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It looks like I'm to go into the season with the full package this year. I've been working on the Top-Spinner for months now and have finally settled on a conventional grip and all it takes is a slight re-allignment of the wrist angle and it comes out really nice. It's very effective when bowled...

Pre-season for me is working out well - have a look at my blog Pre-season 2025 - https://theoldwristspinner.blogspot.com/2025/04/pre-season-2025.html

Yeah me neither, on very rare ocassions I'll see it and equally rare I'll have a batter say the ball drifted. But it does only seem to happen when I bowl with a lower arm action.

@Leggy88 How's your yips - any better?

I've just knackered myself. I've been playing indoor cricket all winter and we're now into 10 weeks of indoor nets as well which is nice. But a couple of weeks back it was half-term and I'm a lecturer and had to spend the majority of it sitting on my arse all week assessing... No exercise. The...

It'd be good to see her pitch map, the pundits were saying about how accurate she was. Didn't look that tight, looked to me like the drift was a key component.

Just finished, what an ending! Peter Philpott would have loved that I'd imagine, but one thing. King has no variations! The end went on for ages, alternate overs King and Gardner, both on 4 looking for their 5th. But, King was so metronomic, the 2 tail-enders devised a method, and not having to...

Still catching up with the England/Aus women's game. Kings bowling is phenomenal, Gardner's not too shabby either. But King, this is like watching Warne almost. Can you imagine if she had a couple of variations? England are a shambles.

I see it on some occasions if I bowl more round arm, but I've no idea if I spin it harder when I do that, but it is possible. I don't bowl round arm so much as it really stresses my arm and shoulder. Must be great if you can do it.

What do you reckon is the key thing to getting the ball to drift? In an over can you bowl 6 that drift?

Anyone watching Alannah Kind in the women's Ashes. Superb bowling - best I've seen for years and its great to be able to watch all of it. The drift she's been getting is amazing and she's pretty damn accurate too.

That's as it should be as far as I'm concerned.

But on a personal level do you sense your position in the team is potentially subject to you playing well and performing, being fit and agile enough, having the stamina, being fast enough etc?

How serious do you lot all take your skill, fitness, agility, strength and speed in the field and does it tie into your desire to play for years to come and do you see it also as a part of the process of being considered for different teams? The question is inspired by the current discussions...

Let us know how you go.