VIDEO | Cameron Bancroft grabs astonishing reflex catch at short-leg to leave Rory Burns in disbelief

Days prior to the start of the first Ashes Test, former Australian skipper Steve Waugh, who has been working closely with the team, hailed Bancroft as the best short-leg fielder he has ever seen. The Western Australian did justice to the words of Waugh by taking two good reflex catches off the bowling of Lyon in the second innings to dismiss Joe Root and Joe Denly. However, today at Lord's, he took his reputation to a whole new level, as he plucked a stunning catch out of thin air to send Rory Burns packing.

Having already gotten two reprieves thanks to Tim Paine and Usman Khawaja, the Surrey opener looked like he was going to repeat his heroics from Edgbaston yet again, notching up his third test fifty in no time. On the third ball of the 39th over, Pat Cummins, who was already delivering a barrage of short deliveries in the preceding overs, fired one into the hips of Burns, who tried to flick the ball to mid-wicket. 

But to everyone's surprise, the ball took off after hitting the wicket, bouncing higher than usual, hitting Burns higher on the bat than he expected. As a result, the ball popped up in the air, but despite the extra bounce, it did seem on the first look that Burns had just done enough to keep the ball on the ground, evading a catch. 

However, Bancroft, fielding at short-leg, had other ideas, diving and stretching to his left to grab a remarkable single-handed catch. Replays further showed that the Western Australian indeed took the catch on the second attempt, diving full-stretch to get hold of the ball with his fingertips after it had popped out of his hand on the first attempt. The English opener could barely believe the stupendous effort from the Australian, and all he could do was make the long walk back to the pavilion in disbelief.