Pre-match warm ups at the grass-roots level have transformed in recent years, but how would you like an often missed yet simple upgrade to get you more wickets?

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House of Cards is an epic TV show following the dark exploits and political manoeuvring of US congressman Frank Underwood. It's a compelling story of power. You should watch it.

But the lessons from the show are not just for aspiring politicians. There are things batters can learn from the way Underwood understands and manipulates people to his own ends.

Because people are still people. Be they opening bowlers, or Presidential candidates.

Here is the wisdom of Underwood that you can use, or as he may say in that understated southern drawl, abuse:

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Luke. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"How can I improve my fast bowling, just by bowling in the nets or are there any drills?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

It's rare to see a coach these days without a fielding bat and a baseball catching mitt in the kitbag. But the mitt is a tool that can be used by all players.

I can hear people saying, "Hang on, mitts are cheating. Why would a player want one?"

The answer is simple: to improve your throwing.

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Helmuth von Moltke was a Field Marshall and brilliant war strategist in the 19th Century. He first coined the term "no plan survives contact with the enemy". He was absolutely right and his ideas are still used in war planning.

It's just the same in cricket as it is in war. No matter how much you plan, theorise and try to stick to a strategy, the game always takes it's on direction and momentum.

Which begs the question; why bother to plan at all?

One of the common tropes of modern cricket is that batsmen have a wider range of shots than ever. While it may be a cliche for commentators to throw out when they have nothing to say, it's also true.

So do you need to learn them; or if you coach do you need to spend time coaching them?

Lets look at each new shot in turn and decide.

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Ramesh. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I have started fielding as a regular slip fielder in my club team. It's been a month & a half and I feel lower back pain when I take the ready position which affects my concentration. Can you give me some exercises which I can use as a prehabilitation tool to finish the back pain?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

Menno Gazendam is author of Spin Bowling Project. Get your free 8 week spin bowling course here

This is not an issue that should bother amateur bowlers too much. Pitches generally turn, as they should.

Professionals though all play on interstate highways that are meant to cater for the batter. We will not get into that debate now. It’s just a fact.

What has happened though is that modern spinners have started developing skills to cope with non-turning pitches (and big bats and hitters). They had to do it otherwise no one would pick spinners. That is not the case as spinners have constantly been under the top bowlers in the IPL (which is a scary place for bowlers).

So, what skills can you learn from professional spin bowlers that bowl on batting paradises that do not spin? What do they do when the ball turns less?