bulbul Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 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. ++++ 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 Link to comment
Old guy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 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 Link to comment
Cricket Tragic Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sreesanth should take note. Link to comment
vamos_rafa Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sreesanth should take note. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
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