Well said mate , Thats the only time I do it or if it is like very full on middle or off I will do it. Maybe we should fedex this thread to some of the english top order batter .

My technique is excellent against spin though and I don't plan to change it at all.

Thats what I said .It is not bad to hit it from outside the off stump but if the ball bounces unexpectedly you are doomed

yeah but im sure that shot would be a bit premeditated!

Good tips here mate , I really never played the slog sweep but had a go once at a reverse sweep in which wasn't that good but my sweep shot and paddle sweep are excellent.

I only play the reverse sweep when I'm mucking around as I always screw it up. My normal sweep is much better however, I even sweep medium pacers and have only been out once sweeping

I thought there was another thread I just couldn't find it. Back on topic, I have lots of trouble with short pitched bowling. I don't want to hook it, as I'm paranoid about being caught at square leg. Any suggestions.

raising the back lift and getting ready to move foreward, being on your toes to stay back.

I try to stay as still as possible then transfer my weight to my to the front foot as the bowler delivers the ball.  As mentioned in other posts I also find it easy from this position to play from either front or back foot whilst still watching the ball closely.

You seem more of a Indian than an aussie. Strange it is.

My is to carry my backfoot across then my front foot a little forward before the bowler release then when he releases the ball , I then either continue to go forward , or ease backwards for the shorter balls or even stay dead on the spot for backward of a lenght deliveries.

I don't go forward for balls on my leg stump though no matter if it is a drive cause I flick um.

I do a flick on the legside. It gets me runs and frequently gets me out. For example take a match not too long ago. First ball i leaned and flicked it for 4 off my leg stump. Two balls later i do the exact same movement, miss the ball and legstump is gone.

I think it's because my head falls over.

You know the Sri Lankan batsman, Harmi, hit him on the head (well, the helmet) and it went for 4

Iam a right hand batsman

I have a tendency to play a lot in the sqaure, third-man and gully areas.. and am restricted when it comes to drives or on-side

People who watched me bat mentioned that the moment ball is released by the bowler, my left foot is going back (subconsciously - i seem to be making space for the cut shot on the off)

Is this my trigger movement - how do i correct this

if it is your trigger movement without knowing it then the only way to change it would be to conciously not move it, or move it in the correct direction and repeating it till you are used to the new one by use of throw downs, which way is your foot moving? i.e. toward leg, towards the stumps, toward off? or a combination of 2?

I would say much more behind square.  Are you getting caught a lot behind the wicket?  Are you opening the blade when you play to gully.  I'd suggest trying to play as straight as possible.

ozzie001

I rarely get caught behind - I play very late - and yes open the bat to gully..

What i have noticed is when the ball pitches a little full on the middle and cuts in - I get bowled - basically like a sitting duck

Yeah keep the gap between bat and pad tight.

Could anybody give me some advice on whereabouts i should use the sweep shot against off spinners. When bowling over the wicket the ball rarely pitches on leg so should i not be sweeping?

You should be sweeping on length, not line.  If you pick the right length each time, you should always make contact thus avoiding any potential lbw.

If you're only sweeping when the ball is on leg stump, if the ball isn't quite full enough you risk getting top edges.

I used to have a trigger movement of moving my back foot back. I was awesome on the back foot, especially pull shots, anything just short of a length could be whipped over square leg. Couldn't hit a cover drive though.

Then I had a season full of lbws with the ball keeping low, so I consciously changed my initial movment to a small forward press. My defense became rock solid, and the cover drive my best shot, but my pull shot is now terrible. With no confidence of the bounce, and my weight on the front foot, I've often been caught at mid wicket, high on the bat. Cut shots aren't bad but occasionally get caught at gully.

My head also started falling to the off side, which meant missing out on the legside freebies. 

