Ashes urn set to tour Australia

The Ashes urn, smallest but most keenly contested trophy, will make a rare journey to Australia in 12 years where it will go on display in Victoria's State Library's 'Velvet, Iron, Ashes' exhibition from December 2019 until February 2020.England will host the five-match series from August 1 to September 16, where Australia will look to win their first away series on English soil since Steve Waugh's side triumphed in 2001.The urn, which is the symbol of cricketing battles between Australia and England since it was gifted to the visiting English captain Ivo Bligh during the summer of 1882-83, has resided at the MCC Museum at The Lord's in London regardless of the Test series result.At the end of every Test series, a replica is presented to the winning side.This will be the only third time the urn has travelled to Australia since it came into the MCC's possession in 1929. The urn was exhibited for less than a week during the country's 1988 Bicentennial celebrations and visited six cities