Recent content by SomeblokecalledDave.

How do we all bowl in the nets? I'll explain what I do and this kind of is dictated by Philpotts mantra around "Serious, positive and purposeful" or "Perfect practice". I find net sessions with batters looking to slog me out of the park a bit of a joke because no-one knows whether there's a...

@Leggy88 More Q's! I noted that in order to get longer games and therefore access to proper grass wickets your working on your batting. Batsmen for the most part as far as I'm concerned talk a lot of B*****s in the context of facing spin, but it'll be interesting to hear your perspective as...

Slingy -what format will you be playing?

Nice one. What's your thoughts on that in terms of your rationale? To me that looks like a pretty aggressive field with some safety built in. To me that looks like you're going to be bowling for the most part a leg-stump line or there-abouts and you're looking for as many wicket options as...

What's your thoughts in terms of the bigger picture? I know here in England there's talk of reducing test cricket to 4 days and as I recall that's down to economics. People point to the fact that outside of Australia, India and England there's not the same enthusiam from the powers to be to put...

@Leggy88 How's your bowling going? I'm going to ask you a bunch of questions... (1). How do you approach your spell? Where do you field generally and do you get to bowl at a specific point in the game? I, for instance I bowl second change around the 20th over either at the openers if they're...

I'm getting games indoors this winter which is nice. So many people signed up for it this year and I didn't really expect to get a look in because of the calibre and age of the players. Thing is the captain and the V. Captain are both young-uns... 17 and 20 and they're massive fans of my bowling...

Gutted when you go for a four off dumb fielding mistakes like that, then to have the salt rubbed into the wound with the 2nd one...

I can't stand umpiring for that very reason and is the reason I taught myself to be a scorer, I'm now seen as the most advanced scorer at the club as I use colour pens and all the correct symbols. The only thing is I'm being under-mined by all these sh*t digital systems that are coming in! I'm...

@slingylefty In terms of a re-cap. Where are you with your Stock ball action - as you're a lefty wrist-spinner, this'll be your off-spinner in to the RH batter?

@slingylefty So, reading through recent messages, your still working on your approach and action through the crease? Are you still trying to come to the crease at a fair speed - more "MacGill" than "Warne"? I liked your point relating to flight and loop, what I'd say about this is... Personally...

9c - yeah that's cold! That's long johns weather. Our season is pretty rigid because it's kind of dictated by 'Soccer'to some extent as it's the most popular game here in the UK and there's a little bit of cross-over they finish in May I think (I have no interest in the game) and we start in mid...

Where are you then geographically - In the USA I'm guessing? You may have said previously? Written down your explanation sounds complex, but, if you can now stop thinking about all the components and just bowl and as you say start to groove that muscle memory, hopefully it'll come together? What...

Philpott's explosive energy at the crease I don't think should be a point of focus early in your journey, I think this'll come to fruition as you bring all the components together. I went through 3 or 4 seasons, maybe more trying to work through all these potential 'Add ons' as I read about...

Sounds promising, good that you've been working with a decent coach!