Your Shortcut to... the Ashes

It is near-impossible to ignore cricket news during an Aussie
summer, and this year will be a big 'un… That's because the Ashes
are on Aussie soil, where our team is going up against the Brits in
one of our biggest sporting rivalries. The first Test started
yesterday, so this week we've handed the Squiz Shortcut reins to
the team from Sport Today to step you through the history of the
Ashes, why the Ashes is so lucrative, some talking points on the
teams, and the names to look out for. Squiz Shortcuts is your
backstory to the big news stories. Squiz recommends: The Test -
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