Ashes 2023: What are the Ashes? | Newsround

 

#Newsround #ashescricket #cricket #theashes #england #australia #cricketnews Welcome to the official BBC Newsround YouTube channel. Subscribe here ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ https://bit.ly/3bYidJ3 For daily news bulletins visit BBC iPlayer ➡️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mdbc/newsround Australia and England are going head-to-head in one of the biggest competitions in cricket - the Ashes. The special series of matches between England and Australia are cricket's most historic rivalry and one of the longest-running face-offs in sport. The two nations meet every two years, with the winners claiming one of the most famous (and smallest) trophies in sport - the Ashes urn. It is held alternately in England and Australia, with England hosting this time. Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002 for tips about what to do if you are feeling sad about what you've seen, heard or read. We have everything for an inquisitive mind – do you want to know what’s going on in the world? Complex stories explained in a way that makes sense to you? Well, you’re in the right place!