A big part of the reason the team I play for is near the top of the league is our team spirit.

Last Saturday was a grudge match against our local rivals, a good team just relegated from the division above. Several of our senior players were missing including the captain, vice captain and main bowler (who was next in line for the captaincy). Due to another player falling ill just before play we had to go in with 10 men.

Cricket is very time consuming, so who has time to be the next Jamie Oliver?

I know I don't, but I also want to be able to eat in a healthy way while getting in and out of the kitchen as fast as possible. That's why I place high importance on having the right tools at hand to help me out.

Here is what I consider essential.

You need to rethink your current fitness plan.

You could be starting out or have years of training experience, but those who are not actively thinking about their fitness are just spinning the proverbial wheels.

You are not training because its a-good-thing-to-do, you are training to be a better player and to do that you need to be thinking about it almost all the time.

Starting this week and every week I'm giving you the chance to access the PitchVision Academy coaches with your questions.

Remember how the pilots were chosen in the 80's film Top Gun?

They were the best of the best.

They were the elite within an exclusive club. Men wanted to be them, women wanted them. Or so the cliche went.

Welcome to the first PitchVision miCoach Cricket show.
This first show is an interview with full time cricket coach Darren Talbot. Darren's website is cricketcoach.uk.com In the show we chat about a range of topics related to coaching including:

Yesterday we examined how batsmen can adjust to playing in wet weather. Today we talk about bowling in the rain.

As yesterday, the situation is the same: The outfield is wet but playable, the light is poor and there is a risk of showers. This time you are bowling.