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Five things to do while you're waiting to bat | |
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Sunbathing in slip cradles is not advised
You know what it's like, you're padded up, next in to bat and raring to go.
But you've absolutely no idea when you'll be making the walk from the dressing room to the stumps. It could be five seconds - it could be two hours. So what do you do in the meantime? Plonk your spikes up on the nearest table and read the paper? Or work out what you're going to scoff your face full of at tea? How about playing a few imaginary Vaughan-like air drives through the (imaginary) covers?
Here's the Academy's guide to how to make the best use of your time before the big innings.
1. Hit the nets It doesn't matter if you're the worst number 11 in the world or Sachin Tendulkar, a few big shots in the nets will get the opposition worried in no time.
Make sure the nets are near the pitch so fine leg can see you smack the ball all over the place. This will get fine leg worried and force them to tell their captain that some Adam Gilchrist clone is next in. One thing to note however - make sure you get the worst bowler in your team to send down a few longhops.
Otherwise the only noise fine leg will be hearing is the sound of the ball clattering the stumps.
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