Wind me up, Paul; wind me upppp.........bbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrr......fffs
All I will say (too much probably) is that JR has a 'gentleman's agreement'. That will likely serve in this case. But I've lost count (and, for what it's worth [not much], rating points too) of the times I've trusted to that unpoliceable arrangement. Tempation trumps virtue, ahem...often
But since you're here, Paul, never mind that. Solve me this: you're playing Bd 1 for Middlesex in the WH. Your Bd 3 is my hugely loved and very supportive (literally) 4NCL colleague, Peter Ackley. Yet he also features on Bd 10 in the WH for Warks. Apparently, the 'powers-that-be' have nodded this one through

Presumably on the grounds he wasn't paired with himself

Bizarre, or what?