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Post by Henry Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:01

.....fast bowling fielder. For all round stopping and catching ability, I can't think of a test fast bowler who has ever been better. After Collingwood, he's probably the best fielder in the England side.
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Post by Basil Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:07

He certainly made a case for a permanent berth in the slips.
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Post by DJ_Smerk Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:08

Flintoff took a pretty spectacular catch at shortish cover point against Pakistan in 2005.


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Post by Henry Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:09

Flintoff doesn't have Anderson's athletic ability in the outfield, though.
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Post by DJ_Smerk Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:11

I was just arguing the point that fast bowlers have the capability of taking cracking catches.


Just think about Glenn McGrath's catch of Vaughan in 2002/03 and Broad in the last test at Lords.
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Post by LeFromage Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:14

So, Anderson's in the side for his fielding, Broad's in for his batting - I wonder when we'll get some bowlers who are actually good at their specialist discipline...
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Post by DJ_Smerk Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:15

Swann has seemingly done a bit of everything?


AND he's not injured. He can't be English then....
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Post by LeFromage Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:18

Swanny was as diabolical today as he was at Cardiff - long-hops and full-tosses all over the shop.
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Post by Henry Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:19

Dello wrote:So, Anderson's in the side for his fielding, Broad's in for his batting - I wonder when we'll get some bowlers who are actually good at their specialist discipline...

Better than Aus, where Johnson is in the side for his Derek Zoolander impersonations, Siddle is in the side as the token zinc cream wearer, Hilfenhaus is in there for his German surname, and Hauritz gets the nod because everyone just feels sorry for him.
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Post by Shoeshine Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:25

Dello wrote:So, Anderson's in the side for his fielding

Did I dream his Michelle in the first innings or something?

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Post by LeFromage Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:37

Conditions did all the work. When he has to fend for himself: nothing.
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Post by Henry Mon 03 Aug 2009, 21:39

I thought he was the best England bowler today. And the ball wasn't swinging.
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Post by Guest Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:03

We need him to be like Hoggy: when it doesn't swing, be able to block an end up.

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Post by LeFromage Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:06

Could just pick Hoggy. ECB would save money on accommodation for him too.

Everyone wins.
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Post by DJ_Smerk Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:10

Hoggy is always a winner. Just look at that video of him prying out a well set Butt.
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Post by skully Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:11

Davo, Rowdy Mallett and Roo Yardley were outstanding catchers.
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Post by Merlin Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:19

DJ_Smerk wrote:Hoggy is always a winner. Just look at that video of him prying out a well set Butt.
Didn't think he ever bowled to Ranatunga! Shocked

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Post by Basil Mon 03 Aug 2009, 22:21

Mike Hendrick and Chris Old were both both good slip fielders, as was Bob Willis in his youth before fast bowling took toll of his knees.
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Post by G.Wood Tue 04 Aug 2009, 05:19

skully wrote:Davo, Rowdy Mallett and Roo Yardley were outstanding catchers.

Clem was also a handy slipper. Which was strange because he was a lumbering clod in the outfield unless chasing drunk whiney poms


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Post by horace Tue 04 Aug 2009, 05:30

Dello wrote:Swanny was as diabolical today as he was at Cardiff - long-hops and full-tosses all over the shop.

makes haurie look like a bowler.....
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his appealing lacks appeal eg catch off boot in Chin's mouth award...with his penchant for wandering around the field with his gob open he looks like he has been selected as the team venus fly trap
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Post by Bradman Tue 04 Aug 2009, 05:50

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skully wrote:Davo, Rowdy Mallett and Roo Yardley were outstanding catchers.

Clem was also a handy slipper. Which was strange because he was a lumbering clod in the outfield unless chasing drunky whiney poms

Which is probably why he became a handy slipper. Be interesting to see which frontline pace bowlers have the most slips catches?
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Post by G.Wood Tue 04 Aug 2009, 06:06

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skully wrote:Davo, Rowdy Mallett and Roo Yardley were outstanding catchers.

Clem was also a handy slipper. Which was strange because he was a lumbering clod in the outfield unless chasing drunky whiney poms

Which is probably why he became a handy slipper. Be interesting to see which frontline pace bowlers have the most slips catches?

I assume that removes Beefy and Freddie.

If you were generous enough to include gully as a psuedo slip I would say Big Bird.

Otherwise, Clem or Hendricks maybe from my time.

Or Davo from previous era
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Post by Bradman Tue 04 Aug 2009, 06:13

Well I'd narrow it down to first and second slip. Has there ever been any bowler to nail down one of those spots as his own apart from Warnie and Clem?

Didn't Beefy spend a lot of time in the covers?
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Post by Bradman Tue 04 Aug 2009, 06:20

In fact apart from Warnie and all-rounders is there a bowler in the top fifty catchers?
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Post by G.Wood Tue 04 Aug 2009, 06:21

I thought Hendricks fielded 1st slip but I was young and didn't see a great deal of him
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