BATTING IN A MATCH & WEARING A MICROPHONE (Part 2)

[@darryson3851]

I love the guy in the background with no shirt on and just chilling he is a legend 👌👏😂

[@cricketmentoring]

Haha isn’t he! Goes every week as well.

[@Guy_6397]

I said it on the last video and I'll say it again. This is by far your best content, this and the nets/technique stuff. Really great, can't wait to get to my next game and start talking to myself - I might stare at the keeper for extra effect 😁 Great work mate, more of this please!

[@cricketmentoring]

Haha love it! The keeper will definitely think you're strange as the keeper in this match probably thought about me! Thanks mate. Will try and do more when possible!

[@jaked7878]

Big fan of the slower opening bowler!amazing line and length, subtle in swing. The sort of bowler that makes you take a risk to score. A lot of batsmen would throw their wicket away.

[@jackprice5795]

Because the talking is so quiet I've got max volume on... that 'nooo!' at 16:26 practically burst my ear drums.

[@cricketmentoring]

Ah shit sorry mate. I was trying to talk softly so others weren't hearing what I was saying then the scream. Hope your ears are ok mate!

[@OfficialTWSandco]

I really appreciate the warning haha, I'll anticipate that

[@aryakhedekar9127]

xDD

[@mix1351]

Same Haha

[@ashtoncharles3140]

🤣😂

[@deanswift4114]

As an old ex cricketer this really took me back. Well done!

[@AS-su3lw]

Is it just me or does the opening fast bowler bowl like Rabada

[@cricketmentoring]

Yes he bowls like Rabada. A lot of people have commented on that in the previous video..

[@user-sr7dw3hs2f]

How quick is he bowling?

[@willhiorns5395]

KIA 0

[@finnturner8884]

Agam Singh yeah he does

[@untsabuntsa8245]

My first thought

[@nandkishore3155]

Nice thinking ,this type of videos should be made regularly. It's really helpful beginners band young cricketers .They will get an idea to build up their innings .

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks for the info legend! Appreciate the support

[@reillymartin553]

Should get a go-pro. That would make for some great footage. All the same great vid

[@cricketmentoring]

Will get it done one day for you mate!

[@angussullivan9372]

this guy sounds like a really nice guy and a good batsman good to see people helping out the community

[@harveyjohnny1967]

Great videos, I've only started playing a few years back and staying in the right mindset at the crease is massive for me. This shows A- it's important for experienced players, B- it's not that easy and C- you can do it by positive repetition of thoughts and phrases

[@cricketmentoring]

Good work mate!

[@usmanriaz3605]

Great video to watch because this will give me more confidence as I am only an u17 player but playing in a good league with senior players also. Thanks for the video mate.👌👍

[@ShivnathBadri]

The most noticeable change from when he comes out to bat till somewhere in between is his breathing. And it's amazing how our psyche is affected by it. Great video once again. Impressive innovative and gets one thinking. Hats off to you sir 🔥✌️

[@katesnaddon3017]

A few days ago I got signed up to play a western province cricket match and this is really useful for me, keep up the good work!

[@kavika.tw27]

So glad to have stumbled across this! Great little series you've done here, will be checking out some more of your videos because this is fantastic content! Should be proud of yourself mate great stuff!

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks so much mate! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@felix1adp]

great video mate, just got back into cricket after a long hiatus and watching loads of youtube videos as i've caught the cricket bug now. what a great sport cricket is, i could watch this stuff all day!

[@AngusRobins]

16:04 it’s still there...😂 Really dislike the drinks break when batting, takes a real effort to get back into the groove.

[@ciaranmccarthy3818]

Good video to show that being patient while batting pays off.

[@aditya5178]

That flick off the pads was excellent

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate! Was happy with that one

[@terryhall5593]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who speaks to himself at the crease

[@TheGilbalfas]

Really enjoyed these 2 vids. Helped me with my own batting. Just to hear another batters mindset and self talk. Keep it up. This can help people learn the game.

