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This is the Friends of History Debating Society.

I'm John Batson.

Jeremy Sackis is in New South Wales teaching me cricket.

And with cricket comes disappointment, at least this time.

Remember, last summer, southern hemisphere time, Australia went to India and won the championship,

the world championship, and the team is regarded as first rate, looking forward

to ashes at the end of this year when England comes in for another round.

But I learned from Jeremy's that the matchup against South Africa, which there was reason

to believe that it would go Australia's way, didn't.

What's happened, Jeremy?

Well, John, the worst conceivable thing in the world has happened.

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