Up in the north-east, the one-day (21km) leg-stretch from Bamburgh to Craster along Northumberland's undeveloped coastline links two castles (grand Bamburgh and artfully ruined Dunstanburgh), some of the country's wildest beaches and excellent smoked kippers.
He was immediately peppered with short deliveries, and soon fended one to short-leg, and he will hope his tailenders can make a significant contribution on Saturday to help to minimise the chances of Chris Gayle and his team blasting their way to another momentous run chase.