Ashes 2006 #euphoriacricket #cricketplayer

Did you know an Ashes series was played in Iraq? According to BBC in 2006, a British soldier stationed in Iraq decided to honour the Ashes rivalry and organised a match between the Australian and the British troops. He even managed to get 5 sponsors and official jerseys for the game. The Brits had to travel to the Australian base via Helicopter but their arrival was delayed due to a rocket attack. Once they arrived things got more “bizarre”. The teams were playing in 43-degree heat on coconut matting and concrete surrounded by desert. Balls kept getting stuck in sand or rocks. And at one point, a rocket had to be removed from the outfield. But hundreds of people turned out to watch and everyone seemed to have fun. Like in the regular Ashes that year, the "Ashes in the Desert" saw Australia emerge victorious. But the real winners were the two charities the match raised $14,000 for and the soldiers who got a bit of a distraction from the horrors of war.
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