 John Murray was the better of the two keepers, but Alan Smith batted better on tour and was chosen for most of the Tests Murray was hit on the head by the bat of a hooking rugby international player in a minor game and injured his shoulder diving to catch Bill Lawry in the Third Test and Smith was hit on the head by a Wes Hall bouncer just before the First Test.In the slips there was Colin Cowdrey, who would take a record 120 Test match catches with Tom Graveney (80 catches) and Ken Barrington (58 catches).Peter Parfitt was one of the best first slips in England and Fred Titmus, a very talkative fielder, had the habit of taking catches in mid-conversation.