Ten years ago Steve Harmison was giving Australia's batsmen sleepless nights, unleashing 90mph deliveries during an unforgettable summer of cricket which saw England regain the Ashes.

On Saturday, the 36-year-old will take his place in the dugout at Woodhorn Lane - home of Northern League Division One side Ashington AFC - in the FA Cup extra preliminary round as he continues his new career as a football manager.
When England's cricketers wrapped up a 2-1 series win a decade ago they were given a rapturous reception by tens of thousands of fans in Trafalgar Square at the end of a victory bus parade.
A Downing Street reception followed but there will be no fanfare for Harmison and his Ashington players if they see off Bradford-based Albion Sports at the start of the long road to Wembley.
The ninth-tier club, whose average league gate last season was 222, will still be another five victories from the first-round proper.
"If someone had told me in 2005 that I'd be manager of Ashington in the FA Cup 10 years later I wouldn't have laughed at them," Harmison, who took 17 wickets during the epic five-match series a decade ago, told BBC Sport.
"It's my hometown club. I played for them before I became a professional cricketer. My dad, Jimmy, played for them, and my brother, James, plays for them now.
"Even when I was playing cricket for England I used to train with Ashington to help build up my fitness ahead of tours to Australia, West Indies and South Africa.
"I love being a football manager. It's a great challenge and I like being around non-league players for their enthusiasm. I can't wait for the FA Cup."
Harmison has been put in charge of a team from a town that produced England international Jackie Milburn, as well as the World Cup-winning Charlton brothers, Bobby and Jack.
The club from the former mining town in Northumberland, situated 15 miles north of Newcastle, are nicknamed the Colliers and were elected to the Football League in 1921 before being voted out just eight years later.
Between 1909 and 2008 they played their home games at Portland Park before moving to their current £1.2m Woodhorn Road base, where a 250-seater stand is due to open in October.
"Ashington's a tough place, a mining community," chairman and local MP Ian Lavery told BBC Sport. "I've heard people say that appointing Steve was a publicity stunt, but why would it be? We're ambitious and Steve is a sports star."
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Sixty-three Test matches, 226 Test wickets, 58 one-day internationals, two Twenty20 internationals... Harmison's England statistics make impressive reading. But the former bowler was playing football for Ashington before he was offered his first professional contract at Durham in 1996.
"Football has always been a huge part of my life," added the lifelong Newcastle fan, who was appointed Ashington boss on 8 February, along with coaches Ian Skinner and Lee Anderson. "I saw the club was looking for a new manager and decided to put my name forward."
Ashington's hierarchy were so impressed with Harmison during his interview that they offered him the job on the same day. "We had 10 applicants including some from people who had played the professional game and others who were managing at a higher level," added Lavery.
"We interviewed Steve, Ian and Lee on a Sunday afternoon in the Labour Party offices in Ashington. They were excellent - Steve oozed confidence. We said we'd get back to them and later that afternoon we called a board meeting and agreed that they were the right men to take the club forward.
"We immediately rang to tell them. Steve's a likeable lad, a real people person and very approachable. He'll stand in the bar after games and chat with fans."
Lying 17th in the Northern League table and on a six-match losing streak, the Colliers were heading for relegation and the 10th tier of English football when Harmison was appointed six months ago.
But seven straight league and cup wins transformed the season and propelled the Colliers to 13th in the table, prompting former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan to post a tongue-in-cheek tweet: 'Hearing @Harmy611 has now won seven on the bounce as Ashington manager..... [Newcastle owner] Mike Ashley will come calling soon."
Harmison was once christened "Grievous Bodily Harmison" by the Daily Mirror after his career-best figures of 7-12 earned England a 10-wicket triumph against West Indies in Jamaica in 2004.
Does he show the same aggression towards his Ashington players if his side are losing as he did in Kingston 11 years ago?
"I'm not a tea cup thrower," said Harmison. "I've seen plenty of tea cups thrown in cricket dressing rooms throughout my career but I'm all for a fun and relaxed environment. You don't get anywhere shouting. Don't get me wrong, if someone steps out of line they are told in no uncertain terms."
Harmison has not turned his back on the sport in which he made his name. He is an ambassador for the Professional Cricketers' Association and is not short of media work, particularly during an Ashes summer.
But he is planning a long-term future in football management and wants to show how serious he is about his new career by taking his coaching badges.
"I said from the very start this is no publicity stunt - people who know me will tell you I'm serious," added Harmison. "I had planned to do my coaching badges this summer but it's been manic with the 10th anniversary of the 2005 Ashes win.
"Do I have ambitions to be a Football League manager? Will I still be a manager in 10 months or 10 years? I don't know, I'm just enjoying what I do."
You have to go all the way back to the 1926-27 season to find Ashington's best FA Cup run, when they reached the third-round proper before losing 2-0 to Nottingham Forest.
More recently they came within 90 minutes of the first round before losing 5-0 at Grimsby Town in 2011. Can Harmison inspire the Colliers to a memorable run this season?
"There are almost 400 teams taking part in the extra preliminary round alone," he said. "Each one of them has a burning desire to play a full-time club in the first round. We are no exception."


Chris Eubank Sr says it is not in the "warrior's code" for a boxer to stop a fight and only a referee should bring about the end of a bout.

His son, Chris Eubank Jr, defends his IBO super middleweight world title against Arthur Abraham at Wembley Arena on Saturday.
"Can you take a beating? When you have, bow and accept it like a gentleman," Eubank Sr, 50, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"That is the cut of the man you want your own son to be."
Eubank Jr recently criticised ex-IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook after the Sheffield fighter took a knee to end his fight with American Errol Spence in the 11th round.
Brook said he feared a "fatal" blow after suffering his second broke eye socket in consecutive fights.
Eubank Sr's 1991 rematch win over Michael Watson saw the beaten fighter spend eight months unable to hear, speak, or walk. Watson - close to death - underwent six brain operations in 40 days, yet that fight is still championed to this day.
When his son fought for the British title in 2016, the defending champion Nick Blackwell held on until the 10th round. But the Trowbridge fighter suffered bleeding on the skull and spent the next week in an induced coma and was forced to retire from the sport, aged 25.
Speaking about Brook losing his title by stopping his fight, Eubank Sr said "do not at any point think that a black eye is a reason to quit".
He told BBC Sport's boxing correspondent Mike Costello: "The reason Rocky resonated to the world is because going beyond the point of duty and taking punishment inspires people.
"It shows the nature of the human condition and shows how wonderful, brave and magnificent we are.
"We have nothing against Kell Brook but standards have to be kept. We are fierce in this regard, and why shouldn't we be? This is a privilege, signing things, pictures. You can't earn that by quitting. It isn't really about the belts, it's about the hearts of the people.
"We say if you held on longer you would have won something that money just cannot buy."
Eubank Jr faces former three-time, two-weight world champion Abraham on Saturday, with the winner assured of a place in September's first World Boxing Super Series, where a prize fund of $50m (£38m) is on offer.
"What is feeling sorry for fighters because they are hurt? You're supposed to be hurt, you're supposed to be injured," said Eubank Sr. "I want Junior to experience the same magic I live with everyday.
"When a man goes down you don't have the right to quit. That's not in the rule book of the warrior's code. It's for the referee. You have to take a beating. That sounds odd because of what has happened to fighters who have fallen but it is still this code.
"We can't be normal. We are not allowed. I've been in fights where I wanted to wet myself the beating was so bad. But I had no choice because integrity doesn't allow.
"When Watson knocked me down in that second fight in the 11th round I didn't think about getting up, I had to get up. It's almost like subconsciously I knew that in three or four days I'd be washing myself in the mirror and I'd look myself in the eye and say 'you could have got up and you didn't'."


In some parts of the world children have to work full-time jobs to help their families earn money.

16 January 2017 Last updated at 11:23 GMT
This means many children miss out on going to school and getting a proper education.
However, a new school in Mumbai in India is helping some kids to fit in their education around their jobs.
Watch this to find out more...


Ricky Burns is looking forward to boxing on home soil again as he bids to become Scotland's first three-weight world champion.

The 33-year-old takes on Italian Michele Di Rocco for the vacant WBA super-lightweight title at Glasgow's SSE Hydro on Saturday.
The Coatbridge fighter has not been in front of a Scottish crowd since losing to Dejan Zlaticanin in June 2014.
"It's always good to come home," said Burns.
"I've been on the road for the last couple of years fighting down in England a lot and over in Texas as well."
Burns is a former WBO super-featherweight and lightweight champion and took the WBO inter-continental lightweight title in November.
That 11th-round stoppage of Josh King in Liverpool came after he had lost three of his previous four fights.
"I know this is a big opportunity for me," said Burns of his match-up with Di Rocco, the 34-year-old who has lost only once in 42 bouts.
"You're not going to get a bigger fight than a third world title at a third weight, so I need to make sure I go out there and win.
"We know it's going to be a hard fight but it's a winnable fight for me.
"But I'm just treating it as any other fight. If I win, only then will I sit down and think what an achievement it is."
Burns, who will compete in the 10-stone division for the first time at the weekend, said: He said: "Training has gone spot on. I've made the weight comfortably.
"I tried to stay big in camp and obviously the week before the fight start cutting down.
"But my weight has started dropping a lot quicker than I planned it to, so things couldn't go any better."


Campaigners are putting on a series of events encouraging people to register to vote ahead of May's general election.

