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What does the Ashes 'Urn' contain

  1. Ash of a Bat

  2. Ash of a ball

  3. Ash of grass

  4. A cricket bail
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Explanation

The Ashes urn is traditionally believed to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail, presented to English captain Ivo Bligh after England's defeat to Australia in 1882. The urn symbolically represents 'the ashes of English cricket'.

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