What a difference a year makes.
Twelve months ago, Sam Curran became the highest-paid cricketer in the history of the game by picking up a £1.85million-a-season deal with Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Now references to being expensive are reserved exclusively for his bowling figures.
It is worth noting that Curran’s purchase for a record IPL auction price was not made on a whim. Six franchises battled it out for a player who had proved pivotal to England securing a second Twenty20 title and double world champion status only weeks earlier. Having been named player of the tournament in Australia, chiefly for his effectiveness with the ball, he was a man in demand.