Going into a final of an international competition with a line-up that has never been practised or tested before is not ideal in anyone’s book, but Team England didn’t have a huge amount of choice at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday, when Josh Charlton vomited all over a teammate's bike after a morning qualifying round.
When it became clear that Charlton was unwell, a decision was made to roll the dice and swap one world champion for another, with Will Tidball being suddenly subbed into the four-man line-up for the team pursuit, joining Ethan Vernon, Charlie Tanfield and teenage sensation Henry Hobbs, who is taking part in his first major tournament.
