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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: ppccopener on May 13, 2013, 09:41:54 AM
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has anyone on here actually tried this to get out of a trot
i've read some pro's have taken this route when nothing else works.
it's not my natural game but after a year(yes a year) in bad form i'm going to adopt this from now on.
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I have used similar but it's not the solution. There is no such thing as form, if you can bat a year ago you can now. Seeking radical solutions will probably make it worse. If your batting has fallen away, have a look at your technique and maybe get your eyes checked. People tend to push and search for the ball when out of form. You actually should let the ball come to you and concentrate on playing straight.
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Its all down to a confidence issue. If you hit your way out of trouble you either get out stupidly or you middle a couple, settle down and play your natural game again. It is not a solution to try more than once.
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If I am woefully out of form, then in the nets/with the bowling machine then it is worth have a session where you do nothing other than play yourself in and have swing - just try not to lose your shape - what you want to be doing is feeling the ball on the middle of the bat.
I wouldn't do it in a match - in a game it somestimes only takes a couple of shots for the confidence to return - I would grind it out and hope for a loose ball or three
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If I feel as though I am struggling then I try and not over complicate things. I keep it simple and only think of three things.
1 - Watch the ball. Sounds simple but try and think if you actually do it. As soon as the bowler is in his run up I am looking at the ball in his hand like a hawk! If the ball is swinging/spinning/seaming around then this really helps.
2 - Keep still. Especially your head. Just literally be as still as possible as the bowler is running in.
3 - Play straight. THE best piece of advice I have ever been given. Especially early in your innings you should be looking to play straight. Especially on the majority of league wickets you will play on.
Anyway that's my two cents worth!
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there's some sound points here......
I have to say i'm very tempted to gamble and hope a few hit the middle
but i know my team mates want me to play the same way I always have, straight and to accumulate runs(I open).
I think it also takes more guts to stick to your game even when it looks like it's not working
watching the ball is something i,m working on and ive opened my stance to try to keep the head still-that seems to work as the right foot feels more solid opened out and the base is better
thanks guys....some good advice here
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As a left hander I've always been taught to watch and leave then play off my hip and pads to accumulate rather than try to blast your way into some nick. Its a very elongated game of cat and mouse because the bowler will at some stage want to try something new to go for a wicket. (I open by the way so no late order swinging from the hip.).
I agree about the no such thing as form. Work and personal life affect the batting as much as nets and previous innings.
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Why not try a slight spin on your original idea? Approach your next game with the intensity that you have when playing a 20/20 game. This does not mean that you have a slog but that you rather are more aware of scoring opportunities like quick singles and focusing on gaps and taking advantage of the bad balls. You might find that this takes the focus of your bad form and keeps you focused on scoring. Chances are you will find the middle more easily or at least get a start which you can convert into bigger runs.
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I normally hit my way into trouble!
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I normally hit my way into trouble!
not easy to do from square leg :)
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Not with an oar!
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1 - Watch the ball. Sounds simple but try and think if you actually do it. As soon as the bowler is in his run up I am looking at the ball in his hand like a hawk! If the ball is swinging/spinning/seaming around then this really helps.
This! I got a duck yesterday, thinking about the delivery that got me out I couldn't actually remember seeing the ball until it was almost under my nose, I wasn't concentrating on the bowler/ball in run up enough.
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Always thought that batting is about mind set. When in a bad trot you tend to think about things too much when first getting to the crease - don't do this, don't do that, remember to do this and that. Nothing's natural and there's no flow to your batting. When you're 'in' it's pretty safe to say you're on auto pilot. So changing your thinking when you first get to the wicket, thinking about how you're going to score off the balls rather than just staying in can make all the difference.
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Always thought that batting is about mind set. When in a bad trot you tend to think about things too much when first getting to the crease - don't do this, don't do that, remember to do this and that. Nothing's natural and there's no flow to your batting. When you're 'in' it's pretty safe to say you're on auto pilot. So changing your thinking when you first get to the wicket, thinking about how you're going to score off the balls rather than just staying in can make all the difference.
This is utterly true, went through a slump last season, and managed to get beyond it (only with a couple of games left mind) by changing my mentality at the start of my innings. I was uncharacteristically confident and thought about how to score in that innings, rather than just trying to cling on in the early overs. If your mindset is positive, and you're thinking about taking it to the bowlers, it always seems to give you an extra bit of spring or energy.