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[Buzz]

the question is around whether you understand your game, what works for you and why it works.

I am trying to challenge the batsman to find ways of being more consistent and this includes knowing what works for you.

obviously if the only thing you want to think about is "see ball hit ball" and it works for you, fine.

but I am really asking a different question.

[Buzz]

Here is Martin Crowe on cricinfo on a similar subject...

www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/592518.html

Look within, look in the mirror and ask yourself to stand up and be the men you are.

Look within, be honest, strip away the rubbish and focus on what's important and what's really and essentially you.

As a batsman, settle on a method and style of batting that you can be true to, day in, day out. It has nothing to do with confidence. If a top player relies on confidence, he will never achieve much. Rely on method and repetition. Often I felt awful, stressed, slow, even
distracted, but once I got to the middle, I relied on a method of controlling my thoughts and executing a straight bat with sure footwork. Even in a bad mood, if I relied on those basic principles I could still forge a score that was respectable. That's all anyone can
ask.

[no1northernbloke]

I would think that most people who have scored a reasonable amount of runs know that they play best when they don't really think about it. See ball, hit ball. But also most batters will know that they have a tendency to slip into certain bad habits... If you're having a bad trot, get someone who knows your game to have a look at you - they will have an idea if you're doing something differently. I'd sooner get a team mate who I played with for a long time to look at me than to go to a coach who I don't know (although the team mate should be decent player)

Overall don't try to overthink things - if you need it drop down a couple of levels and guest for a midweek team. I know of a lot of players that will play Thursday night league cricket and use it as a net for weekend.... Get some runs under your belt, get your feet moving again and get the feeling of dominating an attack. Carry the same feeling into your Saturday games...