At what point does defiance veer into recklessness? When are the lines between bravery and stupidity blurred?
One has grown quite used to debating these questions with regards to England’s batting, but here was something new: Australia nine-down and already 355 runs ahead, circumstance having opened up the chance for a double-dart at the home openers either side of tea, here came the one-legged warrior, dragging himself and his gammy calf through the Lord’s Long Room and out to bat.
