On this day in history..... Aug 29, 2008 9:45:44 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by elsec on Aug 29, 2008 9:45:44 GMT On this day in 1882 England cricketers lost to Australia in England for the first time, and from an epitaph that appeared in the Sporting Times the word Ashes came into being.