Mark Garaway, Sam Lavery and David Hinchliffe help players improve their cricket.

The show team answer questions about balance while batting and opening the face of the bat when driving.

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Mark Garaway, Sam Lavery and David Hinchliffe help players improve their cricket.

The show team answer questions about balance while batting and opening the face of the bat when driving.

Listen for the details.

It’s holiday time in the Garaway household. We are now on our annual “coaching holiday”.

I indulge myself in reading books on my kindle whilst listening to the sea lap up against the shore in St Lucia.

Tough life!

You know how important cricket technical skills are in scoring lots of runs and becoming a cricketer

And nowadays you know that fitness is a crucial part of maintaining and improving your skills from the first ball to the one that gets you your ton.

They are a natural fit.

You wouldn’t go on a journey to a new place without a map. So, don’t go on your cricket journey without goals.

Losing a cricket match is hard to take. You feel sick, angry and disappointed.

Durban cricket lovers are finally getting the chance to enjoy PitchVision PowerPlay, thanks to Sedgars Sport Hashim Amla Academy.

The South African cricket superstar has teamed his Academy (Sedgars Sport Hashim Amla Academy) with PitchVision to open the latest PowerPlay cricket entertainment venue at Motion Inc. Sports situated in the basement at Westwood Shopping Centre in Durban.

We are all well drilled in playing the forward defence, playing it to prevent the bowler from taking a wicket. In fact, it's a lot more useful than that.

Playing defensively spans everything from "none shall pass" drop to the feet, through to a defensive push that is designed to score runs. It's a shot with nuance that requires skill and practice to get right. ANd if you do it will increase your strike rate!

So, it's time to give the forward defence the time and respect it deserves and learn to play with both soft and hard hards to make more of those balls you can't smash.

Mark Garaway and David Hinchliffe talk cricket from club and school to Test and ODI.

The topics on the table this week are adapting to different conditions, building resilience into your game, setting goals for the season and becoming an analyst.

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Mark Garaway and David Hinchliffe talk cricket from club and school to Test and ODI.

The topics on the table this week are adapting to different conditions, building resilience into your game, setting goals for the season and becoming an analyst.

Listen for the details.