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Cricket Show 141: Desmond Haynes

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 The great Des Haynes week continues on PitchVision Academy. In the show this week we interview the great man about his time playing in the outstanding West Indies sides of the 80s and 90s.

Batting Lion: The Desmond Haynes Masterclass is Available Now

It’s a simple calculation:

Desmond Haynes was a world-class batsman. He is a world-class coach. The unique skills he can teach are invaluable to any player (or coach) with the desire to improve.

But you will never get to have coaching from him.

Desmond Haynes Video: Should you Work on Technical Issues?

This video is the final free preview of the online coaching course Batting Lion: the Desmond Haynes Masterclass.

Everyone thinks that the best way to iron out mistakes is to get in the nets and work on your flaws.

Desmond Haynes Video: Building a Partnership

 This video is the 3rd free preview of the online coaching course Batting Lion: the Desmond Haynes Masterclass.

One of the secrets of success of the famous Greenidge-Haynes partnership was their working relationship. They were far more than the sum of their parts.

Competition: How to Practice Alone and Indoors

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For those of us in the Northern part of the world, winter is a time for being indoors and certainly not cricket weather.

It is good for listening to the Cricket Show and sending in your question though; just like Paul - this week’s competition winner - did.

On the show ever week we give away a prize of a free cricket coaching course from PitchVision Academy. Paul’s question won him that very prize by asking:

 

Cricket Show 140: Spin Bowling Project

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We love spinners on the PitchVision Academy Cricket Show. It’s a long term campaign of the show to encourage more spinners who rip it, and less miserly slow-medium pacers.

Talent Wins Games, Teams Win Trophies

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In cricket there is a reliance on individual performances to win games. But in the long run team strength will prosper over a couple of star players.

Below is an overview of the importance of team culture and how - by focusing as a collective - the team can give them the best chance of success.

The spirit of the team will be the foundation of your team.

During difficult times and during pressure, a team’s spirit can crumble.

How to Chase a Batting Total like a Marathon Runner

Here’s a common problem; you are batting in a run chase and the rate is climbing. Your big hitter is back in the pavilion and you have always been more of a touch player.

How are you going to make it over the line?

Easy, think of the chase as less about a sprint and more about a marathon.

Chasing runs rates is just as much about pacing trying to finish it as quickly as possible.