England vs Australia Tests — a huge UK and AU search. This page has 100 important questions and answers.
The Ashes is the Test series between England and Australia. The tiny urn is the symbol; the series is usually five Tests. Home advantage and pink-ball day-nighters have both shaped recent tours.
It is not a World Cup. Winning the urn is about the series result, not one T20 league night.
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100 questions and answers
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original explainers — not copied match reports.
1. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 26) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
2. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 27) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
3. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 28) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
4. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 29) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
5. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 30) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
6. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 31) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
7. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 32) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
8. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 33) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
9. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 34) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
10. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 35) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
11. The Ashes is contested by
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) England and Australia
It is a Test series.
12. Ashes Tests are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) multi-day first-class internationals
A draw is a possible result.
13. The urn is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the tiny trophy associated with the series
The replica is what you see lifted on TV.
14. A typical modern Ashes series has
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) five Tests
Weather can force draws.
15. The Ashes is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the ICC World Test Championship final by itself
WTC points may still be on the line in some cycles.
16. A follow-on can be enforced when
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the first-innings gap is large enough under the Laws
The captain chooses.
17. Gabba, MCG, and Lord’s are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) famous Ashes venues
Pitches change the series story.
18. Retaining the Ashes can happen if
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the series is drawn and the holder keeps the urn
Winning vs retaining is a classic exam question.
19. The Ashes rivals are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) England and Australia
It is a Test series.
20. The tiny urn is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the series symbol
A replica is what TV shows lifted.
21. A modern Ashes series is usually
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) five Tests
Weather can force draws.
22. Ashes cricket is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) multi-day Test cricket
A draw is a legal result.
23. The holder can retain the urn if
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the series is drawn
Winning and retaining are different.
24. Follow-on can be asked when
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the first-innings lead is large enough
The fielding captain chooses.
25. Lord's, the Gabba, and the MCG are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) famous Ashes grounds
Home pitches shape the series.
26. The Ashes is not by itself
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the World Test Championship final
WTC points may still be available.
27. A pink-ball Ashes Test is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a day-night Test when scheduled
The ball is still a Test ball.
28. Declarations are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a captain closing a batting innings
They set a chase or force a result.
29. A new-ball pair usually
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) opens the bowling with the hard ball
Swing and seam matter.
30. The toss in a Test can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) decide who bats first on a fresh pitch
Captains read the weather.
31. A draw means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) neither side won the Test
Time ran out or weather won.
32. Session breaks include
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) lunch and tea
The clock is five days, not 90 minutes.
33. The Ashes urn story dates to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a satirical 1882 obituary after Australia won at The Oval
The joke became the rivalry name.
34. A nightwatchman is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a lower-order batter sent in late in the day
The aim is to protect a star batter.
35. Reviews in Tests use
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) DRS when the series agrees to it
Unsuccessful reviews are limited.
36. The series result is decided by
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) who wins more Tests (or retention rules if drawn)
A 2-1 win takes the urn.
37. Batting more than once is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) normal in Tests (two innings a side)
Follow-on changes the order.
38. A king pair is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) out first ball in both innings
Ducks hurt the scorebook.
39. Home advantage often means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) familiar pitches and conditions
Tours still have to be won.
40. A result on first innings only can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) still be a draw if time ends
You need to bowl the other side out twice to win.
41. The visiting board tours with
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a national Test squad
County or Sheffield Shield form feeds picks.
42. Pink-ball wear and lights are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) day-night Test details
Dew can still appear.
43. A heavy roller is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a pitch tool between innings, not a player
Captains choose light or heavy when allowed.
44. The Ashes can award
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) WTC points when the cycle includes those Tests
Two narratives can share one series.
45. A fifth-day chase is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a fourth-innings target on the last day
Declarations set the number.
46. Umpires can call
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) bad light and stop play
The clock still matters.
47. The series is not won by
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Orange Cap in the IPL
League trophies are a different shelf.
48. A debutant is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a player in a first Ashes Test
Caps are numbered by each board.
49. Short-leg and silly point are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) close catching posts
Helmets are not optional there.
50. The urn does not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) change the Laws of Cricket
MCC lore and the replica both get searched.
51. A dead rubber is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a late Test after the urn is decided
Pride and WTC points can still be live.
52. Bouncers and the short ball are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) legal tactics under the Laws
Over-rate and intimidation rules still apply.
53. The toss is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) enough to lift the urn
Five days of cricket follow.
54. A tailor-made pitch talk is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) preview opinion, not the result
The first session still happens.
55. England home Ashes Tests are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) played on English grounds
The tour is a summer of Tests.
56. Australia home Ashes Tests are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) played on Australian grounds
The Gabba start is folklore.
57. A draw in the last Test can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) leave the holder with the urn
Retention is the exam line.
58. The Ashes is older than
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the IPL and the T20 World Cup
The rivalry name is nineteenth-century.
59. Winning 5-0 is called
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a whitewash in common talk
It is still five Test wins.
60. Ashes extra 1: The urn is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a tiny trophy — the series result is what matters
Players get medals; the urn stays iconic.
61. Ashes extra 2: A pink-ball Ashes Test is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a day-night Test when scheduled
Lights and a pink Dukes/Kookaburra change swing.
62. Ashes extra 3: The Ashes can be retained
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) if the series is drawn and the holder already has them
1981 and others are the folklore.
63. Ashes extra 4: England’s home Ashes grounds rotate
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) among Lord’s, Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and so on
The ECB sets the itinerary.
64. Ashes extra 5: Australia’s home Ashes often include
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the Gabba, Adelaide, MCG, SCG, Perth
The Gabba start is a cliché for a reason.
65. Ashes extra 6: The Ashes is first-class cricket, specifically
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Test cricket between two nations
Five days, red or pink ball.
66. Ashes extra 7: A dead rubber is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a Test after the urn is already decided
Pride and WTC points may still be live.
67. Ashes extra 8: Bodyline is remembered as
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a 1932–33 tactic, not today’s default plan
Modern short-ball laws differ.
68. Ashes extra 9: The Ashes is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) an ICC World Cup
It predates the World Cup.
69. Ashes extra 10: A follow-on in an Ashes Test
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) can still be enforced under the Laws if the lead is big enough
Captains sometimes decline it.
70. Ashes extra 11: The honours board at Lord’s
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) lists centuries and five-fors in Tests there
Ashes names fill it.
71. Ashes extra 12: A drawn Ashes series means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) neither side won more Tests than the other
Retention rules then apply.
72. Ashes extra 13: Commentators say “the urn is staying” when
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the holder cannot be overtaken with Tests left
Maths on remaining Tests.
73. Ashes extra 14: The Ashes squad is picked by
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) each board’s selectors, not an auction
Form in county/Shield cricket matters.
74. Ashes extra 15: A day-five Ashes finish
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) can still be a thriller because 15 sessions exist
Declarations set chases.
75. Ashes extra 16: The Ashes is older than
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the Cricket World Cup (first men’s WC 1975)
Tests began in 1877; the Ashes name in 1882.
76. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 1) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
77. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 2) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
78. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 3) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
79. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 4) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
80. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 5) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
81. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 6) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
82. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 7) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
83. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 8) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
84. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 9) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
85. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 10) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
86. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 11) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
87. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 12) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
88. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 13) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
89. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 14) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
90. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 15) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
91. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 16) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
92. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 17) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
93. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 18) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
94. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 19) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
95. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 20) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
96. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 21) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
97. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 22) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
98. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 23) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
99. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 24) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
100. The official source for “the ashes” (games desk, item 25) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
