Do you know what the England cricketers who plotted the first rebel tour to apartheid South Africa in 1982 called themselves? The Guillotine Squad. Because, as one said later, “it was that kind of atmosphere: head‑on-block”.
That story came to mind last week when Jon Rahm became the latest player to join LIV Golf in a deal reportedly worth upwards of £450m. Although in Saudi Arabia, of course, the fear of a head on a block is horrifyingly real, not a glib punchline.
