Chin ups are an essential part of any cricketer's training programme and have the advantage of being able to be done almost anywhere, but many players avoid them.

It's easy to understand why. They are hard to do.

Why bother looking foolish on the chin up bar when you can do a few more sets of bicep curls to make the guns look great?

Purpose: To practice judging and catching high balls.

Description: The coach (c) hits high catches in between the two lines. Players have to judge who is best placed to catch the ball and call for it. Once caught the ball is throw back to the wicketkeeper.

Lines swap over halfway through the session.

You are trying to get more omega 3 in your diet right?
Boffins in white coats have been looking at the benefits of this fat for years and the evidence is clear: Everyone can benefit from omega 3, especially those who play sport at any level.

Your gear is washed and ironed and your bag is packed ready for the evening’s battle. It’s a big Twenty20 game and you want to be at your best.

What should you eat to ensure you have enough energy on the night?

Static stretching exercises, in which you're not moving around at all but are simply elongating a particular muscle or group of muscles, do have a place in your training program, but their value and proper usage are often misunderstood.

It's probably best to place your static stretches at the end of your workout as part of the cool-down, not at the beginning of a training session. Static exercises help bring your body back toward a state of rest and recovery and allow you to relax and lengthen the muscles that you have put under stress during your workout.

The IPL is here. Cricket is big money. It's a new world and it’s time we as club cricketers responded to the challenge.

Modern cricket is built on excitement: Power, speed, athleticism and light speed tactical thinking. The whole game is changing thanks to the 20 over format.

Whatever length game you play it's time to consider some new ways of playing.

Why are there so many poor fielders despite fielding taking up more time in a game than any other skill?

There is a conflict: Fielding is a selfless act. You don't get credit in the score book for saving runs. A couple of catches is no match winning bowling spell.

Fielding is the last thing many players want to do and as a result, they suck.

We have all been there: You can't hit the ball off the square. Every other delivery you bowl is a long hop and your catching has your captain placing you as far from the ball as possible.

If there is a 'zone' for cricket then you are in the exact opposite place: Stuck in a rut of bad form.

Try harder?

It’s time to take a leaf from the music world and become a rock star.

Rock stars, real stars that is, buck the trend and walk with a swagger. They ignore what came before and change everything that comes afterwards.

Purpose: Grooving best fielding practices in a match-like environment. Everyone is encoraged to support each other as a team in the field.