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(May 01, 2010)

Nets - Murray prepares to bat

Many of you will have heard Stuart Broad say he just wanted to hit the top of off stump on the last South African tour. What other skills should we be practicing when we are unleashed in the winter nets? Check the BBC Cricket pages for several good cricketing skills so you can practice when the time comes.

Learn how to improve/understand:

cricket captaincy with former England captain, Michael Vaughan
wicketkeeping tips and skills from Kent glovesman, Geraint Jones
spin bowling:
- basic skills of leg spin with Aussie Terry Jenner
- Shane Warne's five types of delivery
- spin bowling explained
fielding
- catching & throwing with England's Paul Collingwood
- pick up & throw with Surrey's Mark Ramprakash
fast bowling
- hit the seam & swing bowling with Leicestershire's new captain, Matthew Hoggard & former England bowling coach, Troy Cooley
batting
- basics, front-foot & back-foot strokes with England's Alistair Cook and former Aussie opener, Justin Langer

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