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Re: Running between the wickets, quick singles etc Suggest to him that the team would improve with middle practise, you can always get another session in the nets, but it's out in the middle with fielders where the the real practise is turned into results. Good luck with the training.

Re: Running between the wickets, quick singles etc Loads of good avice here, as usual. There are a few things that can develop your running bewteen the wickets of course. You have to be confident and trust eachother. Practise - My club will spend more time doing middle practise than just nets...

Re: Skins Skins are great, they keep your body temperature right and they aid recover after the action. I have worn them in the UK in the hot and cold, Singapore in the humid oppressive heat and Australia in various conditions. To the young and fit, they are a fashion icon, but the older you...

Re: LBW rules The game would be over pretty quick, if ever ball that was going to hit the stumps, where ever it pitched and then hits the pads was given out. Warne and Murali would be have 1000 wickets+, if the umpires could work that out, they seem to be having enough trouble with the basics...

Re: keep going out LB During the close season try this simple drill to get your head into the correct position. Get a mate to throw a ball to you about knee/thigh height and in line with a set of stumps. You catch the ball under your eyes as if you were going to hit the ball. This drill should...

Re: Sliding Practise, confidence and good surfaces are essential. If you really want to develop you fielding game, sliding, throwing back-handed and diving are in, but as one of my good friends said at the start, it really depends on your level. Please be careful...

Re: Sliding One of the best methods to practise sliding is in the gym (wooden floor) with old trackies on. But, be warned it's the technique that has to be right. There's no knee's involved, you slide on the outside of your lower leg and use your arm for balance, this can be countered by your...

Re: My Woodworm Hardrive It really depends what standard you are and how many runs you are likely to get. If you want the bat to last a couple of seasons, light oil and cover once totally dry (2 weeks). If you are playing a good standard and use a bat a year, then light oil and compress edges...

Re: Sharp catching drills A good fun drill to quicken reflexes and improve catching is to use a tennis racket and starting with tennis balls, building up to tapeed balls and windballs. Arrange your guys in a simple slip cordon and get them to throw the ball to you and 'hit' it back at them...

Re: Cricket Helmet If you want to live after a bouncer onto the head, then Masuri is the best, but the cloth wears and looks scruffy after a while. Albion are great and with the T22 grill, it's like wearing a cap, that keeps you alive. It would depend how much a price you want to put on your...

Re: Central Contracts; Waste of time? Quite right, central contracts are good if used properly, but the ECB don't have it right. Either increase the number of contracts to include a squad of 20, I believe the Australians have about 20 on contracts or reduce the time period as my good friend...

Re: Central Contracts; Waste of time? I'm not too sure central contracts really work. Look at the present squad, how quickly could the England side change? A year contract could be wasted with a poor run of form and it seems it put pressure on Fletcher when it came to selecting the best XI to...

Re: Cricket Snooker Some of you may have seen the 'corridor of uncertaintity on the Mavericks website. It's basically a strip of carpet put where you want on a length to hit the stumps where you want. It's quite pricey and can be easily reproduced with vinyl flooring, that can be...

Re: What is the hardest thing about bowling? Simbazz, being new to the forum game. Please let me invite you to start the new thread.

Re: What is the hardest thing about bowling? Dismissing the poorly coached, lack of ability or physically incapable isn't the intent. Delivering the truth is. If a bowler is any of the above, then they can be coached, but they must realise their limits and that's real coaching. Why try and...

Re: Muscles and bowling fast Bowling quick is about the set-up and biomechanics...without too much scientific ballocks, if the body is in line and in a sprung (catapult) position, you will propel the ball towards the target. Imagine being at school with a ruler and chewed up paper. The...

Re: What is the hardest thing about bowling? I see many bowlers and comments above about groove, control, line and length. Bowling is as simply as you want it to be. You have to know your limits, if your built like Peter Kay, your not going to bowl like Brett Lee. This seems to be biggest...

Re: Fast Bowling Study Have you thought about any of the West Indians? Marshall, Collins for example. Even Holding?

Re: Is it better to be a spinner? I have been a seamer and spinner, most wickets have come from being a seamer and taking pace off the ball in recent times. I think being versatile and bowling to the conditions and pitch is the best option. There does seem to be more spinners out there taking...