This drill is part of the PitchVision Academy fielding drills series, for more in this series click here.

Purpose: A pre-match warm up that practices the skills of chasing down a ball in pairs and backing up.

Every cricketer can benefit from being strong. And every cricketer can get stronger.

Unfortunately, a lot of players turn away from the idea of strength because they assume to be strong you need to look like a bulky bodybuilder. It’s a reasonable assumption, especially when you see that most gyms base training around bodybuilding methods made popular in the 1970s and ‘80s.

A few days ago I told you about the changes happening to PitchVision Academy, today I want to give you the details, but don’t worry it’s still business as usual for us.

The PitchVision Academy pages, which have been providing coaching tips, performance analysis and interactive leagues since 2008, are getting a complete makeover, making it easier on the eye and faster to get around.

Something tells me you don’t have a good leg spin coach where you play, but that still doesn’t stop you bursting to get better as a leg spinner.

You have got a grip on the basics. You have played enough games to know what’s going on. But you don’t know what to do next.

In other words, you are stuck in a rut and don’t have anyone to turn to.

Love the advice and tips you get on PitchVision Academy?

Let me tell you about the backroom staff at PitchVision.

These are the unsung heroes deep in a bunker underneath the PitchVision offices who work night and day to keep the website delivering content to you.

“Oh, I’ve given up bowling leg spin,” the talented youngster said to me during the first game of the cricket season on a bright April day.

“I took up bowling pace in the winter at University and my coach says I’m pretty good.”

This drill is part of the PitchVision Academy fielding drills series, for more in this series click here.

Purpose: To develop cricket-specific acceleration skills in a competitive game.

The revolutionary PitchVision Academy Problem Solver has had a major upgrade.

Judging by the number of questions we get here at PitchVision Academy, a lot of players and coaches have a cricketing problem they need solving. Everyone has something; a technical flaw in the cover drive, not quick enough bowling, getting gassed with low fitness levels and a hundred other things.

We also know that there is a frustrating gap for most of us.

As you know, to celebrate the launch of the new online twenty20 bowling course from Ian Pont we are giving away an exclusive video by Ian.

But all good things have to come to an end and so on Monday 16^th January we will be closing the offer. You won’t be able to get the video or exclusive follow-up content any more.

This drill is part of the PitchVision Academy fielding drills series, for more in this series click here.

Purpose: To practice different throwing and backing up skills in a decision-making situation