Overall, I'm a better player because of it, but can't find anything comfortable enough to play all shots with the same efficiency.

sweeping against off spinners is a bad idea unless just outside leg stump, the chances are that if you miss the ball your going to b out LBW

im an off and leg spinner so know how to bat agains them today i was messi bout against a medium pace bowler and just sweeping at mostly everthing aslong as your bats gets in the way then your ok i stand with mi legs apart and bat impertween it easy to do both shots then....

Ha ha , hard luck mate. Thats my strongest area and my brother Backfoot Master can tell you that as well.

Thats exactly what I do mate , I flick everything thats coming on middle and leg thats about lower belly height and below.

I mastered that shot , I hardly ever get LBW. The key to flicking is playing the ball at the last moment. Pretty hard for some but not for me. I am just good at playing late. When I play at normal speed , I don't play as well as when I am playing later. I also have battled with many bowlers who have made the ball reverse away (the wind helped them to be precise) and those that reverse inwards and have played them well and with ease.

I also am very good at the sweep shot. I sweep anything from an off spinner pitch on the stump (those that when you drive them you get caught). I have had many success doing it and even though I am a late order batter , I was the best at sweeping for the nationals and my school side.

Originally posted by Spin wizard Ha ha , hard luck mate. Thats my strongest area and my brother Backfoot Master can tell you that as well.

Ya thats true Spin Wizard is a master throught the leg side. I see ball coming to his legs(very high and low) and he flicks it away powerfully for four.

I am very good at playing leg spinners mainly because me and Spin wizard train every day at home. Trust me guys Spin Wizard can bowl leggy very well, lots of variation and turn. At first I couldn't play spin but since then spinners are like sweets to me.

I normally bats on leg stump for leg spinners. When a ball pitch outside leg stump I get forward, cover up my stumps with my pad and bat. Ball on leg and middle stump I normally flicks or play the on drive. When i do the On drive I angle the bat slightly down the leg side. I am very good at opening the face of the bat. One older like how I gets full face of the bat on the ball.

Trust me since I playing cricket I never got caught in Slips. I have great control of the ball and always keep the ball down mainly because I play with the face of the bat down and sometime soft hands, I don't try to hit the ball to hard so a chance of a catch is un likely.

Tca 123 If u need help please PM me, I surely will give u advice.

One older like how I gets full face of the bat on the ball.

Correction: One of my older brother like how I gets full face of the bat on the ball.

Drive

well guys read carefully and take my advice seriously If u want to be a master on the drive. 1st u have to decide what length and line will be the safest area to attempt the  drive. Pitch up ball will be the best to attempt it. If the ball comes like back of a length or too much on the up and u attempt a drive, their is a big chance of getting an edge and being caught in cover or midoff because u may not get enough control on the shot, wait on the bad ones(pitch up) they will come.

 Please don't play away from your body. Make sure u get your balance so u can control the shot better. Always keep the bat face down so if their is an edge a chance of being caught will be unlikely. Thats all for now. I give u more tomorrow.

U can PM me for more.

Folks  stay out of trouble. Don't drink too much.

Solid as ever. He resembles Marcus Trescothick but he is the right handed version you can say. He like trescothick only move their foot when driving. I do believe though that he will suffer on a seaming wicket. As long as the wicket is bouncy though , He will can be a nightmare to any bowler. He drives real good on the up as well. He plays spin pretty good now. He have the best tactic against my leg spin. He whips my good lenght leggies between mid on and mid wicket with ease and comes down the track to me and play me well. I have seen him take on an offy and murder the hell out of him.  

Well right hand bat.

My batting is coming along great. I don't train much with the hard ball any more because these Children on my Island prefer Rum more than Cricket, NO one is Interesting in playing a game of cricket at our park. These guys here are coward.

Inam playing spin like a King now thanks to breat bowling by Spin Wizard. I more believe in balance than footworks. I am great at pull shot. I am also good at bookfoot drive, I normally runs the ball down through point off my backfoot.

