can England retain Ashes ?
956956
Nope not this time ...their moral is bit  down after their performance in ICC trophy, while Australia will face them after winning the trophy...n Aussies is all the way better  than England..will be  tough for England to retain.
482670
yes\n\nhttp://86net.info/England.html
913420
Do not worry, they will be ruthless and more attacking this time around. No way, they can allow england to reatin Ashes, that too in their country. But agression, I doubt, simply because the entire series will be one sided, totally Australia.
848992
I don't think that will make such a difference. If they can concentrate  on the field, they can do whatever they want off the field.\nShane Warne is the best example for this. Remember what happened before the Ashes 2005, and how many wickets he got in that series?
739537
Depends where in the world you happen to live, and when your summer is....the English season lasts from late April to early September, while the Australian season lasts from mid October to late March. \n\nInternational cricket continues all year round, as it is always summer somewhere in the world.
314616
Good point, geezer, Look at the workload shifted on Freddie and the boys for England this year - Sri Lanka and Pakistan for 7 tests and 12-odd one-dayers in the summer, Champions Trophy in India in October, Ashes Series down under November to January and then the bleedin' World Cup in the Caribbean in March/April. I love watching the game and feel now this is one of the most exciting periods in the game for many years, but you've got to ask questions.
423258
England 237 all out on a good batting wicket. Jones is injured so Matt Prior is keeping wicket.\n\nEngland are up against it.
473573
Why not? Its only needed a world record 1st wicket partnership and nowadays every other day you are having a new w. recorsd. So it will happen one day. Remember 1st wicket test record is more than 400 runs.
838562
Most likely not. I believe the Aussie's will win the series and that England will struggle to win a test match but winning all five is unlikely. At least one drawn match is possible due to either one of the following reasons:\n\n(i) Rain. Significant rain shouldn't be a problem in an Australian summer, however, if one day gets washed out and the English show some form of resistance, a match can be drawn.\n\n(ii) An absolute perfect batsmen's wicket. If a pitch is prepared where there is no assistance whatsoever for the bowlers, both teams would spend long periods in bat and if one of the team's is playing for the draw, the match could be drawn. The ground where this could occur would be the WACA (Perth) in the 3rd match.\n\n(iii) SCG (Sydney, 5th match). This is the type of pitch which will most favour England. I'm expecting the English to play Monty and offer the only bowling attack of the summer to cause any damage to the Aussie's. Despite what happens until this last match, if the English go into it wanting to win it, they very well can.\n\nThe most likely result of this series is 4-0. It is only early days but it is so difficult to see the English playing good enough cricket to win a test match.
927392
yes i like it\nwell done my friend\nnot only will they win the ashes they are only 1 win away in India as well
963408
The Ashes Cricket Series. Australia and England Ashes cricket teams, compete bi-annually for a trophy known as The Ashes.\n\nHistory:\nIn 1882, a confident English team was beaten on their home turf by the Australian underdogs, who came from an almost unwinnable position to triumph and disgrace their opponents.\n\nA British newspaper, the Sporting Times printed an obituary to cricket which read. \n\nIn Affectionate Remembrance of English Cricket Which Died At The Oval on 29th  August 1882\nDeeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances\nR.I.P\nNB: The body will be cremated, and the  ashes taken to Australia.\n\nSo.... there was the origin of "The Ashes".\n\nThe actual "Ashes" are the remains of either an incinerated stump or bale (no-one is sure which) kept in a velvet bag.\n\nRead more here\nhttp://www.abcofcricket.com/A_Legend_Is_Born/a_legend_is_born.htm\nand\nhttp://www.334notout.com/\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes
791645
The real Ashes urn generally stays in the UK on display but at the moment it is "on tour" around Australia.\n\nThey wont be staying in Australia, no matter the outcome of the series.\n\nStill, Damien Martyn might push someone over trying to take them away from him!
740705
Michael Vaughan was the captain.\n\nHe still would be the captain for the upcoming ashes, but hes out due to injury.\n\nCheck out the link to be sure.
664914
Yes. Remains of Hadrian's Wall still exist in England. It's not as big as the Great Wall but it served the same purpose.
965086
After every fall there is rise. Lara's career is in its last stages. The batsmen are going through their purple patch and soon they would vanish. In the WC 2007, you would not find WI in the limelight.
377286
jharkand is extreamly hot....england cant win there due to climatic conditions. and there wont be any swing as well because of heat. so england will not win. so they cant win both the matches
821084
Don't you have friends in the cricket section? I doubt anyone comes to this section with England's cricketing ability on their mind.