You can't manufacture presence on demand

[bulbul]

The Australian coach Mickey Arthur had a few choice words for his team after they fell behind 3-0 to England in their recent ODI series. The question is, were they well-chosen words? Arthur called for his batsmen to establish a "presence" at the crease. Presence on a cricket field is like respect - it's earned. It's not something that suddenly materialises at the behest of a coach. Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting all established a presence in the middle via their deeds with the bat. The opposition feared them because all three could make a big score quickly. Players who do that can change the course of a game in one session of bold strokeplay

There's no shortcut to establishing a presence on the field - it can only be earned by weight and class of performance.

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If George Bailey or Peter Forrest suddenly start swaggering to the crease whistling "Advance Australia Fair", the opposition will probably rub their hands with glee and proceed to go about their business with renewed vigour. Coming from Bailey or Forrest, it would be obvious false bravado and the opposition would know as much. While the two think about how they should act, they won't be fully focused on their batting

:hysterical: http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/572398.html

[Old guy]

lol.. i think he actually meant to not be scared and play fearlessly after losing so many times i think there is mental block just like we guys had in australia in odis

[Cricket Tragic]

Sreesanth should take note.

[vamos_rafa]

Sreesanth should take note.

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: