For his part, he and his comrades refused to recognise the judicial process, calling himself a prisoner of war, offering no defence and declining even to attend the trial.
Plus, of course, Swann has blighted the last six years of Panesar's career, not just taking his place in the team, but raising the bar decisively, offering attack, defence, slip-catching and runs too, striding out to bat like a very clever and funny pantomime pirate who turns out to be surprisingly good at swishing his cardboard cutlass about.
You had to wonder what the judge made of it all, since down the years in the criminal courts he has no doubt seen his share of poacher types offering improbable defences.
Just in the past four months, Javier Solana, NATO's political boss, has tested Russian prickliness by touring eight former Soviet republics and offering them closer defence co-operation.
However, while offering a robust defence of universities' ability to survive change, Watson will also stress they are being pulled in different directions by contradictory government demands.
By the film's end, Sturges has linked comedy with freedom, offering a remarkable defence of escapism and a robust celebration of the ameliorative powers of comedy.
After launching the city's first space in Hauz Khas village (HKV) last year, Amlani opened his second Delhi offering in the Defence Colony neighbourhood in March.
Those derbies come against in-form West Ham and beleaguered Premier League champions Chelsea, with the Blues' poor start to their title defence offering the chance for a different side to challenge for a top-four finish.
Michael Carrick Dropping Carrick into the back four, as Van Gaal did at the back end of last season, would allow both Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger to play in front of the defence, offering a little more impetus in midfield.
Obama dismissed Russian arguments on Crimea, countering Moscow's claims that ethnic Russians in Ukraine had to be protected, saying there could be no parallels between Kosovo and Crimea, and also offering a qualified defence of US policy in Iraq.
