5 catches that were faster than the blink of an eye

5) Andrew Strauss’ lightning one-handed beauty in the Ashes, 2005

This has often been slated as one of the most memorable catches of the Ashes of all times and one of the best slip catches, overall. Andrew Strauss' one handed feat to dismiss Adam Gilchrist in 2005 was a treat for any cricket fan.

One of Gilchrist's favourite areas to hit the ball down for a boundary was towards third-man and this is exactly what he tried to do even in this game. Unfortunately for him, a wonderful English fielder guarded the position. If it would have been anyone else there, maybe the ball would have run down for a four.

Andrew Strauss, however, was hearing none of it as he, with immense concentration and focus, stopped the ball and dismissed Adam Gilchrist. It was a pleasant surprise to see the lightning reflexes that Strauss demonstrated more so because he had never shown such ingenuity in the past.

His athleticism showed that England was extremely serious about the tournament and gave everything they could to outdo their rivals.