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Brett Lee keeping himself busy Nice to see that Brett has other talents to utilise when he's not playing cricket. Although, I have to say that I'm not keen on the facial hair and he doesn't throw the darts with quite the same venom as he bowls!

How did the ICC ever let Morgan play for England? I mean come on, the guy was Irish up until the start of the year, now hes a full blood Englishman. cant say i mind too much when he scores runs but it does make a mockery of the game at times. FIFA would never have allowed it in football...

Blogs love the blogs but arent they a little lost out there on the home page come on get some exposure within the actual site

Worst way to get out? what is the worse way to get out? i think it's being bowled as it gives the bowler a lot of confidence and it normally means you mised the ball :embarrassed: if not that then it has to be run out by your team mate :mad: who ever gets out obstructing the field? or timed...

The Long Term Athlete Development model Could someone give me the lowdown on the Long Term Athlete Development model or the LTAD? I keep hearing it mentioned around the place and have doen a bit of googling but was wondering if anyone is able to relate it better to cricket? cheers :)

Play two wicket keepers in a match... I saw a really good idea on the 606 boards on the BBC. Teams should play two batsman\wicket keepers so that the guy who had batted for least time is the one who takes the gloves so that he is less tired and therefore more alert. it seems a good idea, have...

Broken Bat The edge of my bat broke off during nets this evening, is there any way of fixing it or is it brown bread? it is in two bits on the table next me, will grab a photo in a little bit.

England Lions set to play Duleep Trophy http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/duleeptrophy/content/story/322523.html Is this a good thing or bad? What is the standard like and will England actually learn anything about the game from doing this?

van Jaarsveld released by angry Bears http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/322673.html This makes me mad and why we need to stop kolpaks in the game. He was here taking the micheal and using Warwickshire for his own end. What can we do about Kolpaks -any help on this?

England vs Croatia Will anyone be watchng this? I'll mostly be watching the Welsh game but may flick over from time to time. Something tells me that England will be looking for a new manager tomorrow morning!

Improving grip Not sure if this anygood in here or not but anyway: Is there anyway of improving my grip and hand strength overall? I've tried the hand squeezing things but am not sure if they are any good? I think I have week wrists and really want to strengthen them a little, to help my...

Bluetooth I'm having trouble getting my phone to connect to this laptop through my bluetooth dongle. Have tried everything including reinstalling. Has anyone got any ideas to help?

Updates I guess the Australian season is in full swing, has anyone got any updates? I find it hard to trawl through cricinfo so would like to know the top performers and the team to beat. Also, any news on the Australian women ahead of the ashes?

Colours Why do some people have blue names on the board? Can I change my colour, I'd like to be orange or green, if possible.

Sharp catching drills I'm looking for some sharp catching drills, has anyone got any suggestions? Ideally it'll include low and high ball work. Cheers

Cricket Helmet Help! I want to buy a new cricket helmet but don't have a clue where to start. All I know is that I want a blue one (sorry, makes me sound like a right woman!). What is out there in terms of price, value, quality, name etc. I used to like the C&D Albion ones but I'm not to...

Bats for under 5's I'm looking to get me nephew a cricket bat so that he can join in when we have a knock around in the garden. Would like to get him a 'real' bat and not a plastic quick cricket set or a cheap kashmir one. He's 4 (almost 5) and about average height, could anyone give me some...

Gripping a bat I've noticed that I'm having more and more trouble holding a bat, especially with the lower hand. Has anyone got any suggestions as to things I could try to remedy this. I'm not sure if I have a weak wrist or just need to do something different but it's effecting my batting, in...

South Africa vs New Zealand Discuss

Cricket Teas I think that we all know cricket teas are a bit of a joke and in some ways are little more than party snacks. As someone who gives advice about nutrition, what should we be eating at tea? I play 50 over matches that start at 11am and often feel unmotivated by the bland selction of...