(Reuters) - Australia's reign atop the Commonwealth Games medals table faces its biggest threat in decades at Glasgow and the team's management has been at pains to prepare the sports-mad public for the worst -- defeat by England.
Barring a designer-driven cringe over the athletes' "granny-knit" uniforms, the Games have been largely off the radar for most Australians, with the soccer World Cup looming large over the sporting landscape.
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