[@prashanthsholanki8270]

Talking to yourself is a great thing to do as a cricketer this helped me alot. Thanks a lot mate..keep helping :)

[@cricketmentoring]

Absolutely mate!

[@DanielWhitton96]

Hey mate, quality video, one of your best yet!! Seriously interesting and helpful to see how you approach the mental side of batting. Used some of the techniques you used in this video when batting yesterday ("win this ball" , setting little milestones of 10, and telling myself to refocus after a stint at the non-strikers end) and the change in my game was instant. Never felt so calm, focused and in control mentally whilst at the crease. Way more focused on each ball and the results were awesome... my first century of the season! Looking forward to learning more from your future videos!

[@cricketmentoring]

Mate, that is awesome. So stoked to hear that. Well done legend. It's amazing how much success you can have when you get your mindset and emotions into the right space. Make sure you take note of what you did well and what allowed you to have the success that you had. Well done legend!

[@yozza18]

First time I've come across the channel and loved this bit of content. Got a few bowlers in my comp like the bloke at the bottom end and particularly enjoyed you telling yourself to focus on taking a shorter stride and to not over balance. Great stuff mate.

[@KaiGaming84]

13:16 I wish after this 4, you returned the sledge with "good ball there!" Love this, please do more!

[@user-xt7jq8qp9x]

What pace does the Rabada looking guy bowl

[@62sports9]

Loved it Scolls. Keen to try it myself mate in an upcoming T20 weekend.

[@brentonmiller4020]

Love the insight into how you switch on and off.

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate. Switching on and off is one of the most important skills a batter can ever have!

[@tareefsayeed5791]

Thanks For creating this video, I always have trouble with staying calm at the crease and this helped me with what i should do.

[@cricketmentoring]

our pleasure!

[@Lightsonthehorizon]

Awesome video! Love hearing what you say to yourself and how you keep your mind focused! As well as the talk surrounding when you felt stuck! Great video all round!

[@cianoshea6911]

One of your best pieces of content! Would watch if you did some more of these in the summer

[@cricketmentoring]

Great. Thanks mate! Hope to do more of it

[@barrycashin5366]

My real name is Barry Cashin and I was opening bat for Shenley village CC from 1993 to 2003. I always talked to myself and psyched it out in the middle. I urge young players always to analyse their game ball by ball, it’s a great way of engaging within the game and watching what you do. You WILL score more runs.

[@marcusgraham9702]

john posner cheers barry

[@akshayjain6290]

This is such an amazing video! A whole different video which actually was based on a match played and how to just keep yourself calm and play according to the conditions,this has been a really helpful video as it encourages self talk which I believe is one of the most underrated things in cricket!! Really helpful , thank you Tom scollay 😁👍

[@realistreally5544]

Looks like awesome venue to play at ,grounds in my part of the world are shit only good in the affluent surburbs.

[@captaingaming6676]

@cricketmentoring loved The content mate. Do more of this kind of stuff with different players in different conditions. It's really helps👍👍

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers legend! Will do my best to create more of this sort of content in the future

[@aagaazsayed7800]

It's the first time I saw something like this and I really enjoyed it . Please post this kind of content more

[@mattynadiacookiemonstermun4659]

Very good Series mate, keep doing them please

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers mate. Appreciate your support

[@voiddynasty309]

I love watching other people’s game and comparing to mine and also see what they do when running between wickets

[@usmanriaz3605]

My question is how quick is the black guy?

[@andrewjay461]

Easily one of the best grounds I have ever played at, the iconic tree within the field. I have only played their once for a university away match but it is a memorable ground.

[@cricketmentoring]

yep, great spot!

[@fredje112]

All the way from the Netherlands here, loved your first and second video. As somebody commented before, I played last Sunday and your talking really helped me a lott. Basic stuff as weight down the pitch and head towards the ball. Keep up the great enthousiastic work! WK must thought I was crazy :-)... Loved the flick shot!

