Instead , while the aftermath of the London bombings dominated the front pages , the country collectively seemed to seek out something hopeful on the reverse .
Situated alongside the palpable terror of that month , the Ashes should have been an irrelevance .
While the aftermath of the London bombings dominated the front pages , the country collectively seemed to seek out something hopeful on the reverse .
Situated alongside the palpable terror of that month , the Ashes should have been an irrelevance .