Amid concerns about the number of people, particularly aged between 18 and 24, who are not currently on the electoral register, campaigners want to "make a noise" about the value of the vote and how to sign up as part of Voter Registration Day.
What is voter registration day?
Campaign group Bite the Ballot came up with the idea last year to combat what it said was a lack of awareness and education about voter registration.
It wants to get 250,000 people onto the electoral register on a single day by hosting a series of events to celebrate the importance of registering to vote.
Last year, 50,000 people signed up on a single day. Those who sign up this time around will be entered into a ballot for tickets to a gig at the Camden Roundhouse in March.
What is happening on Thursday?
Universities, schools, youth clubs and other organisations are being encouraged to host registration rallies to try and make the process as hassle-free and engaging as possible.
Bite The Ballot has released a video, which has been broadcast by the BBC and other broadcasters, showing one young man's story of registering. It is aimed at personalising the experience and conveying the power of having the vote.
It is also promoting a series of games designed to trigger discussions about voting and explain the basics of signing up. The digital version is narrated by a series of celebrities, including musicians Tinie Tempah and Eliza Doolittle.
Elsewhere, unions are organising registration activities in workplaces across the UK, such as the National Theatre and Royal Opera House, while an image of a ballot box will be beamed on to the House of Commons' Elizabeth Tower.
Why all the fuss?
The general election is only three months away and anyone who wants to have their say will not be able to do so unless they are registered by the 20 April deadline.
Who can register to vote?
You can register once you are 16 although you will only be able to vote on 7 May if you are 18 or over on the day. If you are a citizen of another EU member state or Commonwealth country living in the UK, and unsure whether you are entitled to vote in the general election or local elections, consult the Electoral Commission website.
How easy is it to register?
You can register to vote online through the government's gov.uk portal. The process takes five minutes and you will need your national insurance number. If you are unsure whether you are already registered or want to update your details, contact your local electoral registration officer to find out. You can also register to vote by post.
Can't I ask my husband, wife, son or flatmate to register me?
Not any more.
Until recently, one member of a household could sign up everyone else living there. But this was scrapped last summer as part of a drive to individual electoral registration (IER).
The move was designed to reduce the risk of electoral fraud but critics have warned that it hasn't been adequately publicised and, as a result, up to a million people have fallen off the register.
There is particular concern that students (who can no longer be signed up en masse in their halls of residence,) those living in private rented properties, and recently arrived migrants are among those being disenfranchised.
What are the authorities saying?
The Electoral Commission, which wrote to all UK residents last year to tell them about the switch to IER and what, if anything, they needed to do, has said that 90% of people will automatically switch to the new system.
The watchdog is running its own voter registration drive, supported by advertising campaigns, in partnership with universities and the National Union of Students.
It is also teaming up with Facebook to give all the social media network's 35 million UK users a reminder to register to vote.
Meanwhile, the government has given Â£14m to councils and other organisations to help address under-registration among certain groups, and to support canvassing.
What happens if I don't register?
Put simply, you won't be able to vote on 7 May.
And although it is not compulsory to vote in the UK, those eligible voters who don't register when requested could potentially be fined Â£80.
Such penalties won't apply to anyone who has a valid reason for not doing so, for instance anyone who has been hospitalised for a prolonged period or who has severe learning difficulties.
Turnout at the last general election in 2010 rose to 65% but 16 million eligible voters did not take part. Politicians have warned that radical action is required if participation is to rise above 70% - last seen in 1992.


Adrian Edmondson's latest stage role sees the former Young Ones star in the grip of a mid-life crisis.

Bits of Me Are Falling Apart is a new play based on William Leith's 2008 bestselling memoir about a man who is sleeping on an old mattress in his office after the collapse of his relationship.
Co-written by Edmondson and Steve Marmion (who also directs), the one-man show opened at London's Soho Theatre this week.
Edmondson is best known for his roles in anarchic TV sitcoms The Young Ones and Bottom, the latter of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Rik Mayall, who died in 2014.
He is no stranger to the Soho district, having been part of the alternative comedy circuit that flourished there in the early 1980s at the Comedy Store and the Comic Strip Club.
By coincidence, Edmondson's daughter Beattie - the second of his three daughters with Ab Fab star Jennifer Saunders - will be performing in her own comedy show at the Soho Theatre at the same time as her father.
Speaking to the BBC on opening night, Edmondson talks about adapting Leith's book, the future of his folk/punk band, The Bad Shepherds, and addresses the rumours about him being cast in the next Star Wars film.
It seemed to fit what we're all thinking about, and it seemed to do it in a very witty and cogent way.
William's tangents are very QI-like - you suddenly get a riff about the Normandy beaches being like your immune system. It all made sense to me. It was all written in the first person so his language was ripe for speaking.
I read it about five years ago and I immediately thought it was ripe for performance. I sent it off to one producer and heard nothing back. And then I met William - I thought I'd better get the rights to it - and he seemed very up for it.
I kept trying to write it myself and I couldn't get it to work and then someone suggested I work with Steve Marmion [the artistic director at Soho Theatre].
A lot like William. Sometimes it seems perfectly fine, sometime its feels painful. I guess we're all heading that way.
It feels like being home.  When we were in Soho in the 80s and 90s, this theatre used to be a synagogue. People say areas mustn't change - there's a big campaign at the moment on Soho being gentrified.  Areas do change, otherwise they become museums.
I think that project's had its day. Our agent started booking stuff for this summer and I started thinking, 'I just don't want to do it.'  I love the band, there's nothing I'm embarrassed about, but I do feel we've done it, and we'd be just be doing it again.
It is with some sadness [that we're breaking up], but I plan to do something else musical.
I think it was a brilliant idea and I want it to remain as a brilliant thing that happened - like The Young Ones, we only made 12 episodes of that.
I wouldn't know if I am or not. I can tell you I've signed a great big non-disclosure agreement for something - I've no idea what it was! [Laughs a lot].
Bits of Me Are Falling Apart runs at the Soho Theatre until 3 December.
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A family from Devon have flown to New York ahead of a film premiere based on their life.

We Bought a Zoo, starring Matt Damon, is about the Mee family's purchase of Dartmoor Zoo in 2006.
Ben Mee, 46, and his children Milo, 10, and Ella, eight, have flown to the Big Apple ahead of the premiere on Monday evening.
Mr Mee said: "I have no idea what it's going to be like going up the red carpet."
The film follows the story of the Surrey family's purchase of the zoo, which was closed by inspectors before reopening in 2007. It now has 220 animals.
Mr Mee said the family had simply been looking for properties when they first had the idea of buying the zoo.
"We got the estate agents' details with lots of bedrooms, huge grounds and then, as we turned the pages of the details, lions, tigers, bears and wolves.
"Initially we just laughed and thought 'this is insane, nobody would buy a place like this and certainly not us'.
"But the more we thought about it, we thought 'someone is going to buy it' and we looked into it and realised that if nobody else bought it then the collection of animals would be largely euthanased."
Mr Mee said he hoped the film would entice more visitors to the zoo.
"The house down the road, Antony House, was used in the Johnny Depp film Alice in Wonderland and their business increased fivefold.
"If we get five times the visitors next year, that will be half a million people, so if half a million people do come here they'll want to stay somewhere.
"It should be a huge boost to the region which I'm really pleased about."
The film was based on a book written by Mr Mee.
The family spent some time in California meeting the actors on the set, although Mr Mee said the red carpet would be a new experience.
"If I ever see [on television] a sequence of that sort of thing I turn over. I'm not interested in that whole glam-glitzy thing and I don't know what you're supposed to do."


Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Munir El Haddadi gave Barcelona a 2-0 first-leg lead against Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup.

Uruguay forward Suarez finished off a marvellous move, involving Denis Suarez and Arda Turan, with a firm strike.
Munir doubled the lead late on when he ran on to Lionel Messi's pass and fired past keeper Sergio Rico.
The second leg is at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, with Spain's La Liga season beginning on Friday.
League champions Barca begin their title defence on Saturday at home to Real Betis.


Arrangements will be made for the family of one of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire to travel from Syria to the UK for his funeral, the Home Office has said.

Mohammed Alhajali, who was 23, was the first victim to be named.
The Syrian refugee came to the UK in 2014 and studied civil engineering.
A total of 58 people are known to be dead or missing, presumed dead, after the fire. The BBC understands this could rise to about 70 people in total.
Mr Alhajali's older brother Omar - who was with him in their flat on the 14th floor - survived after they were separated on the way out of the burning tower block.
A friend of Mr Alhajali, Randa El-Daouk, told the Andrew Marr programme that her friend was "loved by all of us".
A petition for his parents to be allowed to come to the UK has more than 80,000 signatures.
The petition was set up by family friend Mirna Suleiman, 26, who had been ringing around numerous hospitals, rest centres and the casualty helpline searching for Mr Alhajali, before discovering that he had died.
"My mum told me and I just burst in to tears. Even though I didn't know him it was so difficult to bear the news," she said.
Ms Suleiman said she started the campaign because, as someone with Syrian family herself, she knew how difficult it was to obtain a visa for visits.
The proportion of visa applications for visits to the UK from Syria that are rejected has risen since the country's civil war began in 2011.
But the Home Office has suggested Mr Alhajali's family will be able to come to the UK on compassionate grounds.
"Mohammed undertook a dangerous journey to flee war and death in Syria, only to meet it here in the UK,  in his own home," the Syrian Solidarity Campaign said in a statement.
"His dream was to be able to go back home one day and rebuild Syria."
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We have established processes in place which allow us to consider visa applications outside the immigration rules on compassionate grounds.
"We are in contact with Mr Alhajali's family and will offer any assistance we can to help them obtain the necessary travel documents they will require in these terribly sad circumstances."
Ms Suleiman said she was happy with the outcome, but added: "It shouldn't reach a point where people are dying [before] we can allow families to be reunited with one another."


