Word: crustier
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...long time won't abdicate on the basis of a single defeat. It will maintain the kingly mannerisms until it loses again. So it is with the Australians on the eve of the rematch, a five-Test series beginning in Brisbane on Nov. 23. Even for the crustier fans of both countries, an Ashes contest may never have been more tantalizing. Part of its allure is that it will put the preceding one in context. Was the 2005 result an aberration, a consequence of many things falling for England in a way that won't possibly happen again...