The fielding position referred to in cricket as Boot Hill,where cowboys died with their footwear still on, reaps some reward in the moment Test against PakistanIt is the fielding position referred to in cricket as Boot Hill; the Wild West graveyard for cowboys who died with their footwear still on, or such is the precarious nature of the task. Helmet,shin pads and a box may be the norm but few are seen badgering their captain to be placed at short-leg.
The absence of volunteers at Essex in the late 1980s and early 90s even resulted in danger money being paid for those prepared to sit under the batsman’s armpit all day awaiting the catch, while here in the desert, or Jonny Bairstow is committing the somewhat foolish mistake of being rather ample at it.
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Source: theguardian.com