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how can you practice defence in cricket

have you had any new drills for cricket bats?

Mitchell TooheyCoach, Australia

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Alex MartinCoach, England

teach the batters to hit the ball as late as possible as this will generally mean that they will hit is down meaning they cant get caught and it should help to make sure that they hit the ball directly bellow their eye line giving them control over their shot.

Kenton DouglassCoach, England

Also make sure you can middle the ball confidently, otherwise you may not do much good for your bat

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