And so begins the annual cycle of renewal; flabby and half awake post Christmas pupae must, inevitably, turn into a beautiful April cricketing butterfly. It truly is one of nature’s great wonders and it starts in the sports hall at Warwick School on Sunday 21st January 2018.

Afterwards we retire to the Old Fourpenny Shop to discuss our respective fitness regimes, take on vital fluids, carb load and be debriefed by the Captain.