The UKIP chair of an assembly committee scrutinising climate change policy has said it is wrong to claim he does not believe human activity is affecting global temperatures.

A petition to stop UKIP chairing the committee has more than 7,000 backers.
The petitioners claim UKIP AMs "don't believe that climate change is being caused by humans."
But Mark Reckless - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee chair - said that was not true.
Mr Reckless said he was happy to meet the petition organisers and explain his views.
UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill said in 2015: "We don't agree that man is responsible for changing the climate.
"We think it's hubris and we also think that governments have realised this is a great way of taxing people and people will say 'thank you for taxing us because you're going to save the world'."
During the recent assembly election campaign Mr Gill reiterated that he was "very, very sceptical" that mankind had any impact on temperatures and insisted no money should be spent trying to tackle global warming:
"[We're] literally a bunch of people, King Canutes, thinking that we can stop the tide," he said.
But, on Wednesday, Mark Reckless said he did not share Mr Gill's view:
"I believe it's likely that man-made activity is warming the world. Human activity is probably a factor in climate change.
"I've invited the petitioners to meet me. I'm happy to hear their concerns and explain my personal position.
"My approach to chairing the committee will be evidence-led and I will represent the views of the committee as a whole."


Children's growing use of mobile devices may hamper their learning of key technology skills, says a report.

An Australian educational body noted a "significant decline" in IT literacy among some students since 2011.
Its report said children learned very different skills on tablets and smartphones to the basic technology skills required for the workplace.
Changes to the way that ICT was being taught in Australian schools could explain some of the decline, it said.
The report added that significant alterations in the types of devices people use could also be behind some of the changes.
The report by Australia's National Assessment Programme looked at technology literacy among two groups of children - one just leaving primary school and another in its fourth year of secondary school. More than 10,500 students took part.
It compared digital literacy scores from 2011 with those from a survey carried out in late 2014.
"This report shows a significant decline in their ICT literacy performance when compared to previous cycles," it said.
Both age groups saw a decline in IT proficiencies, it added. Statistics revealed that the average performance of 16-year-olds in the 2014 group was lower than the average in any other year.
In addition it found that the number of children meeting basic ICT literacy standards in these age groups had dropped.
"These declines in performance are concerning and warrant serious attention," said the report.
The online survey asked children to complete a variety of tasks including
Pupils now made "increased" and "extensive" use of mobile technology and it was possible that this meant they were "practising fewer of the skills that have been associated with ICT literacy," it said.
Tablets and smartphones were making children competent at using many forms of online communication, it said, at the expense of those other skills emphasised by the curriculum.
It warned against assuming that children who use tablets and other portable devices were more widely competent with technology.
"We cannot expect students to become proficient on important employability and life skills, just by using computing devices for games and social interaction," it said. "They also need to be taught the relevant knowledge, understanding and skills."
Eben Upton, who came up with the idea for the bare-bones Raspberry Pi computer, said the Australian research presented some "interesting" conclusions.
"It's always been my belief that 'appliance-like' hardware platforms don't encourage real computer literacy because there are missing rungs on the ladder between being a consumer and being a producer," he told the BBC.
"There's a place for tablets in education, but we need to get away from the idea that knowing how to pinch-zoom makes your toddler the next Bill Gates," he said.


A flea circus in Germany has been scrambling to replace its performers after the entire troupe was wiped out by this spring's freezing weather.

Circus director Robert Birk told the BBC he found some 300 fleas dead inside their transport box last week.
It was the first time the cold had killed a whole troupe in one go.
A university insect expert, Professor Heinz Mehlhorn, managed to provide 60 replacement fleas in time for a performance at an open-air fair.
Mr Birk said it had been a "very difficult moment" when he discovered that the tiny circus stars had died.
"It's hard to know when minus temperatures will be fatal for them," he told the BBC.
"But the show must go on."
Training began immediately for the new recruits.  "I worked solidly for two days," Mr Birk earlier told the Online Focus website, noting that the replacement team lacked a little pizzazz.
Museum director Michael Faber, who organises the fair in the western town of Mechernich-Kommern, said he hoped the new fleas would get through the show without suffering further casualties.
"This is no April Fool's. We saved the situation, otherwise there would have been no performance," he said.


Edinburgh will look to add flair to their structured, uncompromising forwards game plan this season, head coach Alan Solomons has announced.

The capital side kick off their Pro12 season at Meggetland against Leinster on Friday, 4 September.
"We built the side through our conditioning, our defence, our set-piece and a structured game plan," said Solomons.
"Now this season we need to evolve our attack."
Edinburgh have been temporarily dislodged from their home stadium to allow preparatory work for a concert at Murrayfield the week after the Pro12 opener.
South African Solomons inherited a disparate playing group largely bereft of order and direction upon taking the reins in the Scottish capital two seasons ago.
The rebuilding process has been challenging, with Edinburgh recording consecutive eighth-place finishes, but reaching the European Challenge Cup final in May.
"This season I would like us to be a side that is capable of playing in a variety of ways," added Solomons. "To do that we need to continue to evolve our attack and like all teams, where we can win with style, absolutely we want to do that.
"Our outside backs on that are key. What's key this season are guys like Chris Dean, Damien Hoyland, that those boys come through. There's no doubt they've got the wherewithal; they don't have the experience, but we need some firepower in the outside backs.
"Bearing in mind our injuries (last season), we lacked a little bit of that firepower and that also played its influence.
"We have spent a lot of time in pre-season on conditioning games, but we've spent a lot of time on our skills. We've really worked like crazy on that. You've got to understand it's a building process, we're looking this season to hit that balance."
The 65-year-old, who coached throughout his homeland, and had stints in charge of Ulster and Northampton Saints on British soil, highlighted Scotland centre Matt Scott's lengthy absence through shoulder problems as the most detrimental among a spree of injuries to key players.
Rugby World Cup duty is set to deprive Edinburgh of a hefty forwards contingent, but they are perhaps not likely to be as depleted as many of their domestic counterparts.
Capitalising on the early Pro12 fixtures could prove crucial to attaining the top six spot and European Champions Cup qualification Solomons has benchmarked.
"We are going to miss, for sure, our whole front-row and Stuart (McInally)," he said. "Grant Gilchrist, for sure. Dave Denton, for sure. But we've got a good enough pack to cope with that.
"Everybody's the same, we can't afford injuries, but it is important we hit the ground running in this thing. The players are aware of it. The young boys are ready for it, they're excited about it."
After confirming the capture of Tongan winger Otulea Katoa on Thursday, Solomons does not expect any further additions to his squad, although summer signing Michael Allen has sustained a shoulder injury.
"Not to my knowledge," he added. "We've got to see how we track, but our squad is pretty much done."


A rapist who attacked a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Aberdeen has been jailed for six years.

Jamie King had offered to walk the girl, who had been drinking vodka, home - but then raped her.
King, now aged 20, denied carrying out the offence in October 2013, when he was aged 17. He was found guilty after a trial.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, a judge told King he had shown "no signs of remorse or regret" for his actions.
The offences happened at Queen Street and at the rear of shop premises at Great Northern Road.
The judge, Paul Arthurson QC, said King's victim had been a stranger to him.
"You left the scene leaving her weeping and distressed," he said.
The judge said there was "no alternative" to a substantial custodial sentence, and that King represented "a high risk of causing serious harm".
Defence counsel David Moggach said: "This was not premeditated, this was not planned. It was a chance meeting."
King will be be kept under supervision for a further two-year period after his release, and has been placed on the sex offenders register.


Bangladesh has summoned the ambassador of Myanmar to express "deep concern" at a military operation that has forced thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims to flee border villages.

The foreign ministry said "desperate people" were entering from its neighbour, seeking safety and shelter.
Bangladesh has stepped up border patrols and sent many Rohingya back.
Myanmar denies reports that its soldiers have burned down villages and killed those who return.
In a statement, Bangladesh's foreign ministry said it had asked Myanmar - formerly known as Burma - to "ensure the integrity of its border" and to stop the influx of people from Rakhine State.
"Despite our border guards' sincere effort to prevent the influx, thousands of distressed Myanmar citizens including women, children and elderly people continue to cross the border into Bangladesh," it said.
"Thousands more have been reported to be gathering at the border crossing."
On Tuesday, Bangladeshi authorities said they had sent 20 boat-loads of Rohingya Muslims - about 150 people - back to Myanmar in an effort to stop the influx.
The Rohingya, who number about one million, are seen by Rakhine's Buddhist majority as illegal migrants from Bangladesh.
They are denied citizenship by the Myanmar government despite many having lived there for generations.
Bangladesh has also been unwilling to accept them.
Myanmar launched a large security operation last month after nine police officers were killed in attacks on border posts in Maungdaw. Some government officials blamed a militant Rohingya group for the attack.
Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch released satellite images which it said showed that hundreds of homes had been razed in Rohingya villages over the past six weeks.
Myanmar denied the claim, saying that the Rohingya were setting fire to their own homes to attract international attention.
Some Rohingya who have arrived in Bangladesh say women are being raped, men killed and homes burned. Myanmar denies this.
Reports cannot be independently verified as the government blocks international journalists and aid workers from the area.
On Wednesday, police in the Bangladeshi border town of Cox's Bazar said they had detained about 70 Rohingya and would return them to Myanmar.
"We nabbed them after they illegally trespassed (into Bangladesh). They will be pushed back," local police chief Shyamol Kumar Nath told AFP news agency.
A Rohingya community leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that anyone sent back could be killed.
"We have information the Myanmar army is killing those (Rohingya) people who are being pushed back from Bangladesh," he said.
"The army has burned down their villages to ashes and killed their relatives."


