In the last few days, three giants in their fields all made statements about the role of exercise that put together couldn't be ignored.

First, batting great Geoff Boycott found himself agreeing that training in the gym is too disconnected from playing cricket to be effective.

Purpose: To practice flat catches and backing up at various distances

Description: Players line up as per the diagram in groups of three. The coach (c) hits the ball out to the nearest catcher. If the ball goes wide of the catcher the backup catchers must catch or stop the ball. Rotate players every third catch.

Variation: The nearest catcher can simulate bowling before the ball is hit back to them to recreate caught and bowled practice. High catches can also be added for variety.

How are you supposed to improve your game when your club has no practice sessions? 

There are many club sides that do nothing but have a good game followed by a couple of pints afterwards. It's more common in English village cricket teams who have no pretentions to league success. 

In part one, we found out why planning the perfect day is so important. Today we discuss how to make it a reality.

When you have your perfect day on paper, what happens next?

You need to find out what the practical steps are to making your dreams a reality, and there is a simple process to doing this.

There is a saying in the world of fitness gurus the world over:

Everything works, but for only so long.

It's not just modern exercise physiology either. Even the ancient Greeks knew the importance of mixing things up.

Will playing attacking cricket get you better results than playing the percentage game?

You can have both.

Fast bowling, big spinning and hard hitting are fun, but cricket is a subtle game. Even Twenty20 has nuances. The best brand of aggressive cricket you can play is the selective type. Aggression is a mindset, not an on/off switch.

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I want to find out more about what you want from a service like this so as a bribe I'm giving you the chance to win a free membership to the premium section of the site.

You will be included in the first intake, which will be limited to a handful of people.

Purpose: To practice both underarm pickup returns and catching a high ball over the shoulder.

Description: This drill is done in pairs and is a good fielding warm up. The players stand 20m opposite each other with one ball. The player with the ball rolls the ball along the ground so his partner can pick up the ball and underarm it back. Once the ball has been returned it is instantly thrown back over the players head so a catch can be taken over the shoulder. The drill can then be repeated for the other player.

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This week we discuss how to improve your throwing distance and how to make it as a professional cricketer. Both can be pretty tough, depending how talented you are.

Remember how shocked you were when you first saw Muttiah Muralitharan bowling?

It makes you wonder why we bother with coaching at all. Especially as most coaches are becoming increasingly terrified of producing the proverbial robotic, overcoached player. Murali is the antithesis of that player.