Sorry I have to go. I tell u More later

When does the season start in aussie RHB. Mid october or late october.

well all I can tell u is when u playing a short balls it's either the pull or cut shot. If u want to attempt the pull shot get your body in line with the ball, get on the backfoot ( make sure u are well balance) and play the shot. If the ball is above the head I will advice u to play a left alone, u may not get the control u want because it's to high.

when u want to play the cut shot for a short ball, I normally goes on the backfoot to get great balance then plays the shot. I normally plays it when it's wide outside the outstump( not to wide) and another things I don't play the cut shot when it's close to my body because their is a possiblity the ball will get a thick edge an fall in the hands of gully, 2nd slip or something. If u know u are as good STRAUSS to play a cut shot close to your body, well attempt.

If u are interesting in playing big shots against the leg spinners don't play against the spin, which simply means if the ball pitch outside off stump and turning towards the offside I don't play a cover drive on the up because their is a chance of an edge. If the ball is pitch full outside off stump, then you can play the cover drive as long as u get to the pitch off the ball. If short outside offstump the cut shot is the key, not the cover drive.

If it's short outside leg stump play the pull shot. If it's pitch up u use the off drive, sweep or lob drive. If it's back of a length just pad it away, if pitch outside leg stump. And when trying to hit a leggy for six try to hits it straight as possibly, incase you doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, a chance is unlikely, don't try to cross hit too much.

If u need any advice pm me

Well done mate , not to far away from state cricket. I am looking forward to playing against you some day and bamboozle you  and also hit you out of the park .

My club season begins in February. The College season may start in January / February.

Silly boy . I had a laugh with this.

Na , St. Vincent is not near the West Indies. It is in the West Indies .

Also I meant to play against him in an international match (West Indies vs Australia) in the future.

Originally posted by RHB I'll be looking forward to it .

After I'm finished with you , you won't be looking forward to another match against me .

Anyways RHB , which shot do you think you play the best ? Which shot do you have the most difficulty playing ? Which kind of bowling you really find hard to play for you ?

I was in training yesterday for the 1st time in a month or so. I played some great shot against the spinners(leggy & offspin) especially the cover drive and the cut shot. But I struggled a bit against the seamers, I don't know why.

RHB, Well cover drive & off drive is what I does best. I find it most difficult played a seamers when they bowled a yorker at my middle stump or when they bowled a ball towards my hips down the legside( I really struggle), if it below my hit I can play it well.

Originally posted by RHB You won't even start with me. After I'm done with you, you won't be looking forward to another match against me!! What shot I play the best? Well, I play the 3 drives down the ground perfectly, the Pull/Hook shot are good, and the flick off middle stump is another one I am good at, and enjoy playing. What shot I have a difficulty playing? I don't think I have any at the moment, all are in perfect nick. What kind of bowling I find hard to face? Well, It's the same as above, I just love facing quality spin bowling whether it be off spin or leg spin, and I also love playing Pace bowling, Medium all through to Fast. What about you?

What shot I play the best?

I play the flick shot best and as I say I have a feeling I can play it better than some of the International guys.

What shot I have a difficulty playing?

Cover drive , the reason being that I don't have any confidence playing it mainly as it is real risky in terms of edges and my back lift is very high as well. I also have some difficulty playing the pull/hook shot. There was a time I was real good at them but cut it out to be more orthodox... In other words to develop other cricket shots. And to make it worse , I don't bat with helmets. I really don't enjoy balls way outside the off stump pitched up. There was one time I went after one of those balls and instead of cover driving it , I slashed after it like jayauriya and saw it whistling past point. Take note though that my off drive is real vicious.

What kind of bowling I find hard to face?

Well , spin is cake for me. Medium pacers makes me eyes light up ready to smack them all over the park. Well , bowlers bowling wide of the crease and away swinging it. They get me in real trouble but fortunately I've only nicked them once .

How do you think I can play the pull/hook shot better RHB and to combat the swingers from wide of the crease ?

And then when they shape it back in I am in trouble.... I don't think so but I will find a way. I think I will do like lara and play that slashing square drive or the west indians trade mark backfoot drive !