nought

"I explained to my youngest son, who asked what the implications were, that if you take 20% off something every time someone dies, it’s not long before you get to nought," he said.

"Ripped out, eradicated, destroyed, reduced to nought ... forever."

Pakistan fought admirably, recovering from dropping Knight on nought and 18 early in the innings to chip away at the wickets column with their nagging accuracy.

Pope's 196 in the first Test is also the fifth-highest score by a player who has also been out for nought in both innings of a Test in the same series.

Meanwhile, Justin Chang would have you “Spare a thought for Romania,” as he lists the many worthy titles the country has submitted in the last 20 years, all for nought.