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate! Glad we have been able to help

[@malonedan9816]

And the lad bowling from the far end has a bit of Angus Fraser about his run-up and gather

[@cricketmentoring]

Interesting observation! Big Gus was an outstanding bowler

[@jacobcavanagh758]

storage ran out or didn't want to show getting out keep it up scolls mate lovin it

[@hazzout5939]

Keep doing these kind of vids. There really helpful

[@cricketmentoring]

Will try and do more. Thanks mate

[@scottymclaren3582]

How’s the umpire down the camera end? Can’t call wides! I enjoyed this, this was awesome. More please

[@Edogawa1117]

Enjoyed it a lot. Good to hear what you were thinking while batting.. Did the opposition ask why you kept talking to yourself?

[@seandignan8552]

yes!been really looking forward to this, it helps me learn a lot even tho i got a duck at the weekend 😂🤙

[@abhimanyuchutani688]

Hi. Great video sir. I have played lots of cricket. What was something new to me was the switch off and game on 'thing ' you were doing. When I go out and bat , I am always alert and watching everything that is happening on the ground. The times I have batted for long periods of time, I have been mentally exhausted, physically not so much. Was wondering if I could learn the art of switching off ? If yes, then how? Thanks

[@cricketaddicts585]

that's great content bro love it and keep it up

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks, will do!

[@robbiebott5006]

What’s your highest score

[@gamingsports.9288]

Would love to see more of such content @cricketmentoring

[@cricketmentoring]

Will do our best to produce more of this for you guys

[@YerenRosie]

Really great insight mate, thank you! I play 30 overs a side (beer in hand) Sunday cricket, but this was still some really great insight and advice on the mindset that could help my game!

[@michaels8851]

Good on you for making this and the part 1 video. It's a great resource for all cricketers. Some very aggressive leaving early and perhaps you felt a bit of extra pressure as your batting partner was scoring quite slowly. Well done and I'm going to suggest that my cricket club does the same thing to help local juniors.

[@TheRyanverma]

Great vid. Will really help when my season starts

[@cricketmentoring]

Grea to hear it will help.

[@ThePabloMukherjee]

Great content Tom. I have been watching your stuff for over a year now, I have enjoyed your reflections on the game very much. As someone from India who has been living and playing league cricket in England for nearly twenty years now, I certainly relate to batting on a green top (I open) where the Duke ball never stops swinging! I have never got to the professional level you have, but it is great to see that batsmen of all abilities addressing the same range of mental and technical issues. I am assuming you normally do not talk as much to yourself between balls during normal games? I get out a lot between 30 and 70, so one of my problems is definitely to do with mid-innings concentration. My normal pre-delivery check-list is pretty simple - I tell myself to check my feet, grip, head and watch the ball. In between deliveries, I walk away to square leg and then start again. On some days, when it works, I can almost shut out everything including the slips and the keeper. But obviously, it does not work on many days. I am wondering whether I should follow your example and try talking a bit more to myself! Anyway - good luck with everything and I look forward to your next upload.

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks for your thoughts mate. I certainly don't normally talk that much during an innings. Was to give the audience something interesting. I normally try and sing a song to myself in between balls or look into the distance and zone out a bit. Something that helps me stay relaxed mentally. Worth trying new things in my opnion mate...

[@ThePabloMukherjee]

Cheers Tom - yeah I zone out in between with a little walk and a stare into distance to take in the environment around the grounds. Maybe I should hum a little tune while I do it! Are you planning another UK trip at some point? I am wondering whether you would be up for a spot of club coaching session in Oxford if you are, and what your rates would be? BTW, I have an open stance like you but I noticed that your back foot is very parallel to the crease (which allows your back swing to come down straight and give you good access to the ball), whereas mine sometimes tend to go around a bit to align itself a bit more to the front foot.This feels more comfortable,but it does mean that sometimes my swing is coming down at an angle and if I am hitting mid-wicket/square instead of mid-on and getting out lbw or bowled. Should my backfoot be totally parallel to the crease and dictate how open my front foot should be? Hope you are enjoying being back in Perth.

[@jsTekkers18]

Loved this, really useful insight!!

