A wonderful image, and a fascinating insight into Bedi’s technique. “Finger” spinners traditionally tend to impart spin with two adjacent fingers; Bedi’s grip suggests that spin is being generated by his first and (bent) third fingers. #cricket

The sound of cricket — from “pings” to “clunks”, what can the sound of bat-on-ball tell us about technique? #coaching #cricketcoaching

Now this, from Rolf Götz on Substack, rang true for me - on the experience of being a coach. #coaching #SportsCoaching

Rare (for me) 9am starts for #coaching in September - one-off appearance at autumn term groups yesterday, first round of trials today & next Sunday. Gorgeous morning for the journey in...not spoilt by the unexpected closure of my nearest Tube line. #CricketCoaching

Fascinating look back through the “Overton window” to the turn of the 20th century, from @oldebor.bsky.social. Professionals (and amateurs) turning down #cricket tours of Australia because the trip didn’t fit their career plans (or pay well enough)? Nothing new!

Underway at Chelmsford. Essex Women Vs Hampshire. #cricket

The future of #SportsCoaching really doesn't need to be "the cone cemetery"! And the alternative? "...designing practice that is the game. Small-sided, messy, decision-rich, alive." Oh, now that sounds so much better! #coaching

“The Future of Cricket ‘Fund’ was an announcement made by the previous Government, which was entirely unfunded.”

Here’s one for you, @wgrumblepants.bsky.social

Good win for the over 60s 3rds to set up a Vase semi final with neighbours Middlesex. #SeniorsCricket Now the #cricket adventure begins - Night Riviera Sleeper... 🚂🛌...🏏

I do agree that bowlers should be given more leeway on legside wides (new ICC rules for ODIs), but I wonder if it needs to any more complicated than the Laws? Modern batters have so many ramps & scoops & switch hits, I don’t think a ball even 9” outside leg will be hard to hit. 1/2 #cricket

In support of #cricket #haiku week- a cricketing year in haiku 1 Pre-season anticipation Pads in the attic Bat needs linseed oil, new grip Blackthorn in the hedge [perhaps a little more traditional in form than @britishhaiku.bsky.social ]

Watched the Invincibles vs Fire Women’s ‘dred yesterday, and just caught 5 minutes of Phoenix vs Spirit today. I can understand the “square leg” umpire standing at backward square, but not when the review camera for run outs appears to be at cover? #cricket #TheHundred

This is good, on switching in to bluesky. One thing I would add is to check out the (human curated) feeds - you will get to see a biased view of the world, but, hey, you can easily curate your own feed.

So what actually is #coaching? Listening & noticing! More inspiration from the iCoachCricket podcast. #CoachDevelopment #CricketCoaching #SportCoaching

New words for new strokes? “Strapple” really doesn’t work for me, partly because the neologism too closely resembles “straddle” (implying something going across something else — it’s a straight hit), partly ‘cos the stroke is _not_ a pull. 1/2

The 'dred to drop "The H" from the 2025 match ball, to make batting easier?🤨 What about the long-suffering bowlers? Maybe if they allow the application of saliva, as in #IPL?

Interesting analysis from Marc Higginson for BBC Sport — which #cricket franchise league is most entertaining? The #IPL comes out on top. Perhaps more surprisingly, #BBL ranks last. With the ‘dred middling. 1/3

“Wipe clean” and whole-part-whole — bringing the two concepts together? #Coaching #SportsCoaching

Pete Sturgess: the power of play is disregarded at your peril… Another intriguing podcast from ECB Coach Development, this time with Pete Sturgess, formerly National Lead for the Foundation Phase with the FA.

What makes a good football coach? And how are they made? Might the same be true for cricket coaches? #Coaching #CricketCoaching #SoccerCoaching #CoachDevelopment #CoachEducation

This is interesting. I have been watching some of my #SeniorsCricket team mates running 3s recently — so demoralising for oppo teams who sometimes struggle to run singles — and this suggests ways we could run between the wickets even better. #cricket Thanks to James of Cricket Matters (not on here?)

