Journalist Alex Massie says that while the spirit may be willing, the flesh is invariably weak

War with Australia beckons in the gravest diplomatic incident between London and Canberra in 90 years. The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has weighed in: did Australia “cheat” while defeating England in a game of cricket at Lord’s last Sunday? According to his spokesman, yes, they did. “The prime minister agrees with Ben Stokes, and he said he simply wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did.” We may have lost the game but we remain the better people.
Even if Carey was within his right...