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Later in 1882, following the famous Australian victory at The Oval, Bligh led an England team to Australia, as he said, to " recover those ashes ".
Publicity surrounding the series was intense, and it was at some time during this series that the Ashes urn was crafted.
At the end of the Third Test, England were generally considered to have " won back the Ashes " 2 – 1.
A fourth match was played, against a " United Australian XI ", which was arguably stronger than the Australian sides that had competed in the previous three matches ; this game, however, is not generally considered part of the 1882 – 83 series.
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