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There is still hope for Australia as their title defence hangs by a thread

 Aaron Finch spent nearly all of Australia's training session (November 3) in one-on-one discussions with his senior players. He was not lying on his stomach or chatting with Matthew Wade, his vice-captain, in the corner in Adelaide. Mitchell Marsh was discussing attacking shot ideas with him, except when he was having a good time with Glenn Maxwell, his former housemate. Finch did not train himself. During a sunny afternoon in Adelaide, Finch didn't even get his hands off his pockets. It was symbolic of Finch’s availability for Australia’s first-ever T20 World Cup final league match. It's now out of their control in both cases. Australia must beat Afghanistan at their home ground, which will bring a lot of support to Rashid Khan. They must also beat them by an equivalent margin or more than 60 runs. They must also keep their fingers crossed that Sri Lanka will beat England at the SCG if that seems too daunting. The defending champions have had a difficult ride in a tournam...
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BATTING BASICS

 THE BATTING

 

The prime responsibility of every batter is to become a consistent and rapid run-getter for the team. The essence of such consistency is good concentration backed up by a sound technique. By good concentration. we mean the ability to fully focus on every ball in an innings from the bowler's hand onto the bat face. By sound technique, we mean coordinating the body and bat to maximize the chances of downward contact with good timing.

 

 

KEY POINTS

 

v  CONCENTRATION: Maintaining a fine focus on every ball from the bowler’s hand on to the face of the bat

v  BALANCE: Hitting off a stable base by adjusting body weight to the length of the ball,

and positioning the head in line with ball

v  TECHNIQUE: Aligning body levers; keeping hands hands in close to the body and allowing the front elbow to push through direction of the shots



                             CONCENTRATION

 

Concentration when batting means focusing on the ball and ignoring all other distractions. Greg Chappell recognizes two levels of concentration. The first he refers to as "awareness": The state of observation between deliveries where the batter notices such aspects as the game situation, events occurring in the field or movement outside the boundary. The second level he refers to is the more Intense concentration, or "fierce concentration": here the batter mentally gears up as the bowler moves in. The peak of concentration occurs through the delivery stride and the execution of the shot. Chappell’s focus was like a large television screen that gradually became smaller as the bowler delivered the ball. Players will benefit from Drills which help them to focus on the ball up until the time it hits the bat.


v Players can use Visual Clues such as observing how the ball increases in size as it comes close noting the position and movement of the seam during flight. They may even try to identify the brand name on the ball, or notice any changes to the ball' appearance e.g. scuff marks, on side more shiny than the other.


v A coach may stand behind a batter during net play and call out  timed comments as the bowler runs in, such as "now". "the  ball", "watch the screen", Following the shot the coach man quiz the batter about the ball "what did it do? "which side was shiny? "did the seam wobble?" ,.. "where were the bowler's fingers on the seam just before delivery?"'0' "did the bowler's wrist move?"



KEY PIONTS


v Watch the ball from bowler’s hand


v Consistent mental plan


v Relax, fine focus, NOW technic


        

 



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