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At lunch on the first day, Dilley had figures of 4/35, and "he would have taken five had Pringle at first slip caught Logie when he was 10".
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The story with England is not entirely dissimilar, with no slip catches taken in the first New Zealand innings (a couple of chances missed) and one only, by Ballance in Jimmy Anderson's first over, in the second.
Renshaw, stationed at first slip, clutched a low slips catch to dismiss Hashim Amla for five.
O'Reilly described Miller's effort as "perhaps the very best slips catch of the whole series and ... a real match-winner".
Also how deep the slip cordon would be which made slip catches much easier.
He edged his first ball straight to Shane Watson, who spilled the simplest of slip catches.
He earned the wickets of Asad Shafiq and Ajmal with classic turn, which produced slip catches for Anderson at slip.
James Tredwell then took the further wicket of Kraigg Braithwaite, 39, thanks to a stunning slip catch by Jordan.
Yardy anticipated well to take another fine slip catch to dismiss Matthew Pardoe off Panesar, who then bowled Gareth Andrew.
Vince hung on, equalling his Test-best score of 42, whereupon another slip catch was presented off Amir.
So while the threat of a catch was always there, it scarcely eventuated – just three slip catches from 281 overs that the pacemen delivered.
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