Ashes - draw=win but why?

[murphy's law]

Why if we draw the series overall should we 'retain' the ashes?

As a win tonight will guarantee we can't lose the series therefore retaining the ashes, will there be a celebration from the players even though we could still draw overall?

I think it's bollocks. A draw is a draw, we share the ashes till next time. This isn't the USA.

I won't be satisfied unless we win overall.

 

[Giraffe]

You are talking bollocks. You have to win back the ashes, end of. If you can't do that you don't get your grubby little convict hands on them. Not that you do anyway because we don't trust the convicts enough anyway!

 

[murphy's law]

You are talking bollocks. You have to win back the ashes, end of. If you can't do that you don't get your grubby little convict hands on them. Not that you do anyway because we don't trust the convicts enough anyway!

Neither

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Surely the US of A would carry on playing until someone had won the series? They certainly would not accept a draw after 5 days of competition.

 

[Sheebo]

You are talking bollocks. You have to win back the ashes, end of. If you can't do that you don't get your grubby little convict hands on them. Not that you do anyway because we don't trust the convicts enough anyway!

Correct.

And it's not 'winning' it's 'drawing' yet 'retaining'. If we draw the series we don't win it we just retain the ashes

 

[severnside gull]

If we draw we haven't lost (what we already have) ie. the ashes

the convicts have to win them back

 

[Bob!]

I'm sure the England team will be aiming to win the series.

But until then tonights result will mean we will make sure that the aussies don't win the ashes back .

 

[murphy's law]

You are talking bollocks. You have to win back the ashes, eFnd of. If you can't do that you don't get your grubby little convict hands on them. Not that you do anyway because we don't trust the convicts enough anyway!

Neither side should have them then!

Neither

 

[Sheebo]

Neither side should have them then!

Neither

Of course they should. Do you realise the history of the Ashes.

 

[8ace]

A draw retains the Ryder Cup.
The trouble is with cricket you can't guarantee an outright winner over a match or a series.

 

[Bob!]

Neither side should have them then!

Neither

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[ryeseagull]

Surely the US of A would carry on playing until someone had won the series? They certainly would not accept a draw after 5 days of competition.

Absolutely. A draw is a much more common result for British or European sports.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

This question is a bit like asking: why are two teams playing so many matches just to win some powdery residue?

 

[Wozza]

Why if we draw the series overall should we 'retain' the ashes?

As a win tonight will guarantee we can't lose the series therefore retaining the ashes, will there be a celebration from the players even though we could still draw overall?

I think it's bollocks. A draw is a draw, we share the ashes till next time. This isn't the USA.

I won't be satisfied unless we win overall.

Huh? It's a competition between two sides. There's one trophy. One side has to hold it at any one time. It's up to the other side to WIN it back. If they lose or DRAW, the trophy stays where it is. Note that hard to grasp.

There's no comparison with US sport.

 

[BensGrandad]

Surely the US of A would carry on playing until someone had won the series? They certainly would not accept a draw after 5 days of competition.

No they would change the rules make the stumps higher and add a 4th or 5th stump to make it easier to hit or similar. In most sports a draw means the team that has the trophy or in boxing the man who holds the title keeps it.

 

[Superphil]

I wish they'd f***ing hurry up, I want to go to sleep.

Nice one peterson :wow:

 

[Marc]

The original poster is obviously a disgruntled convict!

 

[Blackadder]

All hypothetical, we will win the series anyway.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's just like being the Champions of the Third Division South.

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[sydney]

sydney test highly likely to be drawn due to rain........2-1 series win.