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Ashes fans

The way we used to be

Scenes from the Test that started it all: an illustration of the crowd from the <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62404.html>1882 Oval Test</a> that Australia won by seven runs
Scenes from the Test that started it all: an illustration of the crowd from the 1882 Oval Test that Australia won by seven runs•Getty Images
Before face paint and vuvuzelas, there were souvenir cricket balls. Spectators stand in line to get into <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62527.html> Lord's</A>, 1921
Before face paint and vuvuzelas, there were souvenir cricket balls. Spectators stand in line to get into Lord's, 1921•Getty Images
An early precursor to the beer snake. Young fans build a hat tower during tea, <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62651.html>at Headingley</a> again, this time in 1938
An early precursor to the beer snake. Young fans build a hat tower during tea, at Headingley again, this time in 1938•Getty Images
An Aussie typecast - chilling out with a beer or 20. (What's the kid drinking?) <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62985.html>Sydney</A>, 1966
An Aussie typecast - chilling out with a beer or 20. (What's the kid drinking?) Sydney, 1966•Getty Images
The jubilation following England's extraordinary win at Headingley in 1981 was scarcely contained
The jubilation following England's extraordinary win at Headingley in 1981 was scarcely contained•PA Photos
Familiar headgear during any Boxing Day Test. <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64012.html>This one</A> at a dead rubber in 2002
Familiar headgear during any Boxing Day Test. This one at a dead rubber in 2002•Getty Images
Crowds turned out in hordes for the 2006-07 series, since there was a contest in an Australia-England series at long last
Crowds turned out in hordes for the 2006-07 series, since there was a contest in an Australia-England series at long last•Getty Images
A sea of hats at the first Test of the 1897-98 Ashes, <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62448.html>in Sydney</a>
A sea of hats at the first Test of the 1897-98 Ashes, in Sydney•Getty Images
There was a time when you could see if it was a head or tail yourself, rather than have to wait for it to be announced over the PA. Bill Woodfull and Percy Chapman toss ahead of the 1930 <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62583.html>Old Trafford Test</a>. Woodfull won and chose to bat; the match was drawn
There was a time when you could see if it was a head or tail yourself, rather than have to wait for it to be announced over the PA. Bill Woodfull and Percy Chapman toss ahead of the 1930 Old Trafford Test. Woodfull won and chose to bat; the match was drawn•PA Photos
The ladies were admiring but restrained after Jim Laker took a match haul of 11 wickets <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62813.html>at Headingley, 1956</A>
The ladies were admiring but restrained after Jim Laker took a match haul of 11 wickets at Headingley, 1956•PA Photos
The 1970s were certainly not restrained. Here, John Snow is grabbed by a spectator angry at him having felled Terry Jenner with a bumper, <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63065.html>in Sydney, 1971</A>
The 1970s were certainly not restrained. Here, John Snow is grabbed by a spectator angry at him having felled Terry Jenner with a bumper, in Sydney, 1971•Getty Images
Merv Hughes-style moustaches were all the rage in 1993
Merv Hughes-style moustaches were all the rage in 1993•Paul McGregor/Getty Images
The crowd shows its support for Shane Warne in Melbourne, 2002
The crowd shows its support for Shane Warne in Melbourne, 2002•PA Photos
Who said players are not approachable anymore? Graeme Swann celebrates England retaining the Ashes in 2013 by chugging a mug with fans
Who said players are not approachable anymore? Graeme Swann celebrates England retaining the Ashes in 2013 by chugging a mug with fans•Associated Press
One way of putting bums on seats. Spectators are encouraged to rent cushions <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62582.html>at Headingley</A>, 1930
One way of putting bums on seats. Spectators are encouraged to rent cushions at Headingley, 1930•Getty Images
The Gabba long before multi-coloured bucket seats took over
The Gabba long before multi-coloured bucket seats took over•PA Photos
And here Geoff Boycott is mobbed by fans - mostly shirtless - after he got his 100th first-class hundred, <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63193.html>at Headingley</A>, 1977
And here Geoff Boycott is mobbed by fans - mostly shirtless - after he got his 100th first-class hundred, at Headingley, 1977•PA Photos
Two Australian fans get a bird's eye view of the action from a hired cherry picker outside <a href=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63939.html>Headingley</A>, 2001
Two Australian fans get a bird's eye view of the action from a hired cherry picker outside Headingley, 2001•Getty Images
The party spilled out into Trafalgar Square when England won the Ashes in 2005
The party spilled out into Trafalgar Square when England won the Ashes in 2005•Getty Images