There were some positives yesterday:
1) Taft looked more comfortable with experience to his left side. Am not saying he played a blinder – but not bad.
2) Whitehouse’s work-rate was phenomenal – yes there were mistakes but he got stuck in AND won a lot of headers for a guy of no great bulk.
3) Fletcher won headers in CM and was unfazed by the general chaos.
4) Apter was a breath of fresh air. Most ball skills seen in a loanee since … since … er … erm …