sombre

The growing strain on the island had produced plenty of eye-rolls and grumbles, but this month events took a sombre turn.

Instead, the Rangers head coach was was short, snippy and sombre.

Despite a bruising day all round, Vasseur said the mood was not sombre.

But on 26 July he surprised them with a sombre one.

They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get.