If you’re a batsman who’s been playing international cricket for over a decade, it’s safe to say that your reflexes are pretty good. Alastair Cook is used to facing bowlers hurling the ball towards him at over 90 mph, but his latest bit of skill has left many (and quite possibly himself) astonished.

In the clip below, Cook is seen giving an interview to an Essex reporter about the day’s proceedings. Everything seems to be going well, till someone giving catching practice comes into view with the Essex and England batsman and the interviewer in the foreground. The next ball is then mistakenly hit at blistering pace towards where the interview is happening, but Cook nonchalantly plucks the ball out of the air without as much as looking towards it, much to the relief of the interviewer!

Take a look at Cook’s astonishing reflexes below.