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However, the company might have timed the promotion perfectly. Australia’s cricket team has slipped below England’s in the Test rankings and is battling a raft of injuries and poor form ahead of the series.

On the other hand, England has not won a series in Australia for 24 years, UK newspapers reported.

So there’s a 50:50 chance for CUB that it will be called upon to redeem that pledge.

Bloggers outside Australia have gone into frenzy following the announcement. One wrote: “I was actually supposed to be in Australia but my trip got cancelled at the last minute. It just wasn’t in the cards. So I’ve just decided to bring Australia to me. I’ve been drinking nothing but Foster’s and Yellow Tail wine for the past two days, and I’m about to hit my third straight viewing of Crocodile Dundee tonight. I want to go and have dinner at the Outback Steakhouse, experience some local cuisine (I’ve heard it’s great, but haven’t been yet) but I think I might save that until Saturday, maybe make a nice evening out of it.”

We say: “Buy this poor soul a ticket to OZ in January!”