And what good does any of this do if the auditors, who have a duty to the shareholders to stand up to the company executives and complicit or complacent regulators before the financial statements are final and ready to sign, juststand there and take it?
All of them had been contacted just one day before and asked if they would like to stand behind the President, and several said it had been a hectic but exciting 24 hours.
And although Mark Stoneman departed justbefore the close for 44 following a second-wicket stand with Smith (21 not out) worth 68, it was very much Durham's day.