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"Let him get the Ashes urn in his hands," said Vaughan, who was speaking as part of Test Match Special's delivery of the Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's.

At burials excavated at one site, over 85 iron objects - knives, arrowhead, rings, chisels, axes and swords - were found inside and outside burial urns.

Focus, Okrepkie said, on things that are irreplaceable — “an urn with your parents remains, wedding rings” — or that have sentimental value.

Sand urns were much in demand in public spaces, she said, because so many people smoked.

Root, who has been on three Ashes tours of Australia, will get his next chance for a hundred down under when England attempt to reclaim the urn next winter.