24th over: England 113-6 (Root 14, Dawson 3) <\/strong>Three singles off Dube with Rahul stil up to the stumps.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you have any idea why Root and Brook seemingly can\u2019t deal with medium pace with the keeper up?\u201d asks Billy Vignoles.<\/p>\n \u201cThey both seem to manage just fine against spinners and yet the keeper comes up to the stumps to a seamer and it suddenly looks like they haven\u2019t held a bat before. Maybe I\u2019m just being a simpleton but surely the extra KpH can\u2019t be making that much difference to their footwork?\u201d<\/p>\n I think it is a rhythm thing more than anything, both like to get out to the ball and cut down the angles but having the keeper up prevents that approach and means you are much more static in the crease, that affects your timing and is why we see so many caught and bowled a la Neser and Boland in the last Ashes. It\u2019s been a fascinating development in the Test game over the last year and I really enjoy watching keeper\u2019s excel at it, like Tom Blundell did for NZ in the Test series just gone.<\/p>\n