England's Ashes chances, and a salute to Basil Butcher

Basil Butcher: cleverly ensured there aren't any pictures of him bowling
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Over the last few days, the roads of England have been inundated with joyous cars sporting flags of St George, the red cross fluttering proudly in the English air in honour of its sporting heroes, as the nation, coming together as one, celebrates its cricketers' 2-0 series victory over Bangladesh.The football-obsessed media would have us believe these fla...