King refused to be provoked in a cagey third round before the fight exploded into lifeinthe next, with McAllister rocking the 26-year-old back more than once.
Their life came to revolve roundthe polo seasons in which he starred: winter and spring in India, summer in Windsor or Surrey, the thundering chukkas interspersed with plentiful champagne.
True, in bowling reverse swing from roundthe wicket, Pakistan left-armer Mohammad Amir did make life awkward in that right-handed batsmen can easily be drawn into playing at balls that they should be leaving.