England won Ashes in 2005. by the margin of 2-1 where Micheal Vaughan was Captain.
But Andrew Flintoff was very impressive along with Shane Warne both with Bat & Ball.
No they won the Ashes then in England, not Australia.
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∙ 12y agoEngland won the last Ashes in the year 2010-2011.
England won the last Ashes in the year 2010-2011.
This year (2010); they've gone 1-0 up in Adelaide.
The story of the Ashes began way back in 1882 when England were beaten at home for the first time by Australia.
December 18 2006 Australia went 3 - 0 up in a 5 match series, so regained the ashes.
England and Australia host the Ashes every 4 years on their home soil. England host them first and then Australia host them in a year and a half, then two and a half years later, they're back in England again.
The 1981 Ashes series were held in England. Despite having been 1-0 down after two Tests, England won the next three Tests to finish 3-1 victors (with two draws), thus retaining the Ashes. The series is popularly known as Botham's Ashes, due to the remarkable performances of Ian Botham with both bat and ball.
The Ashes are played "at least once every four years" but recent contests have been either yearly or every other year, with matches alternating between England and Australia. There were matches in 2013 (England), 2013-2014 (Australia), and 2015 (England), to be followed by 2017-2018 (Australia).
It is called the ashes they play every year since the Aussies first beat the world wide champions the English
According to Wiki, the ashes were returned to England after Britain won two of the three Tests on the 1882-1883 tour.A small urn was presented to English captain Ivo Bligh who had vowed to "regain those ashes". The English media therefore dubbed the tour the quest to regain the Ashes. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of a wooden bail, and were humorously described as "the ashes of Australian cricket".[3]
The Ashes should happen every two years,but it is a bit difficuilt as summer in Australia is December.