A consultation on a proposed shake-up of secondary education in Powys has been extended.

Powys council's cabinet wants to replace two schools in Brecon with a new-build English medium secondary and close Llandrindod Wells High School.
Parents, pupils and teachers have protested against the changes, saying there are better options.
The consultation will now end on 1 June.
Councillors will meet to discuss the proposal in Llandrindod Wells on 16 May, with the meeting to be broadcast on the council's website.


Warfare and conflict are preventing 25 million young people from getting any access to school, says Unicef.

The United Nations children's agency warns of the long-term cost of political violence, particularly in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
In south Sudan, Unicef says almost three-quarters of primary-school-age children are missing out on education.
Unicef's Josephine Bourne says this threatens the "stability of families, communities and economies".
In conflict zones in 22 countries, about one in five school-age children is missing out on education, says Unicef.
There have been warnings that without any chance of school, young people will be condemned to a cycle of poor employment, poverty and risk of exploitation and recruitment into violence.
Among the worst-affected countries is Chad, where about half of children are unable to get to school, with girls particularly likely to miss out.
Highlighting the global scale of the challenge, Unicef brought an education campaigner to Chad who was herself a refugee from the civil war in Syria.
Muzoon Almellehan, 19, visited education projects in Chad trying to support families who had fled from violence by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.
Among child refugees arriving in Chad from Nigeria, Unicef says 90% have never been in school.
"Meeting children in Chad who had fled Boko Haram reminded me of my own experiences in Syria," said Ms Almellehan.
"Education gave me the strength to carry on.
"I wouldn't be here without it.
"Conflict can take away your friends, your family, your livelihood, your home.
"It can try to strip you of your dignity, identity, pride and hope.
"But it can never take away your knowledge."
In Chad, Ms Almellehan met a Nigerian girl who had been abducted by Boko Haram and then "drugged, exploited and abused" for three years before escaping.
The Islamist militant group is still holding about 195 of the schoolgirls abducted three years ago from Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria.
One of the schoolgirls who escaped, speaking last month, called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity.
The Chibok student, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "These girls are human beings, not something that we can forget about."
But Unicef has warned its work in supporting education is struggling with inadequate funding.
The UN agency says in Chad it has only 40% of the budget needed for this year's education work.
Conflict and violence have been significant barriers to the goal of providing a primary school place for all children.
There have also warnings about inequality within developing countries - where wealthy families have access to education, but poor, rural families are excluded.
The international community set targets for universal primary education by first 2000 and then 2015, which, despite some progress being made, were both missed.
The current target, part of the sustainable development goals, aims for this to be fully achieved by 2030.
Although Unesco, the UN agency that monitors global access to education, warned last autumn that, on current trends, the target was already unlikely to be achieved.


UK Prime Minister David Cameron has suffered a setback in his battle to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker getting the EU's top job.

Mr Cameron has made a direct appeal to voters in Ireland, France and Germany to back a candidate who will change the way Brussels is run.
He calls for "bold leadership" for the European Commission.
But the main centre-left and centre-right groups in the European Parliament have joined forces to back Mr Juncker.
Manfred Weber, head of the European People's Party, the main centre-right group, said: "There is growing support for Juncker at all levels".
He said choosing any other candidate would trigger "a constitutional crisis".
The EPP lost many seats at last month's European elections but remains the largest group in the Brussels parliament. So it argues that under new rules its candidate for the job - Mr Juncker - must be considered first.
Mr Weber said Britain was "only one country among 28 and there is no right of veto" on naming the next Commission president.
Mr Cameron argues that Mr Juncker represents an EU elite favouring "ever closer union" which is out of touch with many voters and resistant to radical reform of the EU.
Hannes Swoboda, leader of the centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group, said: "We reiterate that Jean-Claude Juncker - as the candidate of the largest group in the European Parliament - must have the right to be the first to seek a majority in the European Parliament, through proposing an adequate work programme."
But David Cameron, who with Sweden and the Netherlands opposes Mr Juncker's candidacy, attacks the new rules in his newspaper article.
He says each of the main political groups ran "lead candidates" - so-called Spitzenkandidaten - during the elections and did "a back-room deal to join forces after the elections in support of the lead candidate of the party that won the most seats".
This, Mr Cameron said, is not a process discussed by European institutions nor ratified by national parliaments.
The prime minister insists that his concerns are "not an attack on Mr Juncker, an experienced European politician, to say this is nonsense".
"Most Europeans did not vote in the European Parliament elections. Turnout declined in the majority of member states. Nowhere was Mr Juncker on the ballot paper.
"Even in Germany, where the concept of 'Spitzenkandidaten' got the most airtime, only 15% of voters even knew he was a candidate. He did not visit some member states. Those who voted did so to choose their MEP not the Commission president.
"Mr Juncker did not stand anywhere and was not elected by anyone."
Mr Cameron said that under the EU treaties, it is for EU heads of government to propose the candidate to head the European Commission, and then for MEPs to vote on this candidate in a secret ballot.
However, the prime minister said, "certain MEPs have invented a new process whereby they are trying to both choose and elect the candidate".
Explaining the reasons why he wanted a more reform-minded candidate, Mr Cameron says: "The results of last month's European elections showed people were disillusioned with the way the EU was working.
"They are demanding change so it focuses on what they care about: growth and jobs. And they want the EU to help them, not dictate to them."
This was clear, he wrote, through the rise of anti-EU parties, the fall in turnout in most countries and the decline in support for the European Parliament's largest political groups.
Mr Cameron also said Europeans must focus on finding the best candidate for Commission president.
The ideal candidate, he said, would be "someone who can deliver reform; driving growth and creating jobs; and accepting that Europe's needs may best be served by action at the national level".
He called for "an honest and trusted broker able to re-engage Europe's voters".
It comes as the group of MEPs founded by the Conservatives voted to admit Germany's Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) party - an anti-euro rival to Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats.
BBC Europe correspondent Chris Morris said the vote by members of the European Conservatives and Reformists was a "setback" for Mr Cameron, which could put further strain on his relations with the German chancellor.
EU leaders hold a summit on 26 and 27 June, with the Commission job top of the agenda.


Britain's Charlotte Dujardin has successfully defended her Grand Prix Special dressage title at the European Championships in Aachen, Germany.

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The 30-year-old and her horse Valegro scored a superb 87.577% - just short of their world-record score of 88.022%.
The special test is an event in its own right but also a qualifier for Sunday's showpiece freestyle test, set to music.
The pair had helped Great Britain to team silver on Friday behind the Netherlands.
"Today, he felt on great form and I knew I just had to go in and ride him. I had a good ride from start to finish," said Dujardin.
"It's tough with a German crowd. They really get behind their riders - a bit like we had in London - and coming here and doing it is amazing.
"I have to remember that this is my passion and what I love, and that's how I keep the nerves from kicking in. I know I have to go in there, nail it and do my best, but today I really did enjoy it."
Dujardin's team-mate Carl Hester finished fifth after scoring 77.003% on board Nip Tuck while Fiona Bigwood and her horse Atterupgaards Orthilia were ninth on 74.210% to also qualify for Sunday's finale.
Michael Eilberg, who was 19th on Marakov (69.930%), misses out with only the top 15 to go through.
Dujardin, who also holds World and Olympic titles, had an anxious wait with Dutch world number two Edward Gal the last rider to go. He was forced to retire after a problem with his horse.
Germany's Kristina Broring-Sprehe took silver on Desperados FRH (83.067%) with Dutch rider Hans Peter Minderhoud third on Glock's Johnson TN (79.034%).


Salford winger Justin Carney could face a suspension of eight or more games after he was accused of racially abusing a Toronto Wolfpack player.

Carney, 28, was sent off by referee Jack Smith in the 26th minute of the Super League club's Challenge Cup fifth-round win on Sunday.
The Rugby Football League have charged Carney with a Grade F offence, for verbal abuse based on race or colour.
Salford are also investigating events leading up to the sending-off.
The Grade F charge is the most severe category of offence and carries a penalty of at least eight games, or a fixed time period of suspension, if a player is found guilty.
Australian Carney, who is in his second season with Salford, does not have the option of entering an early guilty plea.
The Challenge Cup tie brought an end to Toronto's first run in the competition, with the Canadian third-tier side having made their debut in English rugby league in the third round of the competition in April.
It was the first competitive defeat that the Wolfpack, who have won all five of their League 1 matches in 2017, had suffered.
Meanwhile, Toronto forward Jack Bussey will face a hearing after being charged with a Grade B offence of striking with his elbow or forearm and team-mate Bob Beswick has been given a caution for striking with his knees in the same game.
Hull FC prop Liam Watts has been charged with a Grade B high tackle following his sending-off in his side's 26-24 Super League win over Castleford, which could result in a one or two-match ban if he is found guilty.
Huddersfield full-back Darnell McIntosh (punching) and Warrington forward Joe Philbin (tripping) face Grade A charges.


