consolation

He also said he hoped they felt the case had been dealt with fully and that would "provide some consolation".

Matthews was playing a lone hand in West Indies' pursuit of 145 for a consolation win at Chelmsford, but a rain delay with 48 runs required from the last 26 balls disrupted the chase.

The consolation of sorts for Labour is that fixing their political predicament is in their hands.

Among both bonobos and chimpanzees, the research concluded older apes were less likely to offer consolation than their younger counterparts.

At that stage it looked as though his only consolation would be to keep hold of the £10,000 high break prize alongside a runner-up cheque of £60,000.