talismanic

Striker Chris Wood - a different player but just as talismanic as Jamie Vardy - has eight goals and they have the second-best defence in the division, having only avoided relegation by four points last season.

England have been without their talismanic captain for four consecutive matches and there were encouraging signs in Multan that Ben Stokes is close to returning.

As a longtime competitive runner, I’ve assembled my own menagerie of talismanic objects and superstitious routines over the years, all of which I felt were directly correlated with my success and speed.

While what Ireland are doing at the moment is clearly impressive, former Scotland captain John Barclay cannot see it stopping anytime soon given how the team have adapted to losing the talismanic Sexton to retirement.

It was reward for his talismanic second-half display where he claimed one of Wales' four tries.