Thank you Eckhard for such a detailed response. Much appreciated. I think this sheds a little light on the subject!
Thank you for everyone else for commenting! Much appreciated, especially the course of action that everyone would take. Surprising how many would consider doing control checks - I remember reading about an A380 captain for Qantas doing just that after one of the engines exploded in flight.
Hope someone other than me learnt something as a result on this!
Best Wishes,
alex