Drill

Drills

Cricket

Forward And Back Against Spin

Decisive footwork that gets to the pitch or right back

12 min
4 x 15 balls (alternating full and short feeds)
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Have the feeder mix a fuller ball and a shorter ball at random.
  2. 2On the fuller ball, get all the way forward and smother the spin.
  3. 3On the shorter ball, go deep in the crease and play late.
  4. 4No half-steps — commit fully in one direction each ball.

What to focus on

Committing all the way forward or all the way back.

Common mistake

Getting stuck on the crease and playing at the pitch.