It is somewhat satisfying when the swaggering playground bully gets his comeuppance and is forced to receive what he has been dishing out to those who he appears to regard as his inferiors.

The Greeks had a word for it, “hubris”, meaning excessive pride or self-confidence leading to nemesis or inevitable downfall.

It can apply to all walks of life. Even to cricket, apparently.

There’s another interesting word on this subject although, this time, German. That word is “schadenfreude” meaning pleasure derived from another’s misfortune. A sensation felt, I think, by many an Englishman following the events of the past weekend!