urn

Example Sentences

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Not since 1921, when Australia completed victory in England in eight days, has the destination of the urn been decided more swiftly.

From BBC

Australia, as holders, only need a draw to retain the urn.

From Barron's

In striking his second hundred of this series on day three of the third Test in Adelaide, Head all-but confirmed the home of the urn for the next two and a half years.

From BBC

Not since 1921, when Australia needed only eight days of play to win in England, has the destination of the urn been settled so swiftly.

From BBC

The promise the 27-year-old right-hander showed in making a 46 in the first innings of the first Test in Perth now looks as distant as England's hopes of regaining the urn.

From BBC