By the time you read this, England and Australia will be playing at Trent Bridge, and the news may be good. Or bad. Channel 4 reported record viewing figures for the first three Ashes Tests. Barely countable millions, it seems, tuned in at all times of day (and night, for the highlights are invariably on in the small hours) to watch the two sides slug it out in the first real contests for years.
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