WICKET! Smith c Collingwood b Flintoff 61 (West Indies 168-2) Paul Collingwood has just taken one of the greatest catches I've ever seen. Seriously: I'm not doing Heineken-fuelled hyperbole. It was similar to the famous catch to dismiss Matt Hayden at Bristol in the 2005 NatWest Series, only better. Devon Smith flailed on the up at Flintoff and Collingwood at backward point, diving to his left at point, went up with his wrong hand, the right, and clawed it down. It was if he had a telescopic arm. And the best thing of all about it is that, because it was Collingwood, you were hardly surprised that he held on. Stunning.
| Very similar to the leaping catch he took to dismiss Hayden off Harmison in 2005 but he had more ground to make in this one today. Breathless stuff | |
| 29.3 | Flintoff to Smith, OUT, what a catch - a remarkable, gravity-defying catch! Smith slashed seemingly over Paul Collingwood at backward point who sprung up, swivelling as he did so, taking the ball high in the air. A quite brilliant example of athleticism and hand-eye co-ordination |
| DS Smith c Collingwood b Flintoff 61 (135m 106b 6x4 0x6) SR: 57.54 | |
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