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Re: English Spinners there haven't been many in the past 15yrs or so, not ones of note anyway! phil tuffnell, richard dawson, gileo, swanny and monty as you said as well. there's shaun udal, robert croft, and i'd probably stop about there for 'genuine' spinners. ian blackwell, jeremy snape and...

Re: How NOT to catch. ljp86, there is no conclusive proof for that. normal style comes more naturally. also, aussie style takes a lot of practice. it depends on the catcher. i class myself as a very good catcher of the ball, and i never catch it fingers facing upwards, because it doesn't suit...

Re: Mongoose Bat One of the main men at mongoose is on another forum, and he's given us good info on them. They're selling really well, as you can imagine the IPL hype is helping, and the fact that they've gotten such good reviews in the magazines. Both types have been given positive reviews...

Re: Mongoose Bat Not surprising that everybody is trying to cash in on the mongoose's unique style... Already faced 3 or 4 of them last season, didn't last too long though!

Re: masuri helmets vs albion helmets tom from ayrtek is working on a more classically-shaped helmet, so i can see that being a hit in the future. i have to say, at first, i was with you on that, but it's definitely grown on me! and their softs are quality, bats aren't too bad either from what i...

Re: masuri helmets vs albion helmets I currently own a masuri, and I would always take one over Albion, but I think Ayrtek is the helmet of the future. Affordable, customisable, stylish, and very good protection-wise!

Re: foot work practice, self restraint, etc. changing the way you play does not happen overnight. on your own, with a bat, visualise in your head the bowler's run-up and delivery stride, and practice what you should do. e.g. if you visualise a full delivery, take a stride forward and defend...

Re: All rounder (slogger) With the stepping forward, that only works for a certain number of people. It can help some people more if they stand still until the ball is released, for plenty of reasons (no early indication to bowlers, balance issues, etc).

Re: All rounder (slogger) What guard do you take? If you bat on middle stump, you are further across, and so you're more likely to play at wider balls, that if you batted on middle-and-leg, for example, you wouldn't even consider playing at. And this can cause you to over-compensate, and leave...

Re: Diet I'd tweak that a bit, I'd only have one carrot, and have a different vegetable with that, probably something like green beans or peas. Also, instead of the sausage, I'd have a leaner meat, something like chicken, or possibly Salmon, because of the higher protein content, and lower...