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[Bulldog Cricket]

Perhaps change your mindset ? I don't know and from reading 2 paragraphs maybe way off the mark but your mindset seems to be to go in smash some quick boundaries, shut the fielders up and then get out for 30 ?

Perhaps change to 'im going to score a 100 today and win the game and not give it away"

[roco]

Completely depend on situation mate few times last year I came in at 18-5 and 46-6 so batted and fought to get us up to decent total just got to find my place at new club which I will be settled next year then can find form

I do look to be positive but not a slogger by any means

[GarrettJ]

the mental side of the game is the biggest thing you should work on, you can increase your average by a big big margin .....

You need to employ a mental techniques to a few areas ...

Before the game you must focus on the match, run through what you want to do, run through the bowlers you will face and what you are going to do to score 100.

during the game you need to focus your mental techniques on:

1. your composure .... dont get too wound up, too over confident or in too much of a lull.
2. your concetration ... you need to foucs your concetration as the bowler is running up
3. the opposition .... never ever shy away from a confrontation with the fielders/bowlers, if you have points 1 and 2 perfected it wont affect your game. Dont be scared to tell a bowler what you think of him and meet him half way down so he could get a better look at you. 

[Buzz]

1 and 2 and the pre game stuff for sure.
3 is up to the player. I prefer to ignore the oppo especially the bowler. let them use there energy on hot air. I prefer the trott bubble approach.

different approaches work for different players. some need to get wound up, I prefer to stay relaxed.

[procricket]

I just tend not to think when I go out to bat and when batting

I after so many years know my mental game and agree it what works for you

Visualise before the game then trust in my game

[RightArmRapid]

Music tends to help for me, especially when batting. Can really help when it comes to getting in the mood...

[procricket]

If your thinking to much your not acting on natural things

All horses for courses but I know a lad who things about things too much and because of this is wasting his talent

[RightArmRapid]

If your thinking to much your not acting on natural things

All horses for courses but I know a lad who things about things too much and because of this is wasting his talent

Almost like an exam, if you spend too long on one question it becomes harder and harder to answer. Need to find the balance between instinct and intellect.

[shazz]

I just sing a song in my head as the bowler is running in, have done since I was a kid.