Comments on: Meandering toward the big IPL bucks

By: Tom Redfern

Tom Redfern — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:16:24 +0000

To Naly,
I’m insulted that Richards thinks I think. Mate thought is overrated surely!
When the game’s easy, you see it, hit it. When the game’s hard, we all try to think why it’s going wrong.

To Richard, feel free to bat from the boundary, bat from your office desk, bat from wherever; all advice welcomed.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:22:44 +0000

I’m always thinking ‘reverse sweep’ or ‘do that that litttle tickle back over the keeper’s head’.

I’m a bowler BTW.

By: Naly D

Naly D — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:16:23 +0000

And it may not be a help given that I’m not a professional or even club player, but the most thinking I do at the crease is ‘righto, I’m gonna fucking charge at this one’.

By: Naly D

Naly D — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:14:57 +0000

Just from an English-geek point of view Tom, that second sentence reads that you’re insulted that Rich claimed you think when you bat?

Anyway. I really hate these softball masks being used by keepers. If you’re gonna use the masks, why not start doing hand signals too? FFS.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:34:21 +0000

Hi Tom, and welcome! Apologies for nationality confusion.

Sorry I dragged you into my little point, but your net session just sprang to mind when I was thinking about sportsmen overcomplicating things for themselves. You’re an athletic guy, you know how to stand up without falling over. You shouldn’t have a ‘balance at the crease’ ‘problem’. And you look bloody good when you just have a crack.

I’m talking about the section from 2’10″ on your net session when you stop farking about and have a go. You might get something out of one of the ‘Inner game’ books I link to in the post.

Sincerely, best of luck. Realise it’s really easy for me to crap on about your batting from an office desk on the other side of the world. Love the idea behind your blog, it’s thoroughly enjoyable.

By: Tom Redfern

Tom Redfern — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:43:44 +0000

Mate I ask you take that back. I do not think when it comes to batting;that’s an insult. I demand an apology. All I want to do is lash it
and I’m not blooming English.