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Tallis in Wonderland

Who Caught That Ball?

Raymond Tallis ponders the fields of action in which our freedom is expressed.

It is the summer’s one sunny day in England, and you are playing cricket. You are fielding. The bowler bowls, the batsman bats, you react, and you find that you ’ve caught the ball. The batsman starts his long journey back to the pavilion, and you are surrounded by your team-mates high-fiving your surprised hand.

Do you deserve their praise? Of course you do: it was you who caught the ball.

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