In the second of a two-part cricket coaching series, Graham Thorpe, the ECB’s lead batting coach and an expert against the spinners in his day, shares his tips on how to face the turning ball.
UPPING THE ANTE
Having a proactive technique is important whether you’re playing fast bowling or spin bowling. Your first thought should be: can I score? Never miss out on the opportunity to score off a bad ball. Then the reasonably good ball: can I still score off it? And the exceptional ball: can I rely on my defence? You need your technique to allow you those options.
If you’re coming down the track to the spinners try and keep your feet close together because if you come down with big paces then good bowlers can see that very quickly and you’ll be off balance when you play the shot.
