TS discovered, much to its chagrin, that said experts were all otherwise engaged at the first day of the England vs New Zealand cricket test at Lord's cricket ground.

We finally managed to get in touch with one of the kings of collapse recovery  Nick Hood of Begbies Traynor who seemed, given the background noise, to be enjoying the hospitality provided at the ground.‘The whole profession’s down here,’ he announced.

Well bully for you. Not that TS was at all put out at not being invited down for some well-timed corporate gladhanding.

Apart from the sunshine beers and the all-day eating, cricket’s a boring game anyway – it seems quite fitting  that accountants love a game involving an English team that's not averse to a collapse or two itself.