[1930] The BBC covered the Ashes in England while the matches are covered in Australia by use of cabled reports. Synthetic reports - local commentaries based on ball-by-ball cables - prove very popular.
The first Test match between England and Australia was played in Melbourne, Australia, in 1877, though the Ashes legend started later, after the ninth Test, played in 1882.
Australian legends Sir Donald Bradman is highest run scorer and Shane Warne is highest wicket taker of the Ashes history.
1948 Ashes series: Match 5, Day 2 (1948): Don Bradman failed to score any runs in his final innings, being bowled for a duck. Had he scored just four, Bradman would have retired with a Test average of exactly 100.
1993 Ashes: 1st Match, Day 2 (1993):
With his first ball against England, in his first Ashes Test, Australian Spin bowler Shane Warne produced a spectacular delivery that bowled Mike Gatting out. It became recognized as "Ball Of The Century".