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[uknsaunders]

what a stupid comment.

so if you opened the batting in a T20 game and the bowlers was bowling out side off stump you would just leave every ball?

Nick will back me up here he has seen me do this a fair few times!

he has also see this fail many times

As Simdog says, in a t20 you can't go leaving stuff so you have to have a plan. He is very off side dominant and plays to his strengths as you should in that form of cricket or really any form of cricket. Nothing wrong with it at all and I've seen him score plenty of runs and a few ducks along the way. He does have a fairly healthy batting average at a decent standard, so it works for him.

ps. just bowl at Simmy's pads he can't hit it for toffee there 

[smilley792]

I'm the same as Simmy. 

I've practised and practised hitting from mid off to point to turn myself in an offside dominate player.

If its pitched up it gets driven if it's short cut.  Which in turn makes bowler bowl straighter and then I get freebies on my pads.


With all cricket. Of the bowler gets a good one that moves. Not much you can do. If its your time to go.  It's time to go.

worked so far this year. 302 runs at 50.3 in 6 games on a sat opening is by far my best return.

[Simmy]

ps. just bowl at Simmy's pads he can't hit it for toffee there 

this is still true

lucky i am in a new league and people dont know me this year so no body has sussed this out yet lol

bet then again when they are bowling 80mph out side of stump and im snicking off they dont need too lol

[TangoWhiskey]

Once you're in chase it over there. Get a big stride back and across as the bowler enters his leap and if he bowls it there again you're in line for the drive or pull.

[Buzz]

Back foot drive anyone?
If it is pitched you have a go, short, the back foot drive, just get across to the line of the ball.
Leave the perfect ones.

There won't be many perfect ones.

Keep it simple.

[Buzz]

If you aren't sure what I mean, see Root and Hales batting yesterday.

Mustn't forget the late cut too.

[GarrettJ]

you should be all over it outside off stump ....

straight drive
push to the off side to get an easy single
backfoot drive
square or late cut.

batting is simple, dont overcomplicate it

no cover drives please, leave that to the pros and for later in your innings.

[Northern monkey]

If you can play a cover drive early on in your innings, your batting below your standard.
See above comment for appropriate shots

[InternalTraining]

If you aren't sure what I mean, see Root and Hales batting yesterday.

Mustn't forget the late cut too.

I missed it and I am gutted!!!! I love watching Root in action.

[InternalTraining]

you should be all over it outside off stump ....

straight drive
push to the off side to get an easy single
backfoot drive
square or late cut.

batting is simple, dont overcomplicate it

no cover drives please, leave that to the pros and for later in your innings.

You make it sound so easy. 

[InternalTraining]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vjpQ2idpw84

What do you guys think?

[Simmy]

If you can play a cover drive early on in your innings, your batting below your standard.
See above comment for appropriate shots

give overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

1st game of season opened the batting 1st ball i played overseas pro ... perfect cover drive for 4 and i am defo not good enough to be opening the batting in that standard!

[Northern monkey]

And he's not good enough to open the bowling!

Don't put your own batting down, if your picking the length as early as that and are prepared to commit to a shot, your a lot better batter than you think

[KarlPennington]

I love anything outside off, it's comes with a license saying 'hit me' cover drive, back foot drive, cut shot... If you're going to flash, flash hard. What I don't like is anything full and straight, bowlers seem to instinctively know this about me, even before I've faced a ball... For all the flamboyance I have shown in nets and during innings where I have actually got in, more often than not I get to the crease get a few full and straight deliveries and head back to the pavillion with either a bowled or LBW next to my name.