They say that consistency is the currency that matters … if so, the modern Chris Morris probably only over delivers on that score.
He isn't just maintaining a high level of personal success in the Twenty20 environment; no lack of statistical ammunition suggests that the 33-year-old continues to get better.
That steadily northward curve, at a time when many cricketers might be expected to plateau out or even slip into slow decline, probably goes a long way to explaining his sensational, record-breaking R32 million valuation at the Indian Premier League auction.