Well, be fair - it's not that Australia is doing
shite at all - we're still on track for a very acceptable and expected medal tally. Rather, it's that GB is doing very, very well. And as the local commentators are saying in gushing and excited tones, with the medal tally you Britishers are racking up, we can expect that enthusiasm and motivation to flow over into the truly important events. Meaning, of course, that the next Ashes series is going to be a cracking one!
As for Richard Branson, well I'll give the guy cedit for making air travel much, much cheaper in Australia. He broke the long-standing airline duopoly that ensured we paid ludicuously high airfares, and air travel is now relatively cheap. Thank you Sir Richard.
Still not sure I'd want to share a taxi with him though.