"Above almost everything else, an international coach has to be a very good selector," Jones said.
Like all good selectors, I started out by naming a squad before whittling it down to a starting XI.
(These sorts of consonances underpin Pitchfork's often good "Selector" video series, in which rappers freestyle over a beat made by an electronic music producer, who is often borrowing from hip-hop).
Some of the best coaches in the world aren't necessarily the best on the ground; it is more that they are good selectors".
Have in place a good team of selectors.
Knox does, however, derive a glimmer of hope from Usman Khawaja: "Sound in defence and opportunistic on the short ball, he offered a morsel of hope and a good response to the selectors who had discarded him in 2011.
"There's also an extensive programme of interprovincial cricket - all these fixtures will give myself and the selectors a good indication of the talent coming through below senior international level.
Then hot on the heels came a further announcement that Geoff Miller, the national selector, and a good diligent one at that, had, during the Ashes series this summer, asked to stand down at the end of the year.
It suggested that it was a good alternative to synthesize the selector in the presence of a low-cost, environmentally friendly cellulose solvent.
