Christie has given the Lakers the kind of defensive speed and shooting they wanted in their backcourt, playing himself out of any marginal trade conversations.

"The remoteness of these areas, coupled with their marginal agricultural value, helped shield many sites from modern development and agricultural practices," Prof Nash noted.

During colder winter weather a marginal change in temperature can be the difference between us having rain or snow.

While there had been some progress, it said the improvement in 2023-24 had only been marginal and "it needs to do much better".

In the next over, Carse produced a beauty that clattered the off stump, only for a marginal overstep to be detected.