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Fast Bowling by Alfonso Thomas (White Ball (Tactical (Be…
Fast Bowling by Alfonso Thomas
Red Ball
Tactical
Do your homework
Patterns of Dismissals - 'If you know they know too'
Batters main scoring areas
Asses conditions
Every pitch has a length and its your job to find it!
1st 18 balls to a batter is a massive window of opportunity - make him play
Keep it simple and test his technique
Don't get funky
Stick to the process
Make technical observations and pounce on any flaws
Pass any info on to your fellow bowlers
Your Role
Bowl in partnerships
Don't search for rewards - especially during a good spell
Every good ball won't get a wicket every time
Don't feel sorry for yourself - keep running in - its your job!
Consistency will be rewarded
Struggling with rhythm? - Find a way to do your job for the team
If you are not taking wickets, but keeping it tight you are doing your job for the team
Look after the ball - Batters won't bat with crap bats, the ball is your weapon
Learn from opposition bowlers
General
What is my skill / strength?
Am I consistent? Repeatable action / Line and Length
Easy bowling with a new ball - but can you bowl with a 60 over old ball?
Fitness levels to bowl 20 overs in a day
Know your action - become your own coach
White Ball
Do your homework
where do batters score?
how can I cut off their boundary options?
how can I get them out?
Tactical
The basic blueprint of bowling doesn't change
Assess pitch and conditions quickly - is there pace/swing?
Boundary sizes?
Get in and out of your over
Build pressure on the new batter
Assess the situation whilst fielding - be clear on your plan for the next over
Be unpredictable in your field change rather than your skill
If a plan is working during an over and you feel the batter is lining you up - change the field to give you another option but go with what's worked - make him think
Work on getting the ball to reverse
Technical
Can I deceive the batter with my slower ball?
Not just pace off
Practice under pressure - don't bullshit yourself
Transfer what you do in practice into a match
Execute under pressure and if you fail - reflect honestly
There is no such thing as 'too predictable'
The best in the world are predictable - Starc, Malinga, Bumrah
Yorkers need to be practiced - practice makes perfect
Set time aside to bowl 24 Yorkers - at a target or a batter - put a wager on it - practice with purpose
Look at what other bowlers are doing and learn from them
If it works for you then great, if it doesn't, its not the end of the world. If you can't master knuckle ball or back of the hand or 'the new craze' - just identify what you are good at
Your Role
Can I bowl in the powerplay, middle and death?
Prepare for every situation
Short Boundary
Wet Ball
Shortened Game
If another bowler bowls 2 beamers you are on
Be ready to bowl at any time - no warm up balls
Always portray positive body language regardless of the situation
Commit at the top of your run up
Clarity is key
Trust your gut
You did your practice, now go and execute
Don't allow yourself to get anxious
If you practiced and prepared well then trust the process
2 dogs on your shoulder - 1 positive and 1 negative...feed the positive one
Never allow yourself to look at the negative possible outcome