I've got a question for cricket coaches here.
One of my mates is a coach for one of the top boys schools in South Africa and he believes that Fine Leg has become a bit of an obsolete fielding position.
His assertion is that players can be better utilised in either a catching or defensive position in front of square on either the off or leg side.
There is quite a lot of merit in what he says. Too often Fine Leg is treated as there to pick up the occasional ball the keeper misses or the batter nudges away.
If the bowlers are supposed to be bowling an offside line and they happen to drift then a boundary here and there might be acceptable - but its such a low risk area to have to worry about.
Why not rather use this fielder as a more attacking position? Especially in the test match arena?
Dunno - what are your thoughts?
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