should winners keep the ashes urn?

England legend Ian Botham has backed calls for the famous Ashes urn to remain on Australian soil.
Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin crew took the urn over to Australia, said he was "uncomfortable" taking it back.
Botham, a member of the last England team to win down under, added: "This is only promoting the game. The winners of the Ashes should hold the Ashes."
The MCC ruled out such a move and said: "The urn was never intended to be the trophy for the cricket series."
The urn has been seen by thousands of cricket followers across Australia, having travelled to six different cities as part of a tour to coincide with this winter's Ashes series.
On the 1882-83 Australia tour, it is believed a group of women from Melbourne presented the urn to the then England captain Ivo Bligh, one of whom later became his wife, Florence.

"It was Ivo's wish that it be bequeathed to the MCC - and Florence carried out that last wish," an MCC spokesman said.
"The urn will return to Lord's after the exhibition tour finishes at the end of January. The crystal Ashes trophy will be presented at the end of the current Test and will remain in Australia until the next Ashes series."
Botham, famous for his heroic displays against Australia in the memorable 1981 Ashes series, said: "The reaction to the exhibition over here has been amazing. It creates interest and, I hope, will get more people playing cricket.

The England hero rejected suggestions the urn was too fragile to be moved around in future years.
"In this day and age we've got the technology," he said. "It's here now and it's been around Australia.
"This has been going on for as long as I can remember - why should the Ashes stay in England - and it's a fair point."

am undiceded becuase any winner has the rite 2 take there price, but the ashes wer born on english soil

i think they win the ashes they should get 2 keep them til the nxt series.It makes it more interesting for both sides because either way win or lose england will take the ashes home and the aussies win or lose dont get to keep the urn.Andy i wouldnt really say ashes were born. lol

well ye na wot a mean jonathan, but if they wer aloud 2 take it 2 there shit whole ov a country they wud rip us even more for winning it

aye ana but it adds to the competition abit cos they have won thm they deserve to keep them til the nxt ashes series

thts why am undicided, n abet u n me r the only 1nse ganna vote on this poll lol

Steve might .Think about it like an Aussie if you win the ashes you would be pretty pissed off that you dont get 2 keep them

ana, but if ur english u'd b pissed of thm takin it lol

not really cos if you lost them you cant complain if they take them.

aye but am sayin coz its been in the country the whole tym theres ganna b som1 tht wud b pissed of

aye but dont the aussies deserve the ashes if they win them?

aye am jus sayin thts wot a cuple ov ppl mite think

well to tell you the truth in my opinion is people would have no right to say that.most people that think that would demand if the aussies had the ashes if we win them that we get them

aye well there loads ov greedy ppl but there prob wud b som1 in the whole ov the country tht wud think tht

if u win the ashes u deserve 2 keep thm instead of them goin bak 2 england

ana a wud b pretty pissed of

i wudnt be amused lol

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