These are far from normal times: it is reflected in the make-up of television commentary rosters, for example, on current Test cricket series around the world.
The Sri Lanka v England mini-series, which began in Galle on Thursday and is live on SuperSport, is a case in point: for most series involving the superpower visitors, you'd expect to hear plenty of Sky staple figures like Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton and David Lloyd.
Ever-popular "Bumble" Lloyd took to Twitter in the lead-up, however, to reveal his remote set-up at home in England: he has presumably given home-based fans his quirky expert opinion during breaks and the like.