But appearing on the same programme, Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng accused Labour of "playing parliamentary games" rather than acting out of principle.
Following his ban, he tried his luck at acting and last year played two games for the Hollywood Cricket Club, which was founded by British actors in the 1930s.
Lin said his knee only started acting up over the weekend in the final two games of a stretch that featured four games in five days a grind that's been fairly constant this season.