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Fitness Tests I have been working hard on my fitness and strength in the gym. How can I test my fitness and see how I'm progressing? What personal fitness tests one can do?

Re: Why Warne missed out on Test captaincy I think Warne has one of the best cricketing minds the game has ever seen. He really takes risks and puts the game before himself . Although off the field behaviour is important, I don't think it should have cost him an opportunity to captain...

Re: Indian players bats Hehe thanks guys! Just always wondered ::)

Re: Indian players bats No, i zoomed in on it and looked like Tom. Maybe not. Ganguly had it yesterday and he uses Puma, and Yuvraj had it and he uses Reebok? Have noticed on quite a few other players too.

Indian players bats I keep noticing what looks like the word "TOM" on the edges of most Indian player's bats, regardless of the brand it seems. Does anyone know what this is about?!

Re: Winter eating Thanks guys! Wow Liz, nearly 400calories sounds alot but at least oats are filling! Madbunny... I'm aiming at about 1800calories a day. Thats divided into 5 meals...3 being 450 cal, and the other 2 around 225 for in-between snacks.

Winter eating We, in the southern hemisphere are coming up to Winter now, and obviously the diet changes a bit. We seem to eat more too. We drink more tea/coffee to keep warm. Less water as its cold! etc I'll be starting to eat oats and porridge in the mornings and I was wondering where they...

Sugar Liz (or anyone) How much of a difference does it make to cut down on sugar in tea and coffee? And is there a limit to how much fruit is good for you, because most contain so much sugar don't they?

Plank exercise I've read mixed reports on the plank exercise. I've seen David suggest doing right side, then normal plank then left side as a good core exercise. How long should one be holding it for? And what muscles does it actually strengthen? ;)

Re: Eating healthy, in general Wow thanks Liz! And yes almost_austwick... there's not a huge temptation to indulge in anything other than the basics, if that!!!

Re: Eating healthy, in general Thanks so much Liz, will try things out whenever they are available!!! Another thing i forgot to ask... is peanut butter good for you? :laugh: One thing we can still get! :laugh:

Eating healthy, in general Liz, I'm sure you could give me a few pointers for this one...Sorry its a bit off the cricket subject. I'm just trying to cut out the junk food and just start eating a little healthier! Here in Zimbabwe, not much is available in terms of fancy foods! In fact...

Re: General level of fitness...from home. Thanks Liz, will keep you updated. Motivation is a bit better this year!!

Re: General level of fitness...from home. I'm finally back on track after jaw op! :cool Liz and David, I've been slowly trying to get my fitness up after being out of it for about 2months! Need to check if I'm on the right track though. I've started running every 2 days, 1.6km and have been...

Re: General level of fitness...from home. Thanks so much for your help. I can resume normal activities in about a week. My shakes are Nestle Nutren Activ. Will start with a few strength exercises before i do anything too adventurous. Thanks again for your help :)

General level of fitness...from home. Liz, maybe you could help... A week ago i had a jaw operation and now have jaws wired together. Can't chew for 4 weeks so living on nutrition shakes. I've lost quite a bit of weight and my muscles are wasting away! I was wondering if you had any ideas of...

Re: Resistance band exercises its for me... and its for both, cricket first of course tho :p

Resistance band exercises Anyone have any ideas for resistance band exercises to strengthen and tone thighs and hamstrings? Or any exercises without the need of gym equipment.

Woodworm Globe = Wow! I recently upgraded from a Woodworm Wand to the Premier Globe. I was very happy with the wand and didnt think it could get better until the Globe arrived. What a fantastic piece of willow!! :p The sweet spot covers just about the whole face, and starts right from the...

Indian Cricket League I have read quite a bit about the ICL but still not quite sure how it works? Get the feeling its a bit like Kolpak but then why are so many current internationals joining...how does it work? ::)