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The Ashes 1894/95 (England in Australia)

Ashes 1894-95: England become first team in Test history to win after following-on

"Give me the ball, Mr. Stoddart, and I’ll have the buggers out before lunch," said a stone-drunk Bobby Peel. And he did.

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Ashes 1894-95: Remedy for financial crisis and ‘test cricket’ becomes ‘Test cricket’

The 1894-95 Ashes tour was organised as a way for the Melbourne Cricket Club to battle the hits suffered due to Depression. And it produced one of the most entertaining series ever. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the circumstances leading to the tour and the first time the word 'test’ was spelt with a capital T.

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