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Derek Pringle: Standing up to seamers is working for wicketkeepers

Derek Pringle explores the psychology behind wicketkeepers standing up to seamers, England’s struggles against New Zealand and the debate over Harry Brook’s captaincy credentials.
James Rew perishes to the short ball with 10 minutes to go till the close on day two

 

Conceived in the recent Ashes series as an antidote to Bazball, the tactic of getting the wicketkeeper to stand up to seam bowlers has been co-opted by New Zealand at The Oval, with equally impressive results.
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Jordan Cox were all dismissed in England’s first innings, the stumper’s heavy breath on their neck as important as the subtlety of Matt Henry’s deliveries.
The difference between how England’s trio approached batting before and after Tom Blundell came up to the stumps was stark.
Although he only did it to the sub-83mph bowling of Henry and Nathan Smith, the e...

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