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Cricket Show Series 7 Episode 1: The Extra Half Inch Counts

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It's the return of the finest cricket coaching podcast ever made! Mark Garaway, Sam Lavery and David Hinchliffe put their heads together for another half hour of audio coaching.

Train Hard, Play Easy Like Hashim Amla

We often talk about "training hard and playing easy" on the Pitchvision Cricket Show. It’s a principle that you hear banded around all over the place within high performance sport.

Are you all "hot air" or do you actually "walk the walk"?

Quick Tip: Hit the Thigh Pad

This is a brilliant, simple trick for bowlers to get a big hitting batsman away from the strike if you are struggling to get them out.

Hit the thigh pad.

This trick works best for seamers who naturally angle the ball into the batsman, but it can work for anyone. Your aim is to bowl a ball that, after pitching, will hit the batter on their thigh pad.

Why?

CRICKET JOBS: Director of Cricket / Head Coach - Cricket Namibia (Nam)

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Closing date: 3rd February 2016

Cricket Namibia is seeking to recruit a Director of Cricket/ National Coach who will be charged with helping achieve Cricket Namibia’s objective of moving the game forward and ensuring that all National Team’s compete at the highest level.

Does Being Muscle Bound Really Kill Your Cricket Technique?

I used to play cricket with a bodybuilder. He was a huge guy with muscles like Volkswagen Beatles trying to park. He was a good club batsman and accurate medium pace bowler too. Could he have been better if he spent less time in the gym and more time in the nets?

Case Study: Fixing A Mixed Bowling Action

"Mixed" bowling actions are a common cause for concern in fast bowlers. Using this case study subject as an example, you can learn about dealing with a mixed bowling action.

Video: Speed Up Cricket Video Analysis with Filters

With video everywhere, it's easy to get footage of you playing and training, but takes a long time to go over the footage. Here's how to solve this problem and quickly get the the balls you want to see again.

Using PitchVision filters, you can break down your session within a few seconds and review the footage. Here are the details:

Quick Tip: Watch Your Banter

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"Banter" can be good for your team, or bad for it. Knowing the difference is more important than it first looks.

Younis Khan's Simple Backlift Change That Gets More Runs

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This is a guest article from Waqas Zafar: video analyst, cricket enthusiast and computer scienctist based in Lahore. Read more of his work by clicking here.

One day, when I was watching Younis Khan bat against Adam Milne, I noticed something different in his batting.

Bat With a Clear Mind? Yes, But Not Too Clear

How much of batting is mental?