The UK government has hinted at an imminent announcement on the Edinburgh City Deal, bringing a new financial package to Scotland's capital.

At Scottish Questions, the MP for Edinburgh South Ian Murray questioned the delay, given that extra money had been found for Northern Ireland as part of the Tory deal with the DUP.
The Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Hinds said he could expect news soon.
The deal would give cash to innovation, infrastructure, tourism and housing.
The deal, which would benefit Edinburgh and south east Scotland, had been due to be unveiled at the end of March,
But the announcement was delayed because of the local elections and then held up again due to the general election.
It understood to involve £300m from the Scottish government, a similar amount from the UK government, with smaller contributions from the councils and universities expected to bring in £400m.
Mr Murray challenged the UK government minister, saying: "Can he pick up the phone to the City of Edinburgh Council and explain to them why he can find £1.5bn pounds for the DUP but can't find a solitary pen to sign the Edinburgh City region deal."
Mr Hinds replied: "I am told by my right honourable friend that he may have excitement coming soon."


Labour has called for the immediate publication of a government report about the impact of immigration on the UK economy following suggestions that it has been withheld by Downing Street.

The BBC understands the report suggests the number of UK workers unemployed due to non-EU immigration is well below the figure previously cited by ministers.
No 10 denied claims the report had been suppressed, saying it was not ready.
But it insisted it would be published in "due course", possibly within days.
The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said the row over the report reflected splits within the coalition over the benefits of immigration, with the Lib Dems refusing to back a Conservative commitment to reduce levels of net migration to below 100,000 by 2015.
Home Secretary Theresa May has previously used research from 2012 by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a group of independent academics, as a basis for saying that for every additional 100 immigrants from outside the EU, 23 British workers "would not be employed" as a consequence.
But the new analysis by civil servants is much less pessimistic, estimating that the cost to existing British workers of new arrivals is much lower.
Although the estimated figure for the so-called "displacement" of British workers has not been disclosed, Nick Robinson said he understood it was "virtually negligible".
He said the two reports were not directly comparable since the 2012 research covered a specific period between 1995 and 2010 while the new findings analysed all the research available on the impact of immigration.
But he said the row over the report's publication reflected fault lines within the coalition on the issue, with Mrs May keen to flag up evidence backing up her argument that migration has an economic "downside" while Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable sought to do the opposite.
The BBC's Newsnight programme, which first reported the story, said it had been told by officials that No 10 had prevented publication of the report to avoid igniting controversy.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
According to emails seen by Newsnight, the old research cited by Mrs May was not considered sufficiently "robust" by either the Treasury or the Department for Business.
The new report, it argued, had been checked by external academics and agreed across all the departments with a hand in migration - including the Home Office.
However, Newsnight said Home Office officials had protested that the new research, in parts, reflected an "institutional bias" in favour of migration among officials at the Treasury, Foreign Office and business department.
For Labour, shadow immigration minister David Hanson said the report would help inform the highly charged debate about immigration.
"The government's record on immigration is one of failing to meet their own net migration target and ramping up the rhetoric. Now they want to keep their own research hidden rather than scrutinised," he said.
"We need an open, calm and fact-based debate on the impact of immigration and this should be facilitated by the government and not made harder."
And economist Jonathan Portes, who questioned the validity of the 2012 research at the time, said there was no excuse not to release a report that was "purely analytical and is clearly of wide public interest".
Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood said the report had got "stuck in someone's in-tray" and should be "extricated", adding that the debate on immigration needed more facts and less rhetoric.
Downing Street said the report had not yet been completed but would be published "in due course".
It said the initial figures, compiled by teams at the Home Office and Business Department, had now been peer reviewed by academics, but that work had still to be completed.
By Anthony ReubenHead of statistics, BBC News
It's worth looking back at the caveats in the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) January 2012 report.
It does indeed mention the 23 jobs lost for 100 non-EU migrants number, but it also says there was no effect at all between 1975 and 1994, and while there was an effect between 1995 and 2010, it says that was fewer than eight jobs lost for every 100 migrants.
It also says that there is no effect at all in a buoyant economy, but few of these caveats have been seen in government references to this report.
So the new report, when it comes out, may not disagree that dramatically with the original one from MAC.
However, it said much of its findings supported the government's case for tighter controls on immigration.
And Sir Andrew Green, chair of the campaign group Migration Watch, said the impact of immigration could not be measured in purely economic terms and the effects on housing, transport and public services must also be considered.
"The best thing the government can now do is publish the report so that the public can see its limited scope," he wrote on the Spectator website.
Statistics released last week suggest the government is unlikely to meet its pledge to reduce net immigration - with numbers rising by 58,000 to 212,000 in the year to September 2013.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the Home Office should produce specific figures on the impact of EU migrants on UK workers' job prospects, saying this was now the most critical issue.


More than half of invasive breast cancer cases detected in Scotland last year were unlikely to have been found by a physical examination alone, according to new statistics.

The latest figures from the Scottish Breast Screening programme have been published.
They showed a fall in the percentage of women taking up the invitation to a screening appointment.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said early detection could save lives.
Under the Scotland-wide screening programme, women between the ages of 50 and 70 are invited to have a mammogram every three years.
The latest figures show that the percentage of those taking up the appointments across Scotland has fallen from 75.2% in 2005-08 to 72.9% in the period 2011-14, with every health board recording a drop.
In the 2011-14 period, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was the only health board that failed to meet the minimum standard of seeing 70% of those invited to a screening appointment, with attendance of 67.8%.
Only four health boards met the 80% uptake target - NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles.
The detection rate for invasive cancer increased from 5.7 per 1,000 women screened in the period 2005-08 to 6.8 in 2011-14.
Last year, more than 1,450 cases of breast cancer were detected, and most were invasive which means the disease had started to spread.
Of these cases the majority involved very small tumours, unlikely to be detected through a simple physical examination.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "The earlier cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.
"All the evidence shows that more lives can be saved through early detection and breast screening can pick up cancers that women would be unlikely to find themselves.
"The figures published today show that the overall uptake of breast screening remains high, with nearly three-quarters of Scottish women participating in the programme.
"However, I would like to see even more eligible women take up their invitation to screening, and so I'd encourage every woman aged 50 to 70 to find out more about the Scottish Breast Screening Programme."
James Jopling from Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer said: "The decline in the number of women attending breast screening over the past few years is a concern to us, but the reasons for it remain unclear.
"There has been more vocal criticism of the Screening Programme in recent years which may have had an impact on how women feel about screening.
"However, the choice to attend breast screening is an individual one and every woman needs to be aware of the risks and benefits that apply to them so that they can make an informed decision about whether or not to attend."
He added: "We encourage the Scottish Government to continue working to ensure the Breast Screening Programme is available and accessible to all those who want to use it."


One person has died and three people are missing following the collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station.

A major incident was declared at the site in south Oxfordshire after initial reports of an explosion at 16:00 GMT.
Thames Valley Fire Control Service confirmed the fatality and also reported four people were injured in a "very severe incident".
The decommissioned Didcot A plant closed in 2013 and demolition work has been taking place.
An Npower spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that shortly after 16:00 this afternoon part of the boiler house at our former Didcot A power station site in Oxfordshire collapsed while an external demolition contractor was working in it. Our thoughts are with the families of all those involved in this tragedy."
Coleman and Company, the firm behind the demolition, tweeted that it was "working with all stakeholders to establish facts" and it urged concerned relatives of employees to get in touch.
Oxfordshire's Chief Fire Officer, Dave Etheridge, expressed "absolute sympathy and deep thoughts to all the families involved".
He said: "We are doing our very best to secure the return of loved ones as soon as we can."
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Nathan Travis initially said four people had been taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, two with serious injuries and two with minor.  The number being treated at the hospital was later confirmed by the fire service as five.
A further 50 people were treated at the scene for dust inhalation.
At the scene:  Peter Cooke, BBC South Today
Didcot A stands quiet under a full moon, with the only noise the loud hum of generators powering large lights being used by search and rescue teams still slowly sifting their way through a 30ft deep pile of rubble.
Their work is slow and made all the more difficult by the near freezing temperatures. Many have been here since this incident started at 16:00 - and the scale of the collapse is likely to see rescue teams here for some days to come.
Residents living nearby have become well used to buildings being demolished on the site since it was decommissioned in 2013 but these events were unexpected and have caused concern about the future safety of Didcot A.
A 100m cordon is in place around the site and specialist search and rescue teams with dogs from Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and the West Midlands are searching a rubble pile that measures up to 30ft in height.
Mr Travis said the search would be "considerable due to the instability of the site".
"We expect the search to continue throughout the night and possibly into the coming days," he said.
A Health and Safety Executive investigation has also been launched.
Five fire engines were sent to the site along with extensive resources from Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service.
A joint statement by the emergency services said the building, which is 300m long and 10 storeys high, was due to be demolished in the coming weeks.
A senior spokesman for Npower said that it was a partial collapse, not an explosion, that caused a section of the building to come down.
Oxfordshire's coal-fired Didcot A Power Station was turned off in 2013, after 43 years in service.
The site was able to generate 2,000 MW of electricity - enough to meet the needs of two million households - owners RWE Npower said.
The station included six cooling towers, measuring 375ft (114m) in height, which dominated the skyline of the town.
Hundreds of people gathered to watch when three of the towers were demolished in the early hours of 27 July 2014.
RWE Npower expects complete deconstruction of the site by the end of this year.
A gas-burning power station - known as Didcot B - opened in 1997 on the site and continues to operate.
A major fire was declared at Didcot B in October 2014, with 20 fire crews sent to tackle the blaze at its peak.  The cause was later confirmed as an electrical fault.
The fire service said dust from the collapse covered a "considerable area" but there were no hazardous materials in the building.
Residents have been urged to remain inside and keep doors and windows closed.
Twitter users described an "explosion" as well as "loads of dust".
Thames Cryogenics tweeted: "Big collapse just happened at Didcot Power Station. Loads of dust."
Adrian Redhead, who lives about a quarter of a mile away, said he had just got home from work after 16:00 when he heard a "massive noise".
He said: "It sounded like a train had come off the rails. Sirens were all over the place. I looked outside and saw all the dust. There were loads of emergency vehicles.
"There are two helicopters above now. A load of dust came over the house."


