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Indigenous cricketers retrace history
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The opening Test in the Ashes series is fast approaching, but already there is another Australian team playing in England.
A squad of Aboriginal players have started their tour, retracing the footsteps of their forefathers who toured England more than 140 years ago.
In 1868 a team of indigenous Australian cricketers was smuggled out of Australia to play in the UK.
It was the first team to represent Australia overseas, not just in cricket, but in any sport.
The team, aged 16-26, will be playing 11 matches over the coming weeks, on some of the same grounds that their ancestors played on.
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