His first telling contribution was to collect a pass from Lampard in the centre circle and sharply spin away from Ivan Ramis before playing a straightforward through-ball into the path of Ivanovic.
Some of the Constitution sets out straightforward ball-or-strike calls, such as the presidential eligibility age of thirty-five.
At the 121-yard 13th, the shortest hole at the Merion Golf Club, a straightforward wedge aimed at a ball sitting on a tee produced a ungainly shot that was long and to the right.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat, a decision which immediately looked unfortunate when Johnson speared a yorker into Mohammad Hafeez's toe to win a straightforward lbw decision with the fifth ball of the day, despite Hafeez's misguided DRS appeal.
Even when he was rested from the attack, he remained in the forefront of the action, holding a straightforward chance when Michael Bates guided a ball from Boyd Rankin to gully.
Deceiving Jayawardene with a cleverly disguised slower ball, Anderson failed to grasp a straightforward return catch, and the Sri Lanka captain nonchalantly dispatched the next ball into the leg-side for six, reaching his century from 200 balls in the next over with a delicate fine sweep.
The Irishman haunted City's defence whenever they had the ball, denying Neil Kilkenny and co a straightforward escape.
Unlike American football, soccer is not a straightforward game of exclusive possession and moving the ball an inch at a time.
Determined to depart in a blaze of glory he swashed, scoring 22 from 17 balls, and then buckled, hitting a straightforward catch to long-on off Marcus North.
And immediately Hales clips the ball high to midwicket, who collects a straightforward catch at chest height.
