His job was to catch the ball on the bounce as quickly as he could and call "Stop!"
Left fielder Sam Fuld made a diving attempt to catch the ball, which instead went under his glove and rolled behind him.
"They were switching, they were denying, they were forcing him to catch the ball at a place that we're not comfortable with, " Brooks said.
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Kemp drove a 2-0 fastball, clocked at 95 mph, toward the right-field corner where a security guard stationed at the foul pole tried to catch the ball just behind the wall.
He was brilliantly taken by Smith, who managed to catch the ball above his head on the long-on boundary but keep his balance and stay inside the ropes, giving the impressive Henriques a third wicket.
Loach had been in fine form to keep out the Royals but was fortunate not to concede a penalty late on when he appeared to barge into Long while coming to catch the ball from a cross.
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There was also an incredible moment on the long-on boundary when Angelo Mathews, realising he could not make a clean catch, parried the ball upwards, then dived to claw it from over the ropes back into the playing area.
Law 32 says a fielder has fairly completed a catch "if the ball accidentally lodges in his clothing".
Fraser Watts made a scratchy six from 28 balls before he edged RP Singh to give keeper Mahendra Dhoni a simple catch off the final ball of the eighth over.
The mercurial number 10 tried to catch a high ball in the 22 behind his back but dropped it and then sliced his clearance into touch.
"When pros aren't putting well they're trying to force the ball into the hole instead of rolling the ball down their line and letting the hole catch it, " said Kevin Weeks, another notable short-game guru.
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But Scotland gifted the three points straight back from the kick-off when Jason White fumbled his catch and John Barclay caught the ball offside.
Amla and overnight de Villiers were both in aggressive mood and it came as a huge relief to India when de Villiers succumbed to the second new ball, edging a catch to the keeper off Santh and departing for 44.
Bryce Harper made a leaping attempt to catch the homer, but the ball bounced off his glove and over the wall.
However, the Sunderland goalkeeper got his bearings all wrong in trying to catch a Sodje header when he allowed the ball to drop on to the bar.
"There's certainly no question about his quickness, and there's certainly no question about run-after-the-catch because he's a talented guy with the ball in his hands, " said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock.
He decided to leap in front of Strauss, who had the catch covered at first slip, but could only deflect the ball to the third man boundary.
On 59 he hooked Siddle to the square-leg boundary, Shane Watson took the catch but realising he was heading over the rope he parried the ball upwards but could not prevent it going for six.
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He fell to a brilliant diving catch by John Mooney off the final ball of the 45th over, but Bresnan, batting at a lowly number 10, hit two fours to at least take England past the 200 mark.
Fans cheered and laughed at the fortunate catch when the replay of Kuroda sticking out his glove for the ball was shown on the video board in center field.
Freese hasn't played since Monday when he bruised his tail bone falling into the stands trying to catch a foul ball.
Mills' innings, though, came to a close as he too nicked the ball to the slips, Matthew Hayden this time taking the catch off Warne's bowling.
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Kevin Pietersen hit one booming straight six off Bravo but lobbed a catch to mid-on off the next ball, and the first partnership of note came when Bopara and Shah added 53.
Reid had been confident of his plan to give Hearts more of the ball and try to catch them on the break, but patient build-up play from the visitors caused him to abandon his tactics in the second half.
He holed out in the deep after top-edging a ball from Johan Botha, although Philander initially spilled the catch before gathering at the second attempt.
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An absurd notion that Ryder would eventually give a catch off a short ball was lampooned when the left-hander pulled one boundary after another.
And Swart followed first ball, failing to avoid a short ball and looping a catch off the glove to Collingwood running in from third slip.
But off the very the next ball, the spinner struck with Riki Wessels snaffling a bat-pad catch at close quarters.
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