Sounds like it's within the course to me! Nothing wrong with creative line choice. ;)

From what I heard, the reasons for 4x being dropped aren't entirely what was mentioned above, though I am sure this went some way towards the decision. Hope Hill does come back on form simply because he was exciting to watch. Hopefully it'll be a season that's wide open for anyone to take.

Might be a bit of a bible basher comment, but airsoftesneeto is right - he is (along with Mick Hannah) a devout christian. There's an interview with the two of them on youtube somewhere. This would explain his calm and humble demeanor.