In England, in the June of every fourth year, when the Ashes come calling, shadows of class hegemony are spread out over the fields of history. Shadows which are longer than"the long shadows on county cricket grounds" that find mention in former Prime Minister John Major's definition of his country! ('There will always be an England of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers and old maids cycling to Holy Communion through the morningmist.")