I was having a chat with one of our first team players last night and he mentioned the idea of "training upwards". What was he talking about?

Currently, the team I coach is having trouble with the bat. There have been no first team fifties despite being 10 weeks into the season. However, the other two senior teams and the under 18 side are doing much better, with good averages for several guys.

This problem is where the idea of "training up" was hatched.

Closing date: 31st August 2015

 £20 - £30 per hour (dependent on experience)

 Location: London

 Closing date: Monday 31st August 2015

 Interviews: Wednesday 9th September 2015

Closing date: 25th July 2015

Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is recognised as the governing body for cricket in the United Arab Emirates. This post has been created to satisfy the strategic goals of UAE cricket within the area of ‘Growing the Game’ specifically within the Emirati population. This post entails responsibility for the growth of the game especially amongst school aged children and the post holder will be accountable for all cricket development activity in Al Ain. The incumbent will run the UAE Emirati Player Pathway and work into schools in implementing the Agthia Emirati Schools Program and therefore clear spoken Arabic is required. The incumbent will also be involved in managing and coordinating aspects of the cricket facility currently under construction in Al Ain.

Closing date: 29th July 2015

Dear cricket club network,

We are recruiting for the following position at Kent Cricket within the Community Team – Community Cricket Administrator. The Job Description with further information is detailed in the attached document.

How many times have you thought "just watch the ball"?

While it's a useful shorthand for having good eye to hand coordination, the truth is a lot more complex than simply keeping your eye on the ball. Of course, it's not an error to try and watch the ball. It's just that there is also a lot more you can do to get better at hitting, catching and stopping the ball too.

We can make this easy by breaking it down into direct and indirect ways.

Closing date: 29th July 2015

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Sussex County Cricket Club to work as a Deputy Catering Operations Manager.   This is a great time to join the Club as we continue to grow our catering and hospitality business. A pivotal role at the Club, the successful candidate will have strong people skills and be accountable for the consistent delivery of the catering and hospitality offering (at non-match day events and initially at the cricket match day hospitality in a support role), with a tireless commitment to delivering outstanding client service in all aspects of the role.

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

The winning question was,

Sam Lavery, David Hinchliffe and Mark Garaway talk coaching and playing cricket. The half hour show starts with a chat about how to make the most of a short-term camp or academy.

If you can identify the most important cog and mess up the way it moves and operates, you will force the other team to adapt their plans and their performance.

One example of this is the Australians. The men from down-under always target the opposition captain on the other team. They single him out, and disrupt his influence on the team. As the 2015 Ashes approach, the obvious next question is this,

Should England be targeting Michael Clarke?

Of course!

The aim will be to get the ball into Clarke's armpit early on with a short leg and leg slip or leg gully. If he feels threatened upstairs his foot movement to fuller balls is compromised. He is vulnerable to an edge to slip or to a ball coming back through the gate.

It's a great example of a specific tactic. Clarke is a big cog in the Aussie machine. He's also not the most important cog. There is another name on the 2015 team sheet that needs closer attention.

Nathan Lyon.

Sam Lavery has been thinking about a good line and length, and he's not happy with the term. Read on for his solution.

"Just hit good areas".

That's a phrase I hear almost every day as coach. Whether it's bowlers, batsmen or coaches, "good areas" is a term used widely used but often blindly.