We have all heard good old coaching advice: Wait for the bad ball and put it away. But there is another way.

Picture the scene: You walk in to bat. A medium pace bowler stands at his mark while you take guard. You look around and see the classic ring field: everyone saving the single.

Mark Garaway and Sam Lavery join David Hinchliffe to answer cricket coaching questions about back pain while bowling and wicketkeeping technique tips.

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For me, the start of any season brings a huge levels of anticipation, excitement and is also tinged with a few butterflies.

From beginner to advanced batsman, one of the most common flaws in driving is weight transfer.

But what is it, and how do you use it to hit your drives harder along the ground?

Cricket in Malawi has gone from tatters to technology in just a few years. It's an incredible recovery story.

Mark Garaway and Sam Lavery talk about motivation in cricket, especially related to this article.

In 2002, I predicted that a 12 year old was, one day, going to play International cricket for England.

He was incredibly skilful with the bat, a fantastic athlete even at that age and had the ability to dominate the game against his peers.

His name?

At training it’s easy to “just bowl” for long periods. This is useful for batsmen, but not good for you as a bowler.