I have been hugely privileged to have played cricket for England and it has been a fantastic honour but it comes with a massive amount of hard work and dedication. If you are prepared to put in the time and effort, the least you do is give yourself a chance to succeed.

Hopefully a few thoughts I have on batting and some of my personal training tips will give you young cricketers and the coaches some insight into what works for me and what may work for you.

I would like to take the opportunity to add some thoughts on Jules’ coaching and our history. Jules played with my Dad at Keynsham Cricket Club and I have known him ever since I can remember. He has always been a person I have enjoyed sharing discussions with about cricket and he has some interesting thoughts on the game and how it should be played.

There is some quality coaching material offered and some sound advice. It’s well worth your time and make sure you check out ‘Batting with Banger’ too - for the serious stuff!!