Cricketer with back pain? The assumption is always: "It must be the cricket."

But when you look at the whole picture, it’s often a lifestyle story. If you’re sitting at a desk all day, then sitting in a car for two hours to get to the nets, your lower back is already overworked...

I rode powder all yesterday and was too tired to finish the day. Today, I fueled properly and feel great after an even harder session. In cricket, if you don’t hydrate and fuel right, your technique is the first thing to go. Stop "pushing through" and start fueling. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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How do you get fit for cricket? 🏏

Get volume into your legs. Gym work and nets are the basics, but everyone forgets that cricket is a 100-over game. Whether you're hiking, biking, or snowboarding, you need miles in your system to last the whole day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Better Every Ball.

This is one of my favorite drills for cricketers dealing with back pain.

The Overhead Band March is all about core control and staying stable on one leg. If the core fails, the lower back takes over—and that’s exactly what we want to avoid for our fast bowlers.

Simple but better. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Technique is an output of the body. If your body can’t get into the "proper" position, you change the position, not the body.

Andy (60+) moved to a bat-on-ground stance for better stability and contact. Simple but better. 🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Be humble in the nets. 🏏 "Speed hides need."

If your technique is falling apart, slow it down with tennis ball drills to groove that brain-body connection. If you don't own it at 10mph, you won't own it at 80mph.

Wales-built. Performance-driven. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Quick update from the world of Cricket Matters! 🏏 Our new clinic space is nearly ready for action. Focusing on the "Engine" (Recovery) so you can deliver the "Output" (Technique). Built in Wales. Performance-driven. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Cricket #SportsScience #BetterEveryBall

🏏 Technique is an output, not a starting point.

The Cricket Matters Flywheel breaks it down into 5 pillars: Health, Biomechanics, Capacity, Mindset, and Fueling.

Fix the engine, and the technique follows. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Most cricketers treat their energy as one big tank. They don't understand that the body has different "zones"—from the explosive ATP-PC system used for fast bowling to the aerobic system used for recovery between balls.