Lost a series? Blame the wife and kids

India's crackdown on travelling families is flawed but not unfamiliar

Macbeth: Act 1, scene 1

SECOND WITCH:

When the hurly-burly’s done

When the battle’s lost and won …

ALL:

Fair is foul and foul is fair

Pat Cummins and son. Photo: Phil Hillyard SCG.

Losing to Australia has really done a number on Indian cricket. The captain stood down - or was told to stand back - the veteran off-spinner went home, the coach is under enormous strain, Virat Kohli is the target of vilification, and the players have been criticised for - among other things - turning their backs on first-class cricket.

But never fear, as the real source of the failure has been identified … it was those damn women and kids.