Sam Winnall's equaliser earned Sheffield Wednesday their first point of the season after a draw with QPR.

QPR forward Jamie Mackie, who only found the net once in 2016-17, scored his first this campaign from a tough angle after being put in behind.
But Owls sub Winnall drilled home in his first match this term from Barry Bannan's cross to pull the hosts level.
Late on, Kazenga LuaLua had a superb chance to give Rangers victory, but he fired wide when one-on-one.
LuaLua, who joined the R's on loan from Brighton on Friday, was teed up by Conor Washington, but could not find the target as Ian Holloway's men continued their unbeaten start to the season.
Things had been looking rosy for QPR when Mackie slotted past Keiren Westwood, and to make matters worse for Wednesday, Glenn Loovens was injured when he fell awkwardly trying to block the shot.
They also lost Sam Hutchinson to injury, but the double departure brought about the introduction of Winnall, who reportedly had a training ground bust-up with team-mate Fernando Forestieri this week, leading to the Italian being left out of the squad for Saturday's match.
Winnall, who only scored three goals last season after his move from Barnsley, fired home when Bannan's cross fell to him, and Gary Hooper almost put the Owls ahead when Josh Scowen cleared his effort off the line.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal:
"The first half was divided. They scored one goal from their one chance and we had a few chances also.
"The second half was completely different. We started very well and this is our Sheffield Wednesday. We pressed Queens Park Rangers much more and moved the ball better.
"We started to create problems, we achieved the first goal, we nearly achieved the second goal with two clear situations, but after 30 minutes we decreased a little. This was where we needed extra energy from the bench, but we lost that opportunity."
QPR manager Ian Holloway:
"By the end of the game, the little spell they had just after half-time, where we could have wobbled... they caught us with a punch and they could have maybe had another couple, but we came through that and gave a good account of ourselves in the end.
"Did we do enough to win? Possibly not, but that final ball on our breaks we had maybe 10 opportunities to put someone through and only one of them ended up being a clear chance.
"All I know is we're improving, we're learning and there were lots of bits I really liked. Obviously I'll have to take one point instead of the three we wanted."
Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Darnell Furlong replaces Pawel Wszolek.
Attempt blocked. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers).
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers).
Foul by Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Jordan Rhodes.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Washington.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers).
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Ryan Manning replaces Luke Freeman.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kazenga Lua Lua replaces Jamie Mackie.
Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers).
Attempt saved. Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Perch (Queens Park Rangers).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Delay in match Alex Smithies (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
Foul by Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday).
Alex Smithies (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Massimo Luongo tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Massimo Luongo tries a through ball, but Jamie Mackie is caught offside.
Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sam Winnall (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.


Proposals to transform the site of one of the UK's last deep-pit coal mines have been unveiled.

The plans come after nine decades of coal extraction, once generating Â£50m in annual profits, ended a year ago.
Developers want to turn the site into 800 houses, a school, business premises and a country park, with an aim to balance housing and employment needs.
The closure of Thoresby Colliery was announced in 2014 after its owners, UK Coal, fell into financial trouble.
The proposals - which developers Harworth Estates claim will create at least 500 jobs - also include plans for a zip wire and sports pitches, but the colliery's headstocks will be demolished.
Some residents living in the area are concerned that there are currently "no resources" for the people in the neighbourhood.
"It's not a good idea for the area, we're struggling as it is - you can't get a doctor's appointment for a start," a resident said.
Another neighbour said: "It's a rubbish idea, there's no resources here for the children... people complain that the children hang around the streets, but there's nothing for them to do."
Stuart Ashton, from developer Harworth Estates, said: "We've thought long and hard since the colliery's closure about striking the right balance between bringing housing and employment opportunities forward, whilst restoring the majority of the site back to green land to support the Sherwood Forest.
Over the past few years, the colliery's 600 workers were gradually laid off through compulsory or voluntary redundancy and the last 360 miners left when Thoresby closed, on 10 July 2015.
It marked the end of the coal mining industry in Nottinghamshire and left just one deep coal mine in Kellingley, Yorkshire - which has also since closed.
The public will be able to look at the plans as part of a consultation process and suggest any changes.


Northants controlled day one against Glamorgan after bowling the visitors out for just 101 at the County Ground.

Rory Kleinveldt smashed 71 not out, reaching 50 off just 23 balls in the evening sun as Northants reached 268-6, 167 runs ahead.
Adam Rossington's 58 was the hosts' other main contribution of the day.
Earlier, Ben Sanderson, Kleinveldt and new recruit Nathan Buck all bowled tightly as wickets tumbled, with only Aneurin Donald (34) passing 20.
Glamorgan's decision to bat first was a brave one under cloudy skies, and their batsmen never showed the necessary application against an accurate Northants seam attack, supported by smart catching.
Klienveldt and Buck both took 3-35 while Sanderson matched their three-wicket haul with figures of 3-20 to ensure Glamorgan were all out in just 31.3 overs.
Later, the visitors' newly-signed South African paceman Marchant de Lange trapped England batsman Ben Duckett lbw for 12 as Northants lost three early wickets, but recovered well as batting conditions eased in the final session.
Kleinveldt then launched into the Glamorgan bowlers, striking eight fours and four sixes in a brutal display of power-hitting worthy of a T20 match.
Northamptonshire all-rounder Rory Kleinveldt told BBC Radio Northampton:
"I wanted to bowl first and thankfully we did. We were relentless with the ball and put them under massive pressure and kept them under the pump.
"The guys worked hard with the bat early on to set up the situation for me and Crooky coming in. I tried to back myself to clear the ropes and use the short boundary.
"From here, if we can bowl as well as we have done today in the second innings, we should have no trouble in winning this game."
Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport:
"We were a bit in between batting and bowling first, they've left some grass on it but we felt that underneath the surface was quite good, and to be honest we got it wrong.
"There was more lateral movement than we accounted for, but their captain was unsure whether he would bat or bowl first.
"We've got to try and find ways back into this game. Once the wicket flattens out, and the ball becomes older, it becomes a lot easier to bat so we have to try to go big when we get our opportunity again.
"This pitch has got the potential for one of our batters to get a double hundred and get us back into the game."


An 83-year-old woman has had her fine rescinded for walking her dog in a Dunstable park where animals are banned.

Gwendoline Goring was sitting in a children's play area after becoming breathless when a warden issued an on-the-spot fine.
After a protest, Central Bedfordshire Council considered the "mitigating circumstances" and rescinded the fine.
Mrs Goring said she was "so glad" as the fine had been stressful.
The council said dog control orders were introduced last October following overwhelming support from the public and town and parish councils.
"They are there to protect people, particularly children, from risks of physical attack as well as to their health if exposed to dog mess," a council statement said.
"In view of Mrs Goring's health issues, we have decided to rescind the fine."
Ms Goring said the incident happened on Tuesday lunchtime as she was walking with her friend in the park.
"I seemed to be getting out of breath and I didn't feel well, and there are no benches at all in that park, except for the two that are in the play area.
"The council has been so grown up about it and I am so pleased as I did not think I would be let off."


Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK government to guarantee EU nationals living in the UK can remain after Brexit.