We have had our “heatwave warning” fro next week’s #SeniorsCricket fixtures — “Where…the maximum forecast temperature is 33° or higher for the day of the match the game must be cancelled.” Home games currently forecasting 33°! ☀️🥵 1/2

An impassioned call to arms, from @drcrmatthews.bsky.social et al., for scholars — and coaches — to reconsider their role in the fetishisation of performance-oriented sport. Players should _play_! Hear, hear! to that! #SportsCoaching #Coaching #ChildrensRights 1/2

Belonging; learning together #coaching #CricketCoaching #LearningDesign “CollaborativeLearning

Nets or checklists? Do experienced bowlers really need to bowl more overs in the nets? Or just to remember what works for them? #coaching #CricketCoaching theteesra.com/2025/06/25/n...

Interesting re Anaya Bangar. A report from MMU shows that Anaya’s measured …”power, strength, stamina, muscle mass, oxygen levels and lung capacity…” during a training intervention study “…all fit within the cisgender female range”. Question for @scienceofsportpod.bsky.social ?

Powerful piece on the debilitating impact of #OCD, and a story of coping & hope.

Lovely day at Potten End. Red kites circling & calling overhead (until it got too warm!). #SeniorsCricket

Review — ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success #SportsCoaching #ADHD #Coaching

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I blog on Wordpress. Occasionally, I try out the AI- generated images…sometimes they are good, mostly puzzling, alarming, or plain weird… It did not seem fair to use the images in a post that mentions (respectfully) living people. #cricket

Coaching batters, with Toby Radford #coaching #CricketCoaching #batting

What comes first? Perception or action-potential? #PerceptionAction #coaching #CricketCoaching

This quote, from Beyond Cow Corner’s excellent post on the lack of female coaches in cricket, highlights the wider challenges for #coaching. This is the expectation for a recognised profession. #CricketCoaching 1/2

UKCoachingWeek #PassItOn #coaching #SportsCoaching @ukcoaching.bsky.social Building Confidence

Powerful words from Tarutr Malhotra on the dreadful events in Bangalore. #cricket #IPL #RCB

#UKCoachingWeek #PassItOn #coaching #SportsCoaching @ukcoaching.bsky.social Lifelong Learning in Coaching

At @essexcricket.bsky.social for Essex Women vs Bears. Izzy Wong opens the bowling with a wide. Then takes the edge only to see the ball fly through a vacant 3rd slip for 4. Good pace. 10 off the over.

#UKCoachingWeek #PassItOn #coaching #SportsCoaching @ukcoaching.bsky.social Effective Communication It has become a cliché, but "keep it simple, stupid!"

#UKCoachingWeek #PassItOn @ukcoaching.bsky.social Coaching the Person in Front of You.

Interesting wear on this white ball. Scuffs in the pigment revealing un-coloured leather; seams exposed (presumably originally white, now grass-stained); pigment across quarter seams cracked (but not the actual seams). Gold lettering still largely intact, so perhaps protected by tough lacquer.

End of term fun — scenarios #Coaching #CricketCoaching #GamesBased

Interesting insight from Abhinav Mukund, on @espncricinfo.com , on the role of State T20 leagues in India as feeders for the IPL. Relevant for TheHundred in England, perhaps, and ongoing support for the T20 Blast? [For comparison - Tamil Nadu has a population of 81 m; England & Wales ~60 m.]

Remarkable set of results for the #SeniorsCricket this week. Victories by 145 runs, 7 wickets (with 18 overs in hand), 127 runs, 173 runs, and 108 runs, from 1st to 5th XI, respectively. #ChairmansJug will have to await the over70s results later today. 1/2

"True learning starts where patterned certainty ends." #Coaching "...greatness... it's about space, trust, and reinvention." #SportsCoaching

This, from Mark O’Sullivan @markstkhlm.bsky.social, on the illusion of professionalism in #SportsCoaching, should be required reading for #CoachDevelopment. #coaching 1/2

An early return to @merstham.cricket (and the excellent teas), yesterday, and a comfortable win for Essex #SeniorsCricket 4th XI. We played well, but the opposition just had one of those days - late batting cry-offs and a nasty looking injury to their skipper and opening bat (before he got to bat).

In Chelmsford today with #RonsMarch for @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social , along with 90 fellow walkers from Chelmsford Walking Football Club & Essex #SeniorsCricket. Now at the @essexcricket.bsky.social County Ground for #ESSvYOR...but first, mass cricket on the outfield at lunch.

Lovely #CricketGround tucked in the lee of the North Downs at @merstham.cricket #SeniorsCricket