These days, Press releases rarely reveal actual news. Nine times out of ten, Twitter has forewarned us of anything truly interesting and, on the other occasion, we have to consider what has been omitted to uncover the real story.
In fairness, this week’s statement from Sussex about Ravi Bopara was not quite that opaque. The headline and introduction trumpeted news of his new T20 contract. But the revelation was in his accompanying quotes.
“From now on, I will be focussing on T20 cricket,” he said. “I have loved playing red-ball cricket over the years and obviously have some incredible mem...