"I have made the decision to finish up this year as I feel now is the best time for me physically and mentally. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified directly for the T20 World Cup after being in the top 10 of the T20I rankings at the cut-off point in December 2018 but as they were outside the top eight at that point - Bangladesh ninth and Sri Lanka 10th - they were entered into round one as opposed to automatically moving into the Super 12. It takes the total penalty points to minus-21, after the minus-12 for sliding into administration, leaving the Rams on minus-three points and marooned at the bottom of the table. Put another way, he's really not been far off and the link-up with Pete Cowen could pay off in dramatic fashion over the coming days.