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Fifth test, day five. I keep thinking, "You know, England are perfectly capable of losing this match today. By lunch, even." Goddamn nail-biter Ashes series! But I figure, pessimism is never out of place when you're hoping for an England victory, even when England are clearly the better team, aside from Shane Warne, god among spin-bowlers.

ETA: GODDAMNIT ENGLAND! What is this "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" thing?

Rome, episode 3

You know, now that I think about it, what's the point of a spoiler cut for a show like this? I mean, I have no sympathy for people who don't know how Caesar's story ends. Bring on the ides! But for the squeamish and the uninterested, I will ( cut for my comments )

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Sorry to be all posty but I went off to give my lecture and came back to a result: A draw! Huzzah!

England have won the Ashes!

(And I realize that it's a little silly to be on edge about a draw but considering the way the rest of the series has gone, it still seemed very high stress.)