It is a reminder that while Southgate's side have made qualification look straightforward, it can be tricky. Their consistency stands out. Unbeaten in qualifying for a third World Cup in a row, they have only lost once in qualifying for any major tournament in a dozen years. This coincided with the demise of the British Darts Organisation and without a Tour Card, Sherrock relied on a series of online competitions to maintain her match sharpness. "I was able to ask Sam straight up who is boss basically, for want of a better word! In today's leadership environments, often leadership is driven by teams, but at the end of the day, somebody has to make the final decision. I understand that very well as a previous head coach. Redgrave, who guided China's team in Tokyo, was among the former rowing stars who criticised the decision to let Grobler leave.