Schadenfreude
Ha ha... We got used to losing - your turn boys.
(from BBC News)
Australian despair at Ashes loss
As British people in Australia savour the glory of Ashes victory, losing has been a devastating blow for many Australians, and the news is still sinking in.
The Australians did not know what had hit them.
I am not talking about Andrew Flintoff's bowling or Kevin Pietersen's batting. I am referring instead to the barrage of raucous songs being belted out by a mob of English backpackers in a smoky Sydney pub on the night that England won the Ashes. The hapless Australians watching their team slide to defeat at the Oval were treated to the full range of English irreverence.
"You all live in a convict colony," sung to the tune of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, was a firm favourite.
Because of the time difference with the UK all this was unfolding at three in the morning, but the lateness of the hour had no effect on the enthusiasm of the English.
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(from BBC News)
Australian despair at Ashes loss
As British people in Australia savour the glory of Ashes victory, losing has been a devastating blow for many Australians, and the news is still sinking in.
The Australians did not know what had hit them.
I am not talking about Andrew Flintoff's bowling or Kevin Pietersen's batting. I am referring instead to the barrage of raucous songs being belted out by a mob of English backpackers in a smoky Sydney pub on the night that England won the Ashes. The hapless Australians watching their team slide to defeat at the Oval were treated to the full range of English irreverence.
"You all live in a convict colony," sung to the tune of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, was a firm favourite.
Because of the time difference with the UK all this was unfolding at three in the morning, but the lateness of the hour had no effect on the enthusiasm of the English.
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