* With Stadiums Going, Going, Ashes May Be Gone by James Barron, The New York Times, New York edition, October 11, 2008, Page A17, retrieved on October 12, 2008 grieve over ashes smuggled into and left under or over Shea and Yankee stadiums.

# The Ashes of Worlds ( 2008 )

* British — Graham, Matthew, and Ashley Pharaoh: Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 TV series ; main character, Alex Drake, is haunted by Pierrot like that in David Bowie video Ashes to Ashes ); Mahoney, Brian: Pierrot in Turquoise or The Looking Glass Murders ( 1970 film written and performed by David Bowie and Lindsay Kemp, adapted from their stage-play of the same title and produced by Scottish Television also # Songs, albums, and rock musicals | Songs, albums, and rock musicals below ).

* British — David Bowie dressed as Pierrot for the video of Ashes to Ashes ( 1980 ) and for the sleeve of his album Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ) ( 1980 ); Leo Sayer dressed as Pierrot on tour following the release of his first album, Silverbird ( 1973 ); Robots in Disguise: The Tears ( 2008 ), a video directed by Graeme Pearce, features black-suited Pierrots involved in love triangle.

Langley was mentioned in the first episode of the TV series Ashes to Ashes, in February 2008, when DI Alex Drake, played by Keeley Hawes mentions Langley, Virginia, most famous as home to the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency.

In 2008, Wong re-edited and re-released the film under the title Ashes of Time Redux that, despite the digital restoration, presents a shorter cut.

* Episode 1 ( Ashes to Ashes ), ( 2008 ), the first episode of the TV series Ashes to Ashes

In 2008, Strange ( and Visage II keyboardist Sandrine Gouriou ) made an appearance in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes which is set in 1981.

He has recorded three acclaimed studio albums with the former, and in 2008, Ashes Divide released their debut album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright.

* Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 ) pilot episode.

* Ashes, a 2008 album by Two Steps From Hell

In 2004, Clyde appeared in the BBC drama series The Alan Clark Diaries as British Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken and also appeared in the BBC drama series Ashes To Ashes as the Superintendent which was aired in 2008.

Until 2008, Old Trafford commonly hosted a Test match each year ; none were hosted in 2009, 2011 or 2012 due to sub-standard facilities, although following redevelopment, Old Trafford will host an Ashes Test in 2013, and further Tests in 2014 and 2016.

The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia ( 1882 – 83 ) as the quest to regain The Ashes.

Since the 1998 – 99 Ashes series, a Waterford Crystal representation of the Ashes urn has been presented to the winners of an Ashes series as the official trophy of that series.

At the end of the Third Test, England were generally considered to have " won back the Ashes " 2 – 1.

In 1896 England under the captaincy of W G Grace won the series 2 – 1, and this marked the end of England's longest period of Ashes dominance.

Although England decisively won the Ashes 4 – 1, Bodyline caused such a furore in Australia that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Anglo-Australian relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to curtail the number of leg side fielders.

The 1938 series was high-scoring affair with many high-scoring draws, resulting in a 1 – 1 result, Australia retaining the Ashes.

The Ashes resumed after the war when England toured in 1946 – 47, and as in 1920 – 21, found that Australia had made the best post-war recovery.

The 1972 series finished 2 – 2, with England under Illingworth retaining the Ashes.

With several England players having retired or been injured after the 2005 series, Australia regained The Ashes in the 2006 – 07 series with a convincing 5 – 0 victory, the second time an Ashes series has been won by that margin.

Chris Tremlett bowls Michael Beer ( cricketer ) | Michael Beer to complete England's 3 – 1 Ashes victory on 7 January 2011

England then achieved their first Ashes win at Lord's since 1934 to go 1 – 0 up.

This allowed England to take an unbeatable 2 – 1 lead in the series and so they retained The Ashes.

The 2010 – 11 Ashes series is the only one in which a team has won three Tests by innings margins and it was the first time England had scored 500 or more four times in a single series.

The remaining five series were drawn, with Australia retaining the Ashes four times ( 1938, 1962 – 63, 1965 – 66, 1968 ) and England retaining it once ( 1972 ).

Ashes series have generally been played over five Test matches, although there have been four-match series ( 1938 ; 1975 ) and six-match series ( 1970 – 71 ; 1974 – 75 ; 1978 – 79 ; 1981 ; 1985 ; 1989 ; 1993 and 1997 ).

Douglas Adams's 1982 science fiction comedy novel Life, the Universe and Everything – the third part of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series – features the urn containing the Ashes, as a significant element of its plot.

England is the current holder after winning the Ashes in 2009 and again in the 2010 / 11 series in Australia.

He also fell out publicly with other players, including fellow England opener Geoff Boycott, Somerset captain Peter Roebuck, and Australian batsman Ian Chappell, with whom he had an altercation in an Adelaide Oval car park during the 2010 – 11 Ashes series.

He resumed performing in October 2010 and released his thirteenth studio album, Ashes & Fire, on October 11, 2011.

* Otis Gibbs made the Joe Hill's Ashes album in 2010

* Ashes to Ashes ( 2010 )

* Ashes to Ashes Live ( 2010 )

In 2010, the BBC Television drama Ashes to Ashes concluded with a short clip of George Dixon, referring to the similarity to Dixon's death in The Blue Lamp and subsequent ' resurrection ' for the television series and the underlying plot of the show.

Australia entered the 2010 – 11 Ashes series hoping to regain The Ashes from England on home soil as they had four years previously.

Blowers announced on his Twitter feed on 1 September 2010 that he would not be covering the Ashes in Australia during 2010-11, much to the disappointment of his fans.

* Ashes ( film ), a 2010 film by director Ajay Naidu

The use of the Hawk-Eye brand and simulation has been licensed to Codemasters for use in the video game Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 to make the game appear more like television coverage, and subsequently in Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, Ashes Cricket 2009 and International Cricket 2010.

In November – January 2010 / 2011 England won the Ashes in Australia by three Test matches to one.

* Legacy of Ashes ( 2010 )

In the middle of the 2010 / 11 Ashes series between Australia and England, Katich injured his achilles tendon and was ruled out for the remainder of the series.

In an episode of Ashes to Ashes ( April 2010 ), Coduri played a woman who helps DCI Gene Hunt and DI Alex Drake during an investigation.

She is best known for her roles as Zoe Reynolds in Spooks ( 2002 – 04 ) and Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 – 10 ) and Lady Agnes in the remake of Upstairs, Downstairs ( 2010 – 2012 ).