Robert Craddock
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And the first person I thought of was Brendan McCullum, the coach, who absolutely loves a beer to the point where it's just part of the game for him, you know?
So I've got this image of McCullum sort of being banned from the booze as part of this ban.
Like, it's just...
They are in turmoil, England, quite sensibly for the second test.
They have not appointed Harry Brooke captain because Harry was the reason that the curfew was in place after he was punched by a bouncer in New Zealand.
So that would have been the first 22 minutes of his press conference.
Harry, how do you feel about being brought in to replace Ben Stokes, who broke the curfew that you actually triggered?
So it's gone to Joe Root, who's a clean living sort of soul, and he'll try and clean up the mess.
But yeah, England are in turmoil.
There is mixed feelings about where Ben Stokes will go from here.
Some feel that he could even quit the game, but others feel that the more likely thing is he will come back.
He will settle down.
He may or may not captain the team, but he will play on and he'll try to have a blazing farewell against Australia next year in England.
And if he does that, it reshapes the whole narrative.
He leaves as a conquering hero and a white horse waving to the masses if he can beat Australia in England.
We all know how sport works, Gerard.
Oh, yeah.
Well, just think of it, just quickly.
100 majors for a year, that's 25 years without a flaw.
It's at Shinnecock Hills in New York.