By the final whistle at Murrayfield last night, the Australians were choking back the bitter pill of disappointment and defeat.

Indeed, calamity is welcome to women if they think it will bring truant affection home again: and if you have reduced your mistress to a crust, depend upon it that she won’t repine, and only take a very little bit of it for herself, provided you will eat the remainder in her company.

Ward showed good pace to beat the advancing Reina to the ball and poke a low finish into the corner.

Indigested food.