103. Indoor cricket is excellent for working on bowling and fielding skills but make sure that when batting you don’t get too much into the habit of chopping the ball down hard into the ground or trying to play too square of the wicket.

As you know, we recently announced a brand new live PitchVision Academy event in London. It's a golden opportunity to combine traditional coaching with exiting interactive activities to create a fantastic experience for cricketers of all ages.

But what if you don't live in the UK and can't get to the event?

Update: due to huge demand, registrations for PitchVision Academy Live! Are now closed.

Cricket technology specialists PitchVision announce the very first hi-tech cricket coaching event open to the general public at the Brit Oval in London on August 27th.

Update: due to huge demand, registrations for PitchVision Academy Live! Are now closed.

How would you like to get coached by some of PitchVision Academy's Elite Coaches using the latest cricket technology at a top Test venue?

102. Timing is more important to a batsman than bat speed or weight or even how hard you swing at the ball. Watch the ball all the way into the middle of the bat and it will get to the boundary.

This is a guest post by Laurie Ward

Cricket is a simple game complicated by a myriad of variables: physical, technical, emotional, tactical and natural.

Every ball, wicket, match, day, situation, opposition, conditions and personal experience can vary tremendously.

So how can we prepare for something that can be so unpredictable?

Famously, Sir Don Bradman practiced for hours hitting a golf ball with a stump against an uneven wall to develop his incredible hand-eye co-ordination.

101. It is dangerous to ‘give yourself room’ when trying to cut balls close to the stumps because it encourages a bad habit of moving the head backwards. When a player starts pulling their head and thus their weight back to the leg-side when cutting, the shot becomes out of control and is usually missed or mishit. (If the game demands you give yourself room to cut balls on the stumps still make sure that after the initial movement backwards you return the direction of your weight (and head) to moving forwards towards the line of the ball as you play the shot.)

Talent: you either got it or you aint. It can't be coached.

Actually, according to research, talent can be developed by good coaching. You just have to know what to do to make it happen.

Think of it this way; how many sportsmen at the top of their game got there by God given talent alone?