My vote is for Pakistan, because, on their day, they can beat any other team. India is too young of a team to win, and England is the wild card.
983039
Australia is in tremendous form and is likly to win ashes
367750
Australia is a great team..\nIf not ponting there will be somebody else to rise up to the\nsituation\nAustralia is not a one man army depending on Ponting...\n\n\n... I am Indian
376280
Unfortunately cricket is given way too much importance here. Tennis is finally picking up after the emergence of Sania Mirza. Hockey, which used to be popular is also given less importance these days. The media is partly to blame for that, since they idolise the cricketers & leave the players of others sports out...\n\nAlso, politics has crept into sports as well. Really good players might be dropped from the team, & the ones who have the influence & are thick with the selectors will find a way in...\n\nHopefully by the end of the next decade things should change (though personally I don't see it happen), & India atleast qualifies for the World Cup!
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The Ashes is a Test cricket series, played between England and Australia - it is international cricket's oldest and most celebrated rivalry dating back to 1882. \n\nIn the Test match played between England and Australia in 1882,\nAustralia defeated England for the first time.  Following this defeat a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.\n\nThe English media dubbed the next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes. This is how the test cricket series between England and Australia has been named\nas Ashes series. \n\nA small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reported to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side holds the Ashes, the urn normally remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because it was bequeathed to the MCC by Ivo Bligh upon his death. Since the 1998-99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.\n\nIf you would like to have more details about Ashes, please check the following website:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes
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This series will have no bearing as far as India is concerned but for England it is crucial to gain maximum overseas exposure in order to have a go at the Australian team for the cricketing supremacy.As far as India is concerned,like Sri Lanka & Pakistan they will continue aimless & directionless hoping for another miracle(all three had one in the past) in the world cup 2007.