True.

He claimed the sawdust from the damp pitch at Old Trafford was blowing into his eyes preventing him from being able to bat properly. England went on to win the test match anyway.

False!

Despite being a stalwart at the top of the order for England, Sir Geoffrey never hit a six in Ashes cricket!

False!

So the story goes, the famously moustachioed Australian actually “sank 52 tinnies” on the flight to England, eclipsing the previous record held by Rod Marsh.

True.

The term Ashes was first introduced after England lost to Australia for the first time on home soil. A few weeks later, an English team set off to tour Australia and “bring the Ashes home”. They were successful and even brought the first urn home with them.

True.

Australia completed a whitewash against England in 1920-21, 2006-7 and 2013-14, however England’s best result came in 1978-79 when the were victorious by 5-1.

True.

Jim Laker’s amazing match figures of 19 for 90 remain a Test Match record

False.

Although Glenn McGrath has taken 157 Ashes wickets, his teammate Shane Warne managed to claim 195 during his colourful career.

False.

Jimmy Anderson has actually taken 117 Australian wickets during Ashes tests, however his bowling partner, Stuart Broad, has claimed 153 Australian wickets.

True.

With no substitutes back in 1938, the Australians were missing two players to injury, including the great Sir Don Bradman, and they quickly succumbed to England’s big score. Australia’s best victory came in 1946 with a victory by 332 runs in Brisbane.

False.

Whilst the fragility of the historic urn means it remains in the museum at Lord’s almost all of the time, it has been back to Australia twice since it was first awarded to England. First in 1988 for Australia’s bicentenary celebrations and again in 2006-2007 as part of a touring exhibition.