Ashes to Ashes

Or, a suitable place to rest…

As I write this, in the early morning of a frosty mid-January day, there is a cricket match in progress in a far warmer corner of the world, playing for the bragging rights for perhaps the most famous ashes in the world. Or rather, they are not actually playing for them at this stage, as this is the fifth and final test in the series, and Australia - wh…