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers mate. Glad it helps. Have you seen part one and subscribed to our channel?

[@jsTekkers18]

Cricket Mentoring- Online coaching, tips & advice Yep been subscribed for over a year, been absolutely loving the content!

[@nicholasmidson7980]

Quite enjoying watching

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate! glad you enjoyed it

[@Zefharia]

This is sick! Awesome insight!! Would love more content like this brother!!

[@pleasedontreadmyprofilepic8410]

"Gone into my shell abit here". I'm not a great batsmen, but I often find myself batting for long periods of time and the best thing I have found is to enjoy defending, to find the same amount of satisfaction not matter if ur playing a forward defence or swivelling on a nice pullshot. If your playing a solid defensive shot, balls coming out the middle, weight in the right spot and the ball quickly rolls to the fielder. That should be as bigger victory as hitting a boundary. I've also got a career average of about 20 so don't take my advice too seriously. Great vid👍🏻👍🏻

[@debenhamproductions2]

Please don't read my profile picture ! A

[@greg3982]

used to walk across this ground all the time, played there a couple times too, weird to see it in a video

[@farood5]

Played a great knock , focused positive and talked to myself . Great video even though I felt you worked yourself up unessacrily

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks for the feedback mate!

[@jackfrost5313]

good stuff mate, really trying to work on my batting so its nice to see someone experienced out there in the action. Keep it up.

[@thabanisithole3868]

Great content .. ama get meself a mic and record my thoughts too when i bat ... usually get nervous when am batting high up the order ...

[@hugocosman2701]

These videos are so good keep the great work up and do more series like this 👌😀😄

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate much appreciated

[@omkarsiddharth5195]

AHH for some reason I love his body Balance looks so clean keep posting more videos like these

[@s.w.9040]

I felt the same nerves watching this as I do when I'm starting my innings lol

[@carterpearson731]

Thanks for that, great insight

[@cricketmentoring]

No worries mate. Hope you enjoyed it and learnt something

[@L49-k3v]

What are your thoughts on cricket in Darwin and would you consider going up and trying to play strike league

[@cricketmentoring]

I think it's really good mate. I played 3 seasons in Darwin when I was 16 (2004), 18 (2006) & 19 (2007) and loved it up there. It was a great comp then and I know the Strike league is very good. Would love to get there sometime.

[@omthakkar306]

I told myself win this ball after watching this video in a match i played on sat and got a 50...can u plz do a similar vid on power hitting and how to mentally prepare yourself in those aggressive situations... Cricket is a mental game... Plz

[@cricketmentoring]

That's great to hear that it helped mate. It's amazing what's possible when you are in the right mindset. Well done mate. We will have lots of coaching videos like preparing yourself mentally published on our membership portal once it's launched in coming weeks mate.

[@dominicvanniekerk5457]

Damn these umps are reluctant to give wides!

[@avisingh6041]

Keep on making these videos please

[@cricketmentoring]

Will try to do them when I can mate

[@wardo_4399]

Can you do this in Australia please? Great video

[@cricketmentoring]

Will try to mate. Will be hard to do being at a new club and in grade cricket but will do my best to get a piece of content like this

[@gamingsports.9288]

Nice one👍👍👍👍

[@adrishmukhopadhyay3837]

That fast bowler is great to watch...U had your luck in the beginning...But well played.

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate. He is a very good bowler and bowled a top spell. I thought I played him quite well considering I hadn't picked up a bat in 4 months haha

[@adrishmukhopadhyay3837]

I didn't know that. Keep making such videos...it was awesome...it was a Good to see how you kept talking to yourself . Keep doing the good work.Keep making more such videos.

[@clintstevens1074]

Everyone is talking about the rabada action in these clips but your batting style is very similar to De Villiers, especially with the cover drives.

[@cricketmentoring]

Haha that's a very big compliment. Not sure it's correct but I'll take it!

[@questioneverything0]

Course it did mate. How did I know after watching all that we wouldnt get to see how you got out, shocker! lol

[@philipstorey8370]

Top video. Great idea yo do it.

