Timing is everything. Had the Indian Premier League auction been held in Dubai on Wednesday morning, Phil Salt would arguably be waking up a millionaire.
Unsold on Tuesday, he responded to his snub by hitting England’s highest Twenty20 score on an evening of carnage in the Caribbean.
In smashing 119 from 57 balls, Salt also became the first England batsman to hit back-to-back hundreds in the format, following the unbeaten 109 on Saturday that maintained hopes of a comeback series victory for Jos Buttler’s team.
It is form that has also thrown into question the judgement of the ECB bosses who deemed him unworthy of a central contract at the start of this winter.