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And that experience and nous will be needed to deal with some of the feistiest fans in American sport and home players desperate to regain the trophy.

She hit the ground running and added a creative nous and cutting edge to an already strong frontline.

With his experience as a trade commissioner, an impressive spider's web of contacts, and respected political nous, Mandelson was soon determined to be an excellent potential fit.

"They have also got the nous. They are brilliantly led by Sam Billings."

The neat dovetailing of Tatyana Heard and Megan Jones – a centre partnership that combines power, pace and nous – will have been particularly pleasing.