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At the risk of repeating myself. Well he would say that, wouldn't he. His terminology would not be the same as our terminology. Have you read "Great Bowlers and Fielders: Their Methods at a Glance (1907)" by C. B. Fry? The terminology he uses is totally different from the terminology we use...

If you're not interested in talking about cricket, why are you here? Go troll somewhere else.

But that is that bloke's personal theory, which is abject nonsense, whereas the bit I quoted was a direct quote. The technical difference between a spin delivery and a cutter is that if the wrist extends during delivery, its an off break/leg break, if the wrist flexes, its a cutter. Everything...

Well he would say that, wouldn't he. His terminology would not be the same as our terminology. "Barnes said that he did not bowl a ball without spinning it and that was the reason for the success that he obtained. He released the ball when it was at its highest point above his head and from a...

Sydney Barnes bowled 80mph leg-cutters. Stuart Broad sometimes bowls a ball like this. Is that what you're talking about?

Are you struggling to read? I really couldn't have been more explicit that I was attacking your unprofessional coaching standards and not you as a person. I'm beginning to think you are just here to cause arguments.

Your advice was shoddy, unresearched and completely unprofessional. If you have done cpd recently, you obviously weren't paying attention. There is no way a coaching organisation in any sport would ever advocate a technical intervention on the back of a single video with no supporting...

Please stop with the unprovoked personal attacks. It's simply unacceptable behaviour

On the contrary, there is a direct parallel there - its like asking for medical advice on a forum about the pain in your chest and the tingling in your left arm and being told to go straight to the doctor - which is exactly what any responsible person WOULD advise. You can't give technical...

That is the only constructive thing to say, other than to offer support and encouragement and a discussion of outcomes and tactics. Lets be clear here: cricket is not gymnastics or ice dancing. Its a game based on your ability to get batsmen out and prevent them from scoring, not a game based...

Hi Neville, rather than resorting to the kind of repeated personal and unprovoked insults that are liable to get you banned from the website, why don't you respond in a mature and honest manner to the genuine points I raise. I'm genuinely concerned that you haven't done cpd in a long time and...

You realise that there is plenty of free professional coaching out there? Better find a genuine honest professional coach than listen to an arrogant boastful disgrace to cricket happy to ******** up your entire career.

Robert - please join a club and find a coach who will give you considered, professional tailored advice based around your needs. Make them give you a performance-related justification for every piece of advice - showing you a video of Shane Warne and telling you to bowl more like that is not...

The main advice you should be giving him is to join a club with a coaching set up who can properly assess him and take it from there. Maybe there is a reason he bowls from wider on the crease. Maybe there is a reason he brings his arm down the way he does. Did you ask him before interfering? A...

Guys, just a reminder on good practice: please don't give technical advice to someone you've never met based on unclear video footage, its highly unprofessional. Without carrying out due diligence including a live assessment, your advice is almost certainly wrong and likely to lead to poor...

Its probably because literally no-one has ever bought it

I was watching the cricket yesterday, and not only did Mendis bowl an absolute textbook slider out of the front of his hand with a scrambled seam and 45 degree spin (sidespin and backspin), but the camera captured it perfectly in slow motion AND the commentator correctly identified it as a...

He was given a severe dressing down by the umpire and an even more embarrassing lecture by the bowler in the club rooms after the game. Both the umpire and the bowler should be strongly reprimanded, possibly suspended. Giving people "dressing downs" and "embarrassing lectures" is not acceptable.

Take guard, adjust box, look at the field, visualise defending the first ball, step into my stance, couple of taps of the bat, flex the knees, chin against the shoulder, try to make sure I'm not late down on the first one. Superstitions are for old gypsy women.

Indeed - the time for thinking about technical things is January to March. During the season you should stay in the present, think tactics not technique, and just try to enjoy your bowling.