no - Morse and Thursday were discussing the sporting life, and Morse described how he was never very sporting at school, so he was never picked by anyone to be on their team. "I picked you for my team" said Thursday.
So radical was the change in appearance of DS Strange (Sean Rigby) due to weight loss, I had to check to see if it was indeed him! I think the character has lost a little with this change and we should bear in mind that Strange, when he was a Chief Superintendent and Morse's boss in later life (played by James Grout) was very rotund!
Without giving away spoilers, what was the opinion of Episode 3, last night? I'll just say 'bizarre'. I wonder if Thursday's daughter will marry Strange in a future series?