The match was played with a high level of intensity by both sides and the incidents you mentioned showed 100% commitment by the players - desperation even. The fielding was outstanding but even that was eclipsed by the superb bowling of Plunkett who bowled at 140-143 KM/h (87-89 MPH) and got late outswing with the seam perfectly upright. His dismissal of Gilchrist was a beauty. This begs the question posed by Ian Chappell after Collingwood, at third slip, dropped one diving to his left - why didn't England employ three slips?