It's Kevin's last show of the year as he goes off for his holidays so the show is packed to the rafters. Gary Palmer is back with more batting tips and Alan Crouch, Head of Performance at Wiltshire cricket. We also answer questions on:

If you want to be a better cricketer you better play lots of cricket. That's a no brainer. But what if too much cricket leaves players failing to reach their potential?

It might upset some of the players of yesteryear, but the research shows that you can play too much cricket (or any sport) when you are growing up.

I remember when this was all fields

Ever wondered what makes some talented players succeed and others fail?

If there is one person who knows more about picking people with that something extra it's record executive, TV producer and celebrity judge Simon Cowell.

Through shows like Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, Cowell has honed his ability to pick a diamond from the rough and make it shine.

This article is an extract from Spin Bowling Tips. Master the art of spin bowling with the most comprehensive eBook on spin bowling ever produced, available now at PitchVision Academy.

The slider or back spinner is the reverse of the top-spinner. Instead of bouncing and kicking as the top-spinner does, the back spinner delivery will skid onto the batsman. This delivery is great for trying to trap the batsman LBW.

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on trigger moves by Gary Palmer. To go to part 1 click here.

You can use trigger moves to improve your batting technique against swing bowling as well as outright speed.

In this free video Gary Palmer shows you how to adapt your trigger move to the ball that is swinging and pitched up more.

The highlight of this week's show is Gary Palmer talking about how to perform the fashionable technique of 'clearing the front leg' in Twenty20 cricket to hit the ball over midwicket. In the old days we use to call it the slog to cow corner.

Kevin tells us about his own team's 2nd day performance and we answer your questions. This week we look at:

This article is an extract from Spin Bowling Tips. Master the art of spin bowling with the most comprehensive eBook on spin bowling ever produced, available now at PitchVision Academy.

The doosra is bowled by an off-spinner. Unlike the traditional off-break that spins into the batsman from the off, this ball behaves more like a leg-spin delivery and spins from leg to off. Therefore, this ball is a surprise variation for an off-spin bowler.

Teams that score the most runs from the first ball of the over are more successful than teams that don't.

That's a statistic that English, Indian and South African fans may have missed, but not by the international coaches in the new world of every statistical nuance being uncovered by laptop analysts.

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on trigger moves by Gary Palmer. To go to part 2 click here.

How do you pick line and length of fast bowling on quick wickets?

It's very difficult to do, and even more so if you are trying to stand still. One way to help with this is to adopt the 'back and across' trigger movement.

Every player loves a cricket Christmas present, or at least the idea of one.

Players might hope for a top of the range bat but end up with a clock made out of a cricket ball. Thanks Mum.