[Music] in this section we're going to talk about spin playing spin there's been a lot of talk about drs there's been a lot of talk about bassman running down the wicket steve smith controversially giving out lbw off the front foot down the wicket always long way down oh he's getting it he's given him the new law 2.5 meters to 3 meters in terms of impact distance from the stumps now the best way and the most easiest way to combat all of that is by using this thing that is perfect and clever may sound like yep
everybody can do it but when you come up against real good bowlers quality bowlers good spin bowlers guys they flat the ball guys they spin the ball we're talking about using your feet we're talking about hitting the ball the use of the feet is three paces down key to batting against spin is picking length here he comes over cover he goes you beauty easiest way to pick length is to wait for the ball to be delivered never plunge your front foot as soon as you go planting your front foot you then use your hands then
it's a lottery what i'm talking about there is that you wait for the ball to be delivered you see where the ball is in the air you track it is it off the front foot yes it's off the front foot you then make your play it's not on the front foot you then make your play [Music] down the ground through it off good shot beautifully tied good use of defeat there uh to get down to that one and got down comfortably hit it on the half volley you don't have to worry about any foot marks
if you get to them on the half volley you don't make your movement before the balls bowl you don't get into a trigger position and then think plant and play it doesn't work if the ball spins a lot you got no price [Applause] they'll reiterate that point the ball is out there and you pick it and you go okay where's that ball in the level i was going to land here then i hit the ball actually it's going to on the back foot the ability to get the ball off the back foot just cut that
one nice and hard and that's four and again further back you play a spinner then as margin ferrero becomes a lot smaller you keep on going in your front foot bowler can pull here all day you play a couple of times off the back foot you get a punch shot away or you get a little pull shot away or you defend off the back foot the bowler has to come a lot closer to you the closer it comes to you the more scoring shots off the front foot out comes peterson oh that's a great shot
that's wildfire i'll give you a few examples now i'll get myself into a trigger position so that i can pounce as you'll see ball is about to release i'm in a position now is what is it doing it's forward shot i go forward into a position now it's out there hit the ball if i'm planting i'm hitting it out then yes it wasn't the best delivery in the world you're still going to be able to put it away with control the only way to control it is to pick length to play it the way you
want to play it not with a full toss that is a gift and kevin peterson's landed in the stand i'm picking it once it's in the air i'm not just planting my feet and hoping to do something ball's delivered backwards and i can score when it's on the back foot it opens up the whole field if i was in the front foot there i'm just hoping like anything to just get it away yeah uncontrolled backpad out headed to him out headed to leg slip on the back foot score i'm always looking to score you should
be too
