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urn

noun as in vessel

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noun as in large jar

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The series begins on Friday in Perth with England looking to win the urn down under for the first time since 2010-11.

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England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes in Perth on Friday with the visitors looking to wrestle back the urn for the first time since 2015.

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The series winner is presented with a replica of the historic Ashes urn.

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Before we hand the urn to Ben Stokes, remember Hazlewood missed four Tests in the last Ashes played in this country in 2021-22.

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England, who last lifted the Ashes urn at home in 2015, have lost 13 of their last 15 Tests in Australia.

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