m@tt wrote:I've heard a few keepers say that it was a tough chance to Bairstow as the ball went between bat and pad, meaning you see it late. And also that non-specialist keepers tend to follow the bat not the ball (the latter being much harder to do), therefore they don't expect the batsman to miss. There's a lot to process in a very short space of time, meaning that you don't actually process it's been missed/edged until after it's hit your gloves. As a non-keeper, it's interesting to hear their perspectives.
Still, a shame that the chance went down.
I also noted earlier during the Sky feature on the under 19s that Michael Bates (now retired from playing professionally?) was doing a play-and-miss drill with the keepers. I'm sure Bairstow and Buttler do a similar practice, but a bit more practice obviously needed!
He was playing for Somerset at the end of last year, but I've not heard anything about them keeping him on or about him retiring.
