Broad missed the bandana so much that he asked his mum to drive down to Lord's to bring him one for a game between Nottinghamshire and Middlesex. Speaking to GQ, he revealed: "She drove down the M1 with them the next day." Most Read As such, Broad needed to find an answer to his sweat problem. He tweeted in May 2020: "Headband has been added to stop sweat dripping down my face, so hopefully I get out the habit of touching my face while bowling." Carrie Symonds, the partner of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photograph: Victoria Jones/POOL/AFP via Getty Images They aren’t the first cohort of young, aristo women with a penchant for the powerband. The velvet headband became a cliche of the 1980s Sloane, along with a Barbour, loafers and a pie-crust collar. Sarah Ferguson, Princess Diana and Princess Caroline of Monaco were all partial to one. Peter York, author of the 1982 Sloane Rangers’ Handbook, even implies that headband-wearing may be inherited.“By descent, she [Symonds] is the sort of person who would have worn one,” he says. “Symonds’ mum would have very likely worn one.”

Viewing figures, funding and fowl-mouthed fans aren’t the only difference between men’s and women’s football – there appears to be a noticeable difference between the players’ hairstyles. However, the Lionesses are showing us that they are strong, amazing athletes and having their hair look uniform, alongside their kit, makes them look an even better team – and at the end of the day, it’s about the team standing out, not the individual.” In contrast, the Lionesses presented a unified front at the Euros, all sporting pragmatic ponytails and buns. Carolyn Newman, UK Insight Ambassador, explains: “I think the Lionesses want fuss-free hair so they can focus on their game without it getting in the way. They wear it long so they can tie it up, or we have also seen female teams wearing it short so it stays out of their face – but they still show their own personal styles either through colour or accessories such as headbands. Chloe Kelly stood out for that incredible goal and celebration, but I was also drawn to her two-toned hair. This happened in August 2021 when England's Test against India at Old Trafford was called off due to potential Covid cases in the tourists' camp. India agreed to return to England for a one-off Test match at Edgbaston the following summer to recover the losses. Whether it is through sheer laziness or a way to be more Teigen, I’m starting to think the headband could be reclaimed beyond those who appear in Debrett’s. I’m going to give it a try this party season. If you see me on the tube, try not to laugh.I do struggle to think of my mum – more inclined to the artistic school of dressing – doing the same. It’s fair to say that I am not posh enough for the powerband. I have never knowingly been to a garden party. I haven’t even watched The Crown. I certainly don’t dress like a Sloane Ranger – I’m more likely to be found in a band T-shirt or hoody, and I am rarely out of trainers. I am, however, always interested in finding out how the other half live (or, at least, do their hair). So I try the headband out.