Scotland's first minister made her plea as she hosted a question and answer session with hundreds of EU nationals.
Many were concerned about whether they would have the right to live and work in Scotland when the UK leaves the EU.
Ms Sturgeon said it was "disgraceful" that the UK had not guaranteed the right of EU nationals to remain.
And while she believed it was "unthinkable" people from EU countries would be asked to leave, she called on Prime Minister Theresa May to "do the humane thing" by ending the uncertainty facing three million people, including about 173,000 in Scotland.
But Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell said the prime minister has made it clear that she wants EU nationals who are in the UK to stay and she will do everything she can to make that happen.
Mr Mundell said "it is also important that we secure the position of UK nationals who are in other parts of the EU. I recognise the concerns around this issue and we do want to bring it to an early conclusion to be able to give people certainty."
The UK government said it "fully expects" that the legal status of EU nationals living in the UK, and of UK nationals in EU member states, will be "properly protected" after Brexit.
And it has said it "recognises and values the important contribution made by EU and other non-UK citizens who work, study and live in the UK".
But ministers have also said it would be "unwise" to fully "guarantee" EU citizens' rights without a deal for Britons abroad being in place.
Among the people from 24 different EU countries who attended the first minister's event was Italian woman Caroline Magoha, who said her 13-year-old son had been bullied ahead of the EU referendum, and that her family feared being forced to leave the country.
She added: "We have to live with our bags half-packed, our feet halfway out of the door.
"I don't have any trust whatsoever in the Westminster government. They will wake up one day and say Article 50, EU members, you have to be out within six months. They are capable of that.
"It is inhumane. It is against the basic human rights of children. Brexit is ruining the future of Scottish children."
Ms Sturgeon was applauded as she said it "breaks my heart" at not being able to guarantee the futures of EU nationals in Scotland because immigration was reserved to Westminster.
She added: "I think it is unthinkable that people living here would be asked to leave. I think the uproar that that would cause, rightly, would be immense.
"But the fact remains that until that commitment is given, people are going to worry and have that uncertainty."
But a man from Northern Ireland claimed Ms Sturgeon was sowing the seeds of division within the UK by raising the prospect of another independence referendum.
Ms Sturgeon responded by saying she could have called a vote on independence straight away, but did not in order to give the UK the chance to find a way forward.
German couple Thomas and Elke Westen, who live in Kirkcaldy, had earlier told BBC Scotland that they had decided to leave the UK as they no longer felt welcome following the Brexit vote.
Mrs Westen said she could not see herself living in a country where she potentially had to apply for a work permit and visa every time she wanted to work and live in her own home.
But she said she would miss her friends who had asked her to stay.
The couple, who are SNP members, were subsequently invited to Ms Sturgeon's question and answer session after being contacted by her office.
Following the meeting, the Westen's said they would give their decision to leave Scotland further thought.
The UK as a whole voted to leave the European Union in June's referendum, but voters in Scotland backed staying in by 62% to 38%.
Ms Sturgeon has pledged to explore all of the options for securing Scotland's status in Europe, and has travelled to Brussels and Berlin for talks with senior EU officials.
But she has also said that a second independence referendum is "highly likely".


Dundee United head coach Mixu Paatelainen insists the sole objective for this season is to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle.

United find themselves four points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership table and this weekend travel to Glasgow to take on champions Celtic.
"We are detached already, that is the situation," the Finn told BBC Scotland.
"We don't look at the league table but look at the concentration levels in training and in matches."
United have won only one of their 11 league games in the current campaign.
Last week they appointed 48-year-old Paatelainen on a three-year contract as successor to Jackie McNamara, who was sacked from the Tannadice post.
"Our target now is to improve the way we play," he said.
"I believe that the performances bring you results. You can be unlucky in one or two matches but in the long run performances give you results.
"Our target this season solely is to avoid a relegation battle. Full stop."
United have scored only nine league goals this season but Paatelainen believes it may not be too long before his strikers start finding the target.
"I'm sure our strikers are not happy at how many goals they have scored, but it can change so quickly," he added.
"One half-chance and the ball ends up in the net and the confidence is high. That is the way it goes with the strikers.
"They may have a lean spell then suddenly you get a deflection or a ricochet, the ball ends up in the net and suddenly you are top of the world."


Australia will increase its troop presence in Afghanistan following a formal request from the US, Canberra has said.

The 30 new military advisers will raise Australia's total deployment to 300, Defence Minister Marise Payne said.
Earlier this month, US authorities recommended sending at least 3,000 more soldiers to fight the Taliban.
In February, the commander of US troops in Afghanistan said he needed more troops to break a "stalemate".
Ms Payne told a Senate estimates hearing that the troops would help train Afghan security forces.
"Given the centrality of Afghanistan in the global fight against terrorism, an enhanced Australian contribution to the resolute support mission is both timely and appropriate," she said on Monday.
Ms Payne said she expected other nations in the military coalition to also commit additional forces.
US combat operations against the Taliban officially ended in 2014, but special forces have continued to provide support to Afghan troops.
There are about 13,000 Nato troops currently in the country.


The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said he does not want to consider the chance that talks on the UK's exit from the EU could collapse.

He was speaking after his UK counterpart, David Davis, made clear the threat to walk out was genuine if the EU's "divorce bill" was too high.
EU ministers on Monday gave Mr Barnier the green light for talks to start in June, after the UK election.
"No deal" was not an option, he said.
UK ministers have reacted angrily to reports that the EU may demand as much as â‚¬100bn (Â£86bn; $112bn) from the UK.
The EU is also insisting that "sufficient progress" be made on the bill, citizens' rights and the UK-Irish border before talks begin on a future trade deal.
The first round of talks will start on 19 June and Mr Barnier will report to EU leaders at a summit three days later. In a communique on Monday, EU officials stressed that a key to the talks' success would be their transparency for all sides.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of the negotiations in the days after voters choose a new government on 8 June. "There will be no time to waste and no time for a new government to find its way," she said.
"If we don't get this right, the consequences for the United Kingdom and for the economic security of ordinary working people will be dire. If we do, then the opportunities ahead are great."
Mr Barnier told reporters in Brussels that the facts and figures behind Brexit had to be explained objectively, and it would not be "business as usual".
"We just need to be able to wind up the accounts - that's it. It's really a question of trust to build our future relations."
A range of figures has emerged for the amount the UK will be asked to pay when it leaves the EU, covering agreed commitments and liabilities.
Asked a second time what he would do if the British walked out of the talks, Mr Barnier said there would be moments of tension but things had to be put in perspective.  "The new partnership is what's important. Nobody should lose that perspective," he emphasised.


Jewellery that sheds light on the tastes of six generations of queens is to go on show at an exhibition celebrating the qualities of gold.

Queen Charlotte's gold and diamond ring, a bracelet with Queen Victoria's portrait and a pair of gold, diamond and pearl Tiffany opera glasses are among the exhibits.
They go on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Friday.
It will be the first time the items have been on show in Scotland.
The exhibition, called Gold, explores and celebrates the rare precious metal through more than 60 items from across the Royal Collection - one of the largest and most important art collections in the world.
Over millennia and across different cultures, the material has often been used to represent and reflect royal wealth and power, and many of the sacred and ceremonial items associated with the coronations of British monarchs incorporate gold.
One of the most elaborate accessories to go on display at The Queen's Gallery is a pair of opera glasses presented as a wedding gift to King George V and Queen Mary in 1893 when they were Duke and Duchess of York.
Tiffany & Co was well-known for its production of luxury goods, but opera glasses made of gold were particularly rare. The glasses are also adorned with pearls and rose-cut diamonds.
One of the earliest items of jewellery in the exhibition is a 16th century commesso, a cameo combined with gold to create a pendant.
The piece is in the form of a female bust dressed in a tunic and turban, and is decorated with ruby, garnet, emerald and amethyst. It was recorded on a list of "curiosities" belonging to Queen Caroline, consort of George II.
Exhibition-goers can also view an engraved gold bracelet, made by royal goldsmiths Rundell, Bridge & Rundell and dating from 1839, which incorporates a miniature portrait of Queen Victoria.
Also on show is a gold and diamond-set "keeper ring", which served as a guard to a wedding ring, and was presented to Queen Charlotte by George III on their wedding day in 1761. It is displayed alongside a gold and diamond ring also belonging to Queen Charlotte.
Kathryn Jones, exhibition curator of the Royal Collection Trust, said: "These works of art show the personal associations that royal consorts have had with jewelled gold across several generations.
"We are delighted to display them for the first time in Scotland as part of this exhibition of items from the Royal Collection crafted from this rare and precious material."
One of the centrepieces of the exhibition will be a gilded manuscript based on a best-selling book by Queen Victoria in which she reveals her thoughts on surviving a carriage accident and tasting haggis for the first time.
Compiled from the monarch's diaries, the book - entitled More Leaves From The Journal Of A Life In The Highlands, From 1862 To 1882 - provides a glimpse into the royal author's life at Balmoral.
It became an instant hit with readers after being published in 1884 and the following year a Persian translation covered in dazzling gold illumination was created for presentation to the queen.


Russia has said bomb attacks which killed at least 140 people in Syria were aimed at "subverting attempts" to reach a political settlement.

Russia's foreign ministry condemned the "atrocious crimes of extremists".
Sunday's attacks hit the Shia shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, south of Syria's capital Damascus, and the city of Homs.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attacks. Both targeted areas dominated by Islamic minorities reviled by IS.
Four blasts in Sayyida Zeinab killed at least 83 people, according to state media. A monitoring group reported that 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing in Homs.
The UK-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) put the toll from the Damascus attacks at 120 and said they were among the deadliest to occur during the whole of Syria's civil war.
SOHR also reported on Monday that heavy fighting had cut off the government's only supply route to the northern city of Aleppo.
IS and other Islamist militia had cut the road between Aleppo and the town of Khanasser to the south-east, it said.
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed in the conflict.
Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
History of the conflict - how the civil war has spread
Maps of the conflict - the shifting territorial gains
The Sayyida Zeinab district is the location of Syria's holiest Shia Muslim shrine, said to contain the grave of the Prophet Muhammad's granddaughter.
The district was hit by suicide attacks last month that left 71 people dead and which IS fighters also said they had carried out.
On Sunday US Secretary of State John Kerry said a "provisional agreement" had been reached with Russia on a partial truce.
However he admitted issues remained to be resolved and said he did not expect any immediate change on the ground.
Earlier this month, world powers involved in the crisis in Syria agreed to seek a "cessation of hostilities", but the Friday deadline came and went.
In Homs, the blasts happened in a predominantly Alawite district, the sect to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs.
One of the early centres of the uprising against President Assad, Homs was once dubbed the "capital of the revolution".
But rebels left the city late last year under a ceasefire deal, leaving the city in government hands.
The latest blasts came as President Bashar al-Assad told reporters Syrian refugees should not be scared of returning home.
Mr Assad, who has long been accused of persecuting his own people, said ordinary Syrians who had fled the conflict due to the "standard of living that has been deteriorating drastically" could go back without fear of action by the government.


