England have something like 17 of their players, who are semi-professional, missing from Test duty during this campaign.
In case after case, family members, teachers and mental health professionals missed or dismissed signs of deterioration.
The serious case review into his death subscribes to the increasingly popular explanation that professionals miss the obvious because they are too "optimistic".
A string of agencies and professionals missed opportunities to prevent the death of schoolgirl Christina Edkins, who was fatally stabbed on a bus by a homeless man with serious mental health issues, an investigation has concluded.
The most recent, published this month, revealed that professionals missed a string of chances to step in and save two-year-old Keanu Williams, who was murdered by his mother, Rebecca Shuttleworth.
These professionals missed the signs because they were on the wrong road altogether.
A professional miss is obviously not happy or she would not advertise for a gentleman to write to her.
That same year Laver turned professional, thereby missing, in the amateur era, four majors for the next six years.
The two sexes' going in opposite directions has led to an epidemic of professional women missing out on husbands and kids.
Once the world's second-ranked junior, Tsonga has had an injury-prone professional career, missing stretches of competition with back and knee problems.
"If anything good comes of it, it's the fact that if parents see us big guys, professional athletes, missing good chunks of time, they're going to take it seriously and not rush their high school kids back out there to play a football game," Morneau said.
