England Creates Ashes History
England's suprise Day 1 declaring is an Ashes record for the earliest a team has decided to declare in the first over of an Ashes history. Previously, the record was held by Australia at the MCG in 1937, when they declared in the 66th over. However, at that time there were 8-ball overs, meaning the 2023 decision is the record.
Apart from these two, the third, fourth, and fifth earlier Ashes declarations were all taken by England in six-ball overs but in the 90th, 102nd, and 104th overs, essentially meaning on the second day of play at Lord's (1912) and Nottingham (1964 and 1956).
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