Quote of the day

"Paul Nixon is the best wicketkeeper in the world at the moment."

-- Rashid Latif, former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper

I didn't realise that sarcasm was a Pakistani trait. Is he serious?

OK, fair enough, Chris Read hasn't been allowed by Darth Fletcher to show off his silky skills much this winter. And there is little wrong with Nixon as a keeper - none of the howlers that Geraint Jones used to offer - but is he really a better keeper than Adam Gilchrist, Kamran Akmal, Mark Boucher, Mahendra Dhoni? He's certainly not a patch on any of them as a batsman but I can't recall any moments of brilliance by Nixon with the gloves this winter. I suppose bowlers have to find the edge for a wicketkeeper to show off his catching skills.

Comments

[Humphrey B Bear]

It would help if Nixon watched the ball into his paws rather than practice his wanky 'look up the pitch flick to slip'

Rashid wasn't much better, so big deal.

I'd back Hensen's footwork and Ernie's soft hands against either of 'em.

[Mr A. Nel]

Patrick,

I told you Nixon was the real deal.

What more credible confirmation do you need than from ME and Rashid Latif?

Giants of the game.

Nixon - yet another unrecognised genius. Join the club my embattled friend!!!

[Peter McGuinness]

Rashid Latif is either the crudest humourist since Benny Hill, or he is in posession of Helen Keller's singular suite of sensory perception capabilities.

Maybe Rashid should be the subject of Pete Townsend's sequel to 'Tommy'.

Possibly, he has access to some impossibly fantastic opiate via the Afghan border, that we residing elsewhere can only dream about.