It doesn’t always matter what gestures the body makes or what sounds escape the lips as long as the mind is calm, ready and poised. And that is something that Sreesanth must learn. He can either resemble a clown, which he does sometimes, or he can seek to play the monk which will be disastrous. He needs to find the middle ground, some place to channel his inherent aggression. He cannot lose it but his aggression cannot lead him astray. A few evenings with Anil Kumble, the most aggressive Indian bowler I have seen, will not be wasted.

Sadly it isn’t only the field on which there is far too much being said. The coach, currently a temporary resident, isn’t happy with his former teammate, the chairman of selectors, who has a slightly longer tenancy. But it suddenly seems unfashionable to express a point of view in private. The camera and the microphone are far more alluring. Look how they have cast a permanent wicked spell on the secretary who has an insatiable need to be heard. It is not his strength.

Hopefully the focus will be more on cricket in the last two games. And with it the awareness that there is still a big difference between the two shorter forms of the game.