A new Troy Cooley for England?

England might have a new Troy Cooley on their hands, reckons Steve James in today's Sunday Telegraph, with the appointment of the relatively unknown Richard Halsall as their national fielding coach. Inevitably, thoughts turn to England's weakest fielder and what Halsall can do to help Monty Panesar:

"I will look to overload his practice and put him under more pressure," he says confidently. "I haven't met the bloke yet - only to say hello - but from all the things I've been told, he's got massive hands and never drops the ball in practice. But he obviously drops them in games. At first I'll probably show him clips of him being poor - to give him a reality check. I wouldn't let any practice situation with Monty become comfortable. I do a lot of sensory deprivation stuff where I actually put a patch on the player's eye. My idea is that if Monty is taking catches with me on a Monday before a Test with his non-dominant hand, and with only one eye, then he should be OK in front of thousands on the Thursday."