{"id":11726,"date":"2019-11-04T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T05:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/11\/australia-take-on-england-in-jousting-ashes\/"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:07:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T05:07:39","slug":"australia-take-on-england-in-jousting-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2019\/11\/04\/australia-take-on-england-in-jousting-ashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia take on England in jousting &#8216;Ashes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The UK and Australia, on Saturday, faced fierce competition as they did, leading sport competition to a bygone era.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In medieval costumes, competitors rode each other and blamed each other. <\/p>\n<p>The Australians won the horse race &quot;Ashe&quot;, a reference to the legendary test cricket game of the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day joust in Victoria, Australia, ended in 89-75.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"A horse at full speed \" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_434_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" of title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jousting matches are generally associated with medieval knights, but historical jousting has been popular in the UK for decades. <\/p>\n<p>English enthusiasts have recently found out that Australians take part in this sport.<\/p>\n<p>They hope horse racing will be an annual event.<\/p>\n<p>To replicate Krish Ash Urn, carrying a remnant of cricket jewelry burned after Australia defeated Britain in a test in 1882, the organizers burned the lance tips used in the trophy on Saturday and used them as trophies. <\/p>\n<p>Australian captain Phil Leitch told AFP news agency that &quot;the next ash will be held in the UK within two years and we will have a chance to win the trophy.&quot;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Battle of the State of Victoria, Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_235_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Jute prepares to battle in Victoria, Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_837_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Battle of the State of Victoria, Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_149_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But Leitch said that the similarity between the two sports ends. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#39;s 100 times more interesting than watching cricket. It&#39;s much more interesting to see horses that ride about 40km an hour per horse, hear lance cracks, and watch pieces of wood fly into the air.&quot; Than cricket. &quot; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Jitter climbs on his horse in Victoria Australia\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_974_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\">\n            <span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Australian Victorian visitors shake hands with the audience\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1572847111_834_Australia-take-on-England-in-jousting-Ashes.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">All photos are copyright protected<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/pre>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright AFP The UK and Australia, on Saturday, faced fierce competition as they did, leading sport competition to a bygone era. In medieval costumes, competitors rode each other and blamed each other. The Australians won the horse race &quot;Ashe&quot;, a reference to the legendary test cricket game of the two countries. 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