Australia–England sports rivalries

The Ashes urn, the trophy won by the winner of The Ashes series. The Ashes is widely considered the most important cricket rivalry in the world, and is played every year between Australia and England.

Because Australia was a colony of the United Kingdom until Federation in 1901, as well as other shared history, Australia and the United Kingdom (particularly England) have many sports rivalries in many sports, including association football, cricket, rugby league, rugby union and many other sports.

Australia–England Sports Rivalries Media

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  The earliest published photo of the Ashes urn, from The Illustrated London News, 1921

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  Johnny Wilkinson kicked the winning drop goal in extra time of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.

Related pages

• Australia–United Kingdom relations
• Australia vs England in rugby league