OTD | Australia regained The Ashes by beating England in the 4th Test by an innings and 148 runs

There have been plenty of iconic bilateral series which are very iconic. We all know about the iconic Indo-Pak matches, but the rivalry that we all hold the same standards is the Ashes between Australia and England. There is no doubt that these two teams are one of the giants of the cricketing World and have been dominating most of the teams for a long time. The Ashes is a thrilling 5-match Test series and there have been some great matches in this series which has a huge legacy to look back at.

There have been a lot of legendary moments in these matches which include the 2005 Ashes series and the last two series in England. There were only two hosts which changed every year. It was either the Poms or the Baggy Greens that got to host the 5 Test matches. We will be talking about some of these great matches which have made Test cricket one of the most thrilling formats we have ever seen in cricket. 

Australia retained the Ashes in 1993

The 1993 series was an important series for the Aussies who failed to win the World Cup in 1992 at home failing to reach the playoffs. This Ashes was played in England and somehow Australia already had the upper hand leading the series 2-0. The match at Headingley was a do-or-die match for England, but also a chance for Australia to retain the series. The 4th Test started in Australia’s favour as skipper Allan Border, David Boon and Steve Waugh made sure the Aussies got to a 650+ total in the first innings.

The Poms in reply were bowled out for just 200 and the Aussies enforced a follow-on in this match. They tried to fight back in the match but in the end, the Aussies were all over the England batters and won the game by an innings and 148 runs. It was on this day of 26th July 1993 that Australia retained the Ashes and completely dominated their arch-rivals. This was a day when we started to believe that Australia was beginning to be a dominating force in cricket.

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