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The term 'The Ashes' originated from a satirical newspaper obituary published in 1882 after which result?

AEngland's first Test win over Australia
✓Australia's first Test win on English soil
CA tied Test match
DEngland's first World Cup win

Answer Explanation

After Australia beat England at The Oval in 1882 — their first Test win on English soil — a mock obituary in The Sporting Times lamented the 'death of English cricket', whose body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.

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