"Of course he can come back. He's young, winning all those titles and being number one in the world, he's got that hunger. Now he's got not just me and Gezzy challenging him, you've got other players out there. All these other guys that are playing some fantastic darts. It's just anyone's at the moment. But for number one at the moment, it's between us three." The 38-year-old was diagnosed in December 2019 and is now confined to a wheelchair, able to communicate only through an eye-driven device and cared for full-time by his wife Lindsey. Brendan Kiernan struck the winner for the Saddlers on the half-hour mark, while Vale had Tom Conlon sent off in the 72nd minute. "I don't think there's a cricketer in England who doesn't want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best."