Football fans staged a rally at Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium in support of steelworkers whose jobs are under threat.

Production at the SSI site in Redcar was halted more than a week ago, with the firm blaming falling steel prices.
Players wore "Save Our Steel" t-shirts to warm up in ahead of the match against Leeds United.
Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson said the fight to save the plant was a "battle we can't afford to lose".
The team went on to secure a fifth straight league win by beating Leeds 3-0.
Steelworker Carl Harris, 40, who helped to organise the rally, said: "We know we've got the backing, the reaction to the campaign has been out of this world.
"This is all a bit of a high for us going to the match, but then it's a bit like groundhog day, back to square one.
"We don't know whether we will get paid again. It's a really bad situation."
The club supported a similar campaign in 2009 when the plant was mothballed originally.
Mr Gibson said: "One thing is for certain, this is a battle. It is a battle for our core industries and it is a battle for our jobs and our communities - and one we can't afford to lose."
Boro head coach, Aitor Karanka, said: "We're in other work in football, but we can't forget how difficult it is sometimes in these moments for everybody."
More than 2,000 workers are still waiting to hear from parent company SSI Thailand whether the plant will reopen.


A British-Iranian mother has been jailed for five years in Iran on "secret charges", her husband says.

Richard Ratcliffe said charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arrested in April, had called him from prison and said: "I can't bear to be in this place any longer."
She also said she missed her two-year-old daughter Gabriella "all the time".
Gabriella's passport was taken after her mother's arrest. The child is staying with her grandparents in Iran.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at Tehran airport after visiting her family on holiday.
The UK Foreign Office said it was "deeply concerned" about the reports of her sentence and ministers would continue to raise the case with Iranian officials.
Mr Ratcliffe, from north London, said his wife had phoned just before 09:00 BST on Friday to tell him she had been given a five-year sentence.
She told him: "It has been horrendous. I do not want to wake up each morning and remember where I am. I want to stay in my dreams."
She added: "I have been here so long. Do you understand what it is like to be a mother kept away from her child this long?
"I have missed over a fifth of her life. What does that do to her?"
The family say there has never been clear information about what Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe is accused of, but Iranian officials have previously accused her of leading a "foreign-linked hostile network".
Mr Ratcliffe said he had asked his wife during the phone call what the charges against her were.
He said she had asked a guard who was standing next to her by the phone and the guard had said: "National security charges."
By Richard Galpin, BBC world affairs correspondent
For weeks following Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's arrest, her husband said nothing in public, hoping pressure from the Foreign Office might persuade Iranian authorities to release her quickly.
When nothing came of that, he started campaigning publicly for his wife and two-year-old daughter to be allowed to return to Britain.
The story was reported in the media in many countries, with more than 800,000 people signing a petition calling for her release.
But now that too seems to have failed, and may even have backfired.
The judge who convicted her made it clear he was unhappy about the media campaign, and even claimed it was evidence she was guilty.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have reportedly claimed her work in helping to provide training for journalists and human rights activists, was part of a plot to undermine Iran's government.
But it may be more about splits between the hardliners and moderates within the regime.
Alternatively, some analysts believe hardliners may want Western prisoners available to use as bargaining chips or for prisoner swaps.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her lawyer were in court to hear the sentence passed down, but Mr Ratcliffe said it was not clear whether she had been told what she was charged with.
He told the BBC it was possible that she knew but had been forbidden from telling her family.
"It remains extraordinary that Nazanin's interrogators clarify the sentence but not the crime - because there is none," he said.
The case was "shrouded in shadows and internal politics", he added.
He also noted the timing, saying the court's decision - on 6 September - came a day after the UK had appointed an ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011.
"Nazanin's detention and charges have always felt like she and Gabriella are being held as a political bargaining chip for internal and international politics," Mr Ratcliffe said.
"The fact that she was sentenced with unrecognisable charges the day after the UK embassy was upgraded makes this all the clearer."
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe is expected to serve her sentence in Evin Prison, where she is currently being held in a high-security wing controlled by the Revolutionary Guard.
Maziar Bahari, a journalist and former detainee at Evin Prison told the BBC it was an infamous jail with a history of executions and torture.
"Thousands of innocent lives perished in that prison and for someone like her who has not had any prison experience, being there will be a real torture," he said.
Mr Ratcliffe said he had told his wife she was "much loved".
"I have thousands of messages for her to read one day. They keep me going now," he said.
"They will be so important for her journey back once this cruelty is over.
"I told her we so look forward to having her home."
Mr Ratcliffe visited Downing Street in May as part of the campaign to free his wife, and last month Theresa May "raised concerns" over the case with Iran's president.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said Mrs May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson would continue to raise the case "with their counterparts in Iran".
She said the government would also "continue to press the Iranians for consular access and for due process to be followed".
Labour's Emily Thornberry, shadow foreign secretary, said it was "no longer good enough for Downing Street and the Foreign Office to 'raise concerns' about this case".
She said it was time to "demand answers".
Monique Villa, chief executive of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, said: "I want to reiterate my total support to Nazanin and her family in these terrible circumstances and I ask the Iranian authorities to release her as soon as possible.
"I am convinced of her innocence and reiterate that she had no dealings with Iran whatsoever in her professional capacity at the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"The foundation does not operate in Iran directly or indirectly."
The Iranian embassy has not yet responded to a BBC request for a comment.


Authorities in Iran have banned the Pokemon Go app because of unspecified "security concerns".

The decision was taken by the High Council of Virtual Spaces, the official body overseeing online activity.
Iran follows a number of other countries in expressing its worries over security related to the game.
But it becomes the first country to issue a ban of Pokemon Go, that challenges players to visit real-world locations to catch cartoon monsters.
Despite restrictions on internet usage Iranians on social media have discussed playing Pokemon Go in recent weeks.
Reports last month said Iranian authorities were waiting to see to what extent the game's creators would co-operate with them before making a decision on banning it.
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Saudi cleric issues Pokemon Go fatwa
Indonesia has banned police officers from playing the game while on duty, and a French player was arrested last month after straying on to a military base while trying to catch Pokemon.
A leading Saudi cleric said a fatwa (religious ruling) issued against an earlier Pokemon card game also applied to the new mixed-reality app.
The 16-year-old edict said the game contained "forbidden images" and violated an Islamic ban on gambling. But a fatwa's influence might not carry beyond that particular scholar's territory, and is not necessarily applicable to the whole country.
Earlier this week, authorities in New York state said they would ban some 3,000 registered sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go while they are on parole.
The ban is aimed at safeguarding the children who play the game.


US-led military forces in Afghanistan have admitted that an error led them to mistakenly claim a fall in the number of attacks by the Taliban last year.

A report posted on the website of the Nato-led Isaf force had claimed that there had been a 7% drop in Taliban attacks in 2012.
However, after being queried the figure was removed from the site.
The error is likely to embarrass Isaf which has been insisting the militants are in decline, correspondents say.
The Associated Press news agency reports that it inquired about the missing figures when they were taken down from Isaf's site without explanation.
Isaf spokeswoman Erin Stattel told the BBC that "during a quality control check, Isaf recently became aware that some data was incorrectly entered into the database that is used for tracking security-related incidents across Afghanistan.
"This was a record-keeping error that we recognised and have now corrected."
The correction shows no change in the number of attacks during the period concerned.
"In spite of this data adjustment, our assessment of the fundamentals of campaign progress has not changed," Ms Stattel went on. "The enemy is increasingly separated from the population and the ANSF [Afghan National Security Force] are currently in the lead for the vast majority of partnered operations."
US and Western officials have often pointed to decreasing violence in Afghanistan as a sign that Isaf's mission is meeting with success.
Earlier this month the outgoing commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, Gen John Allen, insisted the alliance is on the road to winning the war.
But correspondents say the Taliban are a long way from being defeated. They still mount regular attacks with devastating effect and are in de facto control of many parts of the country.
Most foreign troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and hand over responsibility for security to Afghan forces, but serious questions have been raised over whether they will have developed sufficient capability for the task.


The award-winning production of Green Day's musical American Idiot, which played on Broadway more than a year, is to tour the UK.

The show will open in Southampton in October next year and tour across the UK and Ireland, before closing at London's Hammersmith Apollo.
The production, which scooped two Tony Awards, features Green Day's music.
"We can't wait for our friends across the pond to see the musical," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said.
The production features the hit songs Boulevard of Broken Dreams, 21 Guns, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and the title track, American Idiot, from the band's  Grammy Award-winning album.
"We're excited to be bringing the US stage production of American Idiot to the UK and Ireland," said Armstrong.
"We played to some of the most insane crowds when we toured the album there."
The show's producers are hoping that the UK adaptation of the show will eventually transfer to the West End.
In 2010, the Broadway show scooped the Tony Awards for best scenic design of a musical and best lighting design.
It was also named the winner of the best musical show album at the Grammys earlier this year.
The production opened at California's Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, before moving to Broadway, where it remained for a year.
Reviews were positive with Charles Isherwood, from The New York Times, calling the musical "thrilling" and The Stage's Mark Shenton describing it as "probably the most most compelling new musical of the Broadway season".
Tickets for the UK tour are due to go on sale on 9 December.