Given the conversation was over the phone, the psychiatrist was asked if it would have been appropriate to arrange to see Thorpe quickly.

She told the court: “In the wisdom of hindsight, then yes, a home visit would have been clinically indicated.”

This was never done by the private provider or the GP, and a risk panel advised it should be explored in June 2024, Dr Burgul told the court.

Asked whether there was any neuropsychological impact that could have affected the cricketer’s ability to engage in appointments, given he missed some, the psychiatrist said: “It’s a possibility, yes”.

Thorpe’s cause of death was recorded by a pathologist as multiple injuries, the coroner said.

His widow said the termination of his employment with the England and Wales Cricket Board had been a “real shock to Graham”, which was the “start of the decline of his mental health”.