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Fielding drills pay dividends for England (0)

• Jonathan Agnew
• 12 Jul 08, 06:49 PM

England have been all over South Africa since the first ball of this match, and outplayed them in every aspect of the game.

On Saturday, England's bowlers chipped away, backed up by some outstanding catches while South Africa's batsmen - with the notable exception of Ashwell Prince - looked tentative and lost.

England have been working exceptionally hard at their fielding - and their catches in particular.

The new fielding coach, Richard Halsall, has introduced a raft of new routines to complement a range of new specially-designed equipment, and there is no question that England's ground fielding and catching has improved...

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Saturday at Lord's - still a special occasion (0)

• Oliver Brett - BBC Sport journalist
• 12 Jul 08, 05:50 PM

A BBC Radio 5 Live phone-in a few weeks ago asked its listeners to identify the best English sporting occasion.

While facing obvious competition from the likes of the FA Cup final, the men's final at Wimbledon and the Grand National, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Saturday of the Lord's Test getting its fair share of mentions.

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