word in the ear

Ben Stokes, the hero of the 2019 final but absent through injury here, could only offer Buttler a word in the ear during a drinks break as the match slipped away.

"Be busy," Kirsten says to Pope as he wanders around to have a word in the ear of each batter.

Again, it’s difficult to imagine many coaches in the men’s game doing quite the same, with the more likely scenario being a stern word in the ear to the insurrectionist and an evidence-free warning that this sort of thing ends up being destabilising for the team.

Sigurdsson paused, puffed out his cheeks slightly and had a word in the ear of his team-mate and captain, Aron Gunnarsson.

Not least Max Verstappen, who has had a gentle word in the ear from Charlie Whiting over his aggressive driving.