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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Batting | |
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| Starting an Innings | |
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| Seeing Off the New Ball | |
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| Running Aggressively | |
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| Some Rules for Running Between Wickets | |
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| Hitting to the Gaps | |
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| Dancing With the Spinners | |
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| Backing Up-It's So Easy | |
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| Improvising-A Risky Business | |
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| Reading the Game | |
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| Farming the Strike | |
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| Lofting With the Wind | |
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| Staying Alert as a Night Watchman: Don't Go to Sleep! | |
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| Using the Bowling Machine Wisely | |
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| The Communication Triangle When an Injured Batter Isn't Running | |
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| Breaks in Batting Equal Breaks in Concentration-Be Warned! | |
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| Ones and Twos Make Sense | |
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| Beware the Full Toss | |
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| A Wicket Falls-You're In! | |
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| Wag the Tail | |
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| Staying in by Getting to the Other End | |
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| Bowling | |
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| Bowling to Plans | |
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| Shine, Don't Whine! | |
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| Persist, Persist, Persist: A Bowler's Mantra | |
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| Bowling Is Just Like Archery: Hit the Spot to Win Gold! | |
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| Analyse, Don't Criticise! | |
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| Use the Wind to Your Advantage | |
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| Practise Like Tennis Players | |
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| Learn to Mask Your Deliveries | |
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| Variety Is the Spice of Bowling Life | |
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| Six-Packs Can Be Spun for More Fun! | |
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| Fielding | |
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| Anticipating the Shot | |
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| Running in Pairs | |
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| Setting Up the Relay | |
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| Back Up, Don't Muck Up! | |
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| The Value of a Knock-Down | |
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| Percentage Fielding | |
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| Taking the Stumps When Appropriate | |
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| Be a Fielder, Not a Spectator | |
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| Stay Low, Throw Low | |
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| Slip It On and Cover Them Up | |
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| Slide for Speed, Not for Show! | |
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| 'Bend ze Knees!' | |
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| Become a Star Fielder off Your Own Bowling | |
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| Making Run-Outs Routine | |
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| Batters Can Spin, Too! | |
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| Bounce the Ball Into the Keeper's Gloves, Not at His Shins! | |
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| Use the Right Throw at the Right Time | |
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| Swarm Like Bees to the Honey Pot | |
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| Set the Table | |
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| Cricket Is Not Baseball | |
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| Leadership | |
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| To Bat, or Not to Bat-That Is the Question | |
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| Avoid Pressuring Bowlers | |
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| Get the Angles Right | |
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| Remember the Mid-On | |
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| The Second New Ball-Overrated or Not? | |
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| Be Positive-It's Infectious | |
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| Place Your Fielders Strategically | |
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| Create the Unexpected | |
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| Declarations Must Optimise Your Chance of Winning | |
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| Change Bowlers Before It's Too Late | |
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| Respect Takes Time to Earn and Just Moments to Lose! | |
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| The Captain Is More Than a Figurehead | |
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| Feel the Difference | |
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| Become Your Own Coach | |
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| What Should Coaches Expect From Their Players? | |
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| Train as You Play | |
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| What Should Players Expect From Their Coach? | |
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| Backyards and Beaches Are Great Nurseries | |
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| Coaching Wicketkeepers Is Often an Afterthought | |
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| General | |
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| It's Not Offensive to Be Defensive! | |
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| Learn From Mistakes, Don't Repeat Them | |
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| Silent Nights Are Golden | |
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| Do More | |
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| Come to Practise, Don't Turn Up for Practice | |
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| Concentrate! | |
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| Game-Like Training | |
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| Bring On the Spotlights: Tips for Playing in Finals | |
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| The Power of the Leading Arm | |
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| There's no I in 'Team' | |
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| Be in the Team, Not Just on the Team Sheet | |
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| Team Behaviour on Game Day | |
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| Play Other Sports | |
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| Practise With Distractions | |
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| When to Watch the Players, Not the Ball | |
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| Grow a Tree That Produces Fruit Every Year | |
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| Taking It One Step at a Time | |
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| When Things Are Going Badly, Think of the Forest After a Fire | |
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| The Power of Peer Assessment | |
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| Playing With Pain Is a Balancing Act | |
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| Evaluating Performance: Moving Beyond Statistics | |
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| Versatility in an Increasingly Specialised World | |
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| Winning Premierships: The Ultimate Team Reward (Neil's Story) | |
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| Kicking Goals to Launch a Season | |
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| Make Your Home Ground Away From Home | |
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| What if Your Nightmares Come True? | |
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| Boys to Men | |
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| Body Language Tells a Story | |
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| When David Beat Goliath (Ken's Story) | |
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| Gaining Wisdom | |
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| About the Authors | |