The highest possible break in a frame of snooker is 147. That requires the cueist to follow each of the 15 reds with a black, then pick off the six colours one by one, all in succession. It isn’t an impossible task, but it isn’t commonplace either, which is why in certain televised tournaments, the perfect break is rewarded with a prize of 147,000 pounds.

In cricking parlance, 147 isn’t a huge total. Even in the fourth innings of a Test on a turning track, for a side hailed as one of the strongest batting units, it’s far from impossible. Not straightforward, admittedly, but hardly mountainesque.