5 best one-handed catches in Test cricket

#4 Andrew Strauss vs Australia, Nottingham, 2005

Andrew Strauss

The 2005 Ashes is often regarded as one of the greatest Test series ever played and a lot of it had to do with the standard of cricket that was on show. Great bowling performance, superb batting and breathtaking fielding across five engrossing Tests made it any cricket fan's delight.

Among the many superb catches taken in that series, the one Andrew Strauss took to dismiss Adam Gilchrist in Australia's first innings in the 4th Test at Trent Bridge was the catch of the series and one of the finest one-handed catches ever taken. Andrew Flintoff had the ability to extract disconcerting bounce and while bowling to Adam Gilchrist from around the wicket, he induced an edge. It was more a case of Gilchrist trying to fend it off but the ball flew to the left of Strauss at 2nd slip.

Strauss flew full length to his left to pull off a sensational catch that turned the match on its head. Australia were reduced to 163-8 and were eventually all out for 218. However, a Gilchrist blitzkrieg could have helped Australia reach a different total altogether. England won the Test and gained the lead for the first time in the series.