YOU would have to have an ice block rather than a heart not to empathise with Mike Brown, and all the other Home Unions players, whose hopes were dashed when they missed out on selection for the 2017 Lions.
Even Warren Gatland was in touchy-feely mode when, having heard that the England full-back was fuming at his rejection in last week’s TRP, he said Brown was free to get in touch.
“I can understand the disappointment and frustration – he’s welcome to give me a call if he feels hard done by,” the Lions coach said.
Brown’s quest for selfimprovement has be...