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Get fast bowling advice from Andy Caddick

Former England fast bowler has joined PitchVision Academy as a coach. To celebrate, we are giving away some free fast bowling advice from the experienced paceman.

Cricket Show 55: Batting against left armers and spin variations

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There are three interviews on the show this week as we feature usual guests Gary Palmer on batting and Menno Gazendam on spin bowling. We get a detailed look at the forthcoming International Cricket Camp in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

We also get to hear about Kevin's lateste game. How did he fair with a strong batting line up this week?

How India are embracing the science of cricket

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This is a guest article by cricket analyst and author Shaymal Vallabhjee. Shayamal was the Indian analyst at the 2003 World Cup. You can read about his experiences in "Now or Never" an exclusive eBook available now in PitchVision Academy. Click here to download it now.

Why is Sachin is so consistent? Why does Harbhajan turn the ball the other way? Why can Agarkar reverse swing the ball?

The number one rule in spin bowling

This article is by PitchVision Academy Coach Menno Gazendam. To instantly get all Menno's advice in one place download the "Spin Bowling Tips" eBook today.

The number one rule in cricket spin bowling is "Always spin the ball as hard as possible".

Ask the Readers: What's more important for a coach?

Should players consider the playing experience of a coach or should they just go on how good a coach is and ignore their playing record?

It seems I stirred a little controversy this week. So I thought I would find out what you think too.

The whole thing started when miCricketCoach Show host Kevin and I were talking about the experience a coach needs to help a player make it to the professional game. I aired my views, it seem innocuous at the time.

The lazy cricketer's guide to training

Being a good player is a lot of hard work. Technical training takes enough time, but then there is the fitness training, not to mention the actual matches. What do you do when you don't have time to train?

Cricket Show 54: Relaxing at the crease and spin stock balls

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Kevin tells us about another thrilling match this week. We also catch up with Gary Palmer and Menno Gazendam.

Your cricket questions this week include:

3 simple tricks to instantly boost your fielding skills

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Fielding is guilt. Everyone wants to be better at it, but it always plays second place to your main skill so you end up feeling bad about not doing enough.

Well guilt no more, as you can use these three tricks to make an instant difference without endless hours of drills.

It's all in the way you think about fielding.

Are these myths holding your cricket back?

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Every cricketer who has nervously bitten his nails waiting for a turn to bat knows how important the mind is to playing well. Yet we spend little time working on this aspect of our game.

How to bowl a bouncer

When you think of the great West Indian pace bowlers of the past, you can't help but wince at their ability to bowl terrifying bouncers. How do you make a batsman jump like that?