How do you feel about your place in the batting order?

 Use this drill to combine low tech mats and smart nets to improve your batting against spin. Footwork is essential, this drill forces fast feet.

Talented young cricket players demand the best. In Karnataka, you don’t have to look far for incredible facilities.

Here’s a guide to the best Academies in Karnataka.

Cricket coaches Mark Garaway, David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery talk about playing and coaching cricket.

This week starts with a chat about how to move things forward during the season. Then listener's questions are discussed. There are thoughts on changing your guard, and a total answer on reading a turf wicket (sort of).

Listen to hear it all.

 Next time you need to get focused on your batting, try this ridiculously simple trick.

PitchVision's new showreel feature is a brilliant way to boost cricket skills with instant, automated video feedback for batsmen and bowlers. Watch the video here:

Imagine a net session where the coach just gives you feedback from the bowling machine by showing you videos of what you are doing and videos of how things should be done.

Mark Garaway, David Hinchliffe and Sam Lavery get together for cricket banter and coach chat.

This week there is a good discussion on helping bowlers at nets do more than "just bowl". Then questions from listeners are answered. The topics on the table are batting backlift (or back swing) and staying on your toes while you field.

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Cheteshwar Pujara is a throwback, but he proves beyond doubt that cricket is about a relentless thrust towards doing the basics at a world-class level.

In our recent podcast, the subject of form came up. I talked about a discussion with group of U14 cricketers at The Portsmouth Grammar School. I remember it started with a Hampshire cup semi-final match, I forget against who, but it went something like this...