Australia prepares for sleepless nights, frets a little

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian cricket fans prepared themselves for one final decent night's sleep on Tuesday before seven weeks glued to television sets deep into the small hours watching the Ashes series beamed around the world from Europe. Local bookmakers were with him in sentiment if not the numbers, making Australia 2/5 favourites to win the series and retain the tiny urn that has symbolised Anglo-Australian sporting rivalry for more than a century.
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