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This is the Friends Vista Debating Society.

I'm John Batswood, Jeremy Zachis of New South Wales.

We've cleared out the reptiles and now it's time to take on the English team.

Jeremy, the build up for ashes, I missed the last time.

I crashed in on ashes just as the Australians were winning everything and didn't really

understand the game.

I was quite fascinated with the story of ashes where it came from.

This is time for you to retell that story because it's been more than a year.

Why is this contest so important to both sides?

What is ashes?

Yes, John, this is a true contest and a true importance of national importance to both

Australia and England.

The reason is that back in the mid-1800s, the English and the Australians were, I guess

we're on good terms, but we're very competitive.

The reason for that was that England basically sent all its convicts down here to Australia.

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