But Nigel, if such a claim was ever tested at litigation, the circumstances of Hair's retirement (including any contribution he may have made to it himself) and his potential to earn alternative income would have to be valued in determining the "remedy".

No wonder he was demanding a speedy result - ie the dollars in his bank account by the end of August! - and was hoping the proof of his derangement might be kept secret. (How did he think the ICC could chuck half-a-million dollars away without telling anyone?)

Hair knows he is finished in international cricket and was looking to walk away with four years' pay for doing nothing.