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Originally Posted by akabir77
and some of you were questioning why jemie didn't want this strength training before WC.
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This isn't strength training firstly it is hand eye co-ordination and general fitness. Football is used a huge amount in world cricket. Banglaboys LOVE playing football. We used it as part of the warm up every match. So Jamie DID have it.
Secondly, keeping the players interested with a variety of activities is great. You can be injured tripping up a step or slipping on the wet, shower floor, so all this is nonsense about this injury.
Grant has done an amazing job at getting these guys very fit and agile. They look SO much better than they did. In some matches bowlers and batsmen got cramp too easily and became extremely tired too fast. We should see a huge difference now in the players being able to keep going.
Injuries are all part of cricket - whether in nets, training or matches. Players should be athletes. They are supposed to be professional sportsmen after all.
Please don't embarrass yourselves with a lack of understanding about fitness. Different types of training are good for you, help keep players motivated and also use different muscle groups. The lads love their football. That isn't about to stop anytime soon because someone got an injury.