Meanwhile, consider this delicious, and entirely possible, thought. Rahul Dravid walks out on a genuinely sporting pitch at the Wanderers in late September and bats like we have always known him to; peels back the years, months actually, and has a great tournament. What then? Do you pick him against Australia for the home series of one-day games? And if he is indeed going to play in South Africa, shouldn’t he play the one-day games in Sri Lanka next month? As usual, many answers are sought, it will be interesting to see what shape this kaleidoscope throws up!

But to return to the topic we started off with; of a selection of 30 being inclusive. The time to send messages of regret is when the final 15 are picked, not now; which is why I am disappointed that there is no room for Irfan Pathan or Piyush Chawla, especially the former. If indeed the early-season wickets support the quicker bowlers, and you must play five bowlers with 20 overs of power play, you might want to play four. No one in the top order bowls seam up and none of the bowlers can bat at number seven. Maybe we have been hasty.