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'''International cricket tours of England''' began in 1868 when a team of Australian Aboriginals visited. In 1878, the first tour by the [[Australia national cricket team]] took place. Tours of England up to the [[First World War]] tended to occur every two or three seasons with Australia at that time the most frequent visitor. As [[Test cricket]] expanded, the number of tours increased till, by the start of the [[Second World War]], there was one visiting team playing Test cricket against [[England national cricket team|England]] every season.  
'''International cricket tours of Great Britain''' began in 1868 when a team of Australian Aboriginals visited. In 1878, the first tour by the [[Australia (cricket)|full Australian team]] took place. Tours of England up to the [[First World War]] tended to occur every two or three seasons with Australia at that time the most frequent visitor. As [[Test cricket]] expanded, the number of tours increased till, by the start of the [[Second World War]], there was one visiting team playing Test cricket against [[England (cricket)|England]] every season.  


The last time that an English season featured no Test cricket, apart from wartime, was in 1927 when, although [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] visited, they had not yet begun to play Tests. A technical exception to this statement is 1970 when [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] cancelled a scheduled tour and was replaced by a [[Rest of the World cricket team|Rest of the World XI]] which played a series of unofficial Tests against England.
The last time that a domestic season featured no Test cricket, apart from wartime, was in 1927 when, although [[New Zealand (cricket)|New Zealand]] visited, they had not yet begun to play Tests. A technical exception to this statement is 1970 when a scheduled tour by [[South Africa (cricket)|South Africa]] was cancelled and replaced by a [[Rest of the World XI (cricket)|Rest of the World XI]] who played a series of unofficial Tests against England. In recent years, there has been a tendency for two teams to visit in the same season and less of a tendency to actually "tour" the country as the number of matches played by tourists against the county sides has been drastically reduced in the interests of staging more [[Limited Overs Internationals]].
 
In recent years, there has been a tendency for two teams to visit England in the same season and less of a tendency to actually "tour" the country as the number of matches played by tourists against the county sides has been drastically reduced in the interests of staging more [[limited overs cricket|limited overs internationals]].
 
Australia remains the biggest attraction because of [[The Ashes]], which is Test cricket's most prestigious series.  The Ashes are contested in England every four years, with the next one due in 2013.  England always visits Australia for one return series during the interim period.
 
Whenever the [[West Indies cricket team]] visits England, the [[Wisden Trophy]] is contested.  It is expected that other regular series will be given trophies in due course.

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International cricket tours of Great Britain began in 1868 when a team of Australian Aboriginals visited. In 1878, the first tour by the full Australian team took place. Tours of England up to the First World War tended to occur every two or three seasons with Australia at that time the most frequent visitor. As Test cricket expanded, the number of tours increased till, by the start of the Second World War, there was one visiting team playing Test cricket against England every season.

The last time that a domestic season featured no Test cricket, apart from wartime, was in 1927 when, although New Zealand visited, they had not yet begun to play Tests. A technical exception to this statement is 1970 when a scheduled tour by South Africa was cancelled and replaced by a Rest of the World XI who played a series of unofficial Tests against England. In recent years, there has been a tendency for two teams to visit in the same season and less of a tendency to actually "tour" the country as the number of matches played by tourists against the county sides has been drastically reduced in the interests of staging more Limited Overs Internationals.

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