This edition of Laws of Cricket, in association with the International Institute of Cricket Umpiring and Scoring, covers some more tricky questions of the Laws.

The miCricketCoach show reaches its half century this week with a majestic pull through midwicket before raising its bat in quiet celebration. The focus of the show this week is on confidence on the cricket pitch. Kevin celebrates in the rain and Ian Pont is back with another fast bowling tip.

As the old saying goes, "Fail to plan and you plan to fail". What happens when plans don't pan out the way you want, and where does that leave the instinctive captain who works on hunches?

Take South Africa as an example. The one day side were criticised during the 2009 Champions Trophy for being too rigid in their plans. Critics pointed out that when Plan A failed, Plan B was... to keep trying plan A.

53. Build scores and pressure with singles. Singles are the key to making big scores when batting in limited over matches with fielding restrictions. While it can be profitable to hit the ball over the infield in the early overs (when the field must be close), it is more import to then ‘milk’ the field for singles and twos (running hard) as soon as the fielders are placed back on the ropes.

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Its well know that when you bowl fast you put your body under enormous strain: The front leg can take up to ten times your body weight on impact. It stands to reason that you need to be strong to prevent injury.

Playing and practicing cricket gets you better at cricket. But what if you play more than one sport? The answer is not to give up on other sports, but to learn the 4 simple training tricks of success.

52. Learn to duck and sway when batting against short pitched bowling. This will give you courage and confidence when battling a very quick bowler or a dodgy pitch.

Field placings for club and school cricket is the theme of the show this week. David is back from a short break while Kevin tells us about his mixed start to the season. Don't worry Kevin, there is a long way to go yet. To help Kevin out, Ian Pont has another fast bowling tip and we answer your questions on:

We recently took a quick look at a new cricket-specific fitness product called Duraband Cricket. Since that review was published, one of the men involved in the development of Duraband, Dr. Brian Hagen,  got in touch to give his views.