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate!

[@roarkecurry3353]

Love this style of video, how do you suggest I could better improve my shot accuracy, such as hitting the ball into gaps?

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers mate. Glad you like it. We will have lots of videos answering that sort of question in our membership portal which will be available in the next couple of weeks

[@stevepgaming1992]

Those boundaries look tiny and I’ve been injured the past 3 weeks and our season is over now where i play i am gunna take your tips into next season and get my batting back to where i was when i was 17

[@cricketmentoring]

Hope they help mate!

[@crickettragicofficial3079]

Do more please legend

[@benjicartwright1594]

"The battle resumes..." Love your videos mate. Would love to bat with you ;)

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers legend!

[@kumarachintya504]

I would really like to talk to myself in the match too. I guess it'll help me not to be switched off during the match.

[@spencergable8386]

please do more of these

[@MasterOfMyDestiny]

Great video man. Loved the constant mantra of "next ball"... being able to switch on and off and the good constant banter....just curious..what was the good sledge?

[@cricketmentoring]

Thanks mate! To be honest I can't even remember what he said to me. Maybe something along the lines of "you can't do that man" or something

[@mattlord1980]

Think after a missed pull shot the bowler says 'Great shot' or similar.

[@matlamotte8651]

I've seen you in the cricket shop in Perth last year

[@ozbo2-aw620]

Really entertaining

[@davedavy5406]

The guy bowling from the far end (with the keeper up at the stumps) looks like he just about bowls back-foot no-balls all the time.

[@cricketmentoring]

wouldn't be too far away!

[@samuelburt7534]

The film runs out the ball before you go out? Fair enough. It’s actually a really good video about how emotions and attitude inform your batting. Early on your saying “ball on its merits” a lot and “this ball” but that actually drops off and what it’s replaced with is you sort of predicting where they are going to put the ball. Sort of explains where the mind is focusing - what it’s focusing on and how that can lead to error.

[@santspoudel9739]

How quick was that guy bowling?(the one who has a bowling action like rabada)

[@conradsaripalli6088]

Gray nics suits you better Tom! 😉🙌

[@wesleygosine984]

Na you killed me with this one cliffhanger of the year

[@__lancaster]

You always look perfectly balanced just prior to the release of the ball but you must have a mental tendency to want to move forward because you quite often miss an easy clip off your hips when the ball is going down leg side (tend to fall over by the time the ball comes to you). Awesome footage though mate.

[@cryptosociety8502]

Did u go in to bat or watch the ball? Are you trying to protect the bat from the ball or what?

[@Lachlancasey6880]

I like this ❤

[@lennonward8247]

Great video!

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers legend

[@Jonosk8severything]

Nice shot buudy

[@SuperSHAH26]

Beginning of this video, last ball was a wide for a four, did nick it? Or they don't call wides? Good to see you bat and I enjoy all your videos.

[@cricketmentoring]

They don't call wides.. That one was quite wide but it swung late which made it look even wider than it was. Watch part 1, there was a blatant wide in there not called.

[@SuperSHAH26]

Potential 5 runs, wide +1 counted as 4 runs. Do those count towards batsmans or team runs ? Interesting... I'm in U.S. cricket is getting more popular here, not a big community of Aussie's here though. Thanks for all the tips and videos

[@bclarke1990]

Great stuff mate

[@cricketmentoring]

Cheers Clarkey!

[@zeppelin1qaz]

This looks a good standard, is First class cricket that much better than this?

[@ayanraha3818]

At what speed these people are bowling?

[@chopsuey2363]

Wouldn't mind seeing some editing, replays or skips! Keep going though love it!

[@cricketmentoring]

What do you mean mate? Tried to make it real and raw..

[@bazmendes2033]

@@cricketmentoring maybe some fire trailing the balls and those cartoon exlamation bubbles that go 'WHACK!' or '!!BOOM!!' for each shot. And maybe a 'another 1 bites the dust' from M.Holding in the background for every wicket

[@darkz8015]

whoknows ? Raw is the best