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Success Lessons From Cricket That Can Improve Your Life

This summer (2005) huge crowds in England there is not a likelihood of them getting
and Australia have been following the 5 hurt. They're not too brave."On Saturday,
test match series between England and the third day of the test, the Australian
Australia. The sides are evenly matched tail enders were batting. Gillespie, one
and have played some of the most exciting of the tailenders, was hit in the stomach
cricket seen for many years. Whether you near the belly button. He grimaced in
play cricket or not, you will find some pain. A few balls later he was hit in the
great success lessons in this series of groin by a ball from Harmison and
matches.The first success lesson is that doubled over in agony. The ball was
you and I must not dwell on our mistakes travelling at about 90 miles an hour. The
however humiliating they are. We have to crowd roared with laughter. Harmison had
be tough minded and just focus on the been aiming for the throat and the toes
next ball to be bowled or the next and the crown jewelsIt can take a good
project in our lives.Cricket is a team over (6 balls from the same bowler) or
game but there are only 11 players two to get focused after being hurt. But
fielding (bowling and catching the ball) Gillespie is a gutsy player and practises
and they are spread out on a large field. hard at his batting. He realizes it is
Any mistakes you make are seen at once by important for a tailender to score runs
your team mates and the audience. The or at least stay in. He batted on
mistakes of the batting side are also bravely.The gutsy performance of the
clearly visible as only two people bat at Australian tailenders had much to do with
a time.Kevin Pietersen, the promising the Australian success in the first test
England batsman, dropped two catches in match of the Ashes series. They had
the first test when he was fielding but learned how to overcome sharp physical
then went on to a play a good batsman's pain and recover their focus quickly.We
innings. A commentator remarked that he all need to learn to accept the fact that
must have a strong mind to get over the we will suffer mental and physical pain
disappointment of dropping the catches at some point in achieving our goals. The
enough to allow him to bat wellGeraint secret is to forget the pain as quickly
Jones, the wicket keeper, had also as possible and just concentrate on doing
dropped two catches and again a what we have to do.Further success
commentator remarked that you can try to lessons came from the third test match.
put your mistakes at the back of your One of them is that sometimes it is
mind but it is not that easy. The memory better not to listen to the critics
keeps recurring. However, Jones batted whether they are outside or inside your
well in spite of the memory that must own head.Australia had won the first
have haunted him. Later in the series, he test match and then England won the
also took some magnificent catches to second test on the 7th Aug 2005 a date
make up for the ones he had dropped.Both that will go down in history as the date
captains, Michael Vaughan and Ricky of one of the greatest cricket matches
Ponting, batted poorly in the first two ever played.England won the match by 2
tests and were heavily criticized in the runs only - an amazingly close margin.
papers. However, in the third test match Much of the success was due to the
both captains batted extraordinarily England captain, Michael Vaughan, but
well. They both showed the fighting Vaughan had not scored enough runs
spirit to get over the depression they himself in this test or the first one. He
must have felt after the first and second could guarantee that the papers would be
matches and the criticism they were having a go at him in a big way. His
receiving daily.A second key success solution was simple. He did not read the
lesson is that you must not get papers.On Thursday, England went in to
distracted from your goal of scoring runs bat. Michael Vaughan was in third and was
or anything else by mental or physical under great pressure to perform. This is
pain. In ordinary life, many painful where his policy of not reading the
things can happen which can demoralise papers paid off. He scored his first
you unless you are determined enough to century of the series. The audience were
keep going in spite of the pain. Keep up and out of their seats applauding as
focused on your goals and dreams whatever he succeeded. He had scored 13 fours
happens.Those who have not played cricket (hits to the boundary).A captain who
may not realise how hard a cricket ball scores runs can lead by example. It is
is. It is especially hard and bouncy when important that he is in form as actions
it is new. Fast bowlers are usually given speak much louder than words. In the end
the new ball so that they can bounce it he made a large total of 166 runs with
high to hit the batsmen in the head, about 20 four's and at least one six (a
throat, ribs or hands.Once the batsmen hit over the boundary).He told an
get distracted by the pain in their head interviewer that before batting he had
or hands, they will be vulnerable to the talked to the young boy who was the
next ball and will do something silly England mascot for the day. The lad had
like knocking up a catch or failing to already had three heart by pass
protect their wicket (the three stumps or operations. This made Vaughan feel less
sticks protruding from the ground) from tension as he realised that, at the age
getting hit by the ball.Brett Lee, the of thirty, he had so much to be thankful
Australian fast bowler, was run out when for and that scoring or not scoring runs
he hesitated before running. He wanted to was not that important in the whole
flap his hand to get rid of the pain. His scheme of things.He also decided to bat
index finger and then his thumb had been on intuition and not to think too much.
hit by fast balls. Later, however, in He had already done his thinking and his
another match, he redeemed himself by practice. Once he was facing some of the
batting well even though he had been hit best bowlers in the world, he would not
hard on the head and the arm!On the have time to think. His plan worked and
second day of the first test England were he smashed the ball all over the
bowling at the Australians who were place.However, in the end Australia held
having their second innings (chance to out for a draw. They were saved mainly by
bat).However, the England bowlers were the rain which meant that England had
not harassing the batsmen enough. less time to get them out than was
Boycott, the former great England necessary.So then: keep going even if
batsman, commented that the ball should you make embarrassing mistakes in full
be whistling about the batsmen's ears and public view. Regain your focus on your
hitting their gloves:"The ball is new and goals even if you have been hit by
hard. Now is the time to hit the batsmen physical or mental pain. Even the great
before the ball gets too soft. Once the Jim Rohn lost a million dollars after he
batsmen get too comfortable, they will had signed a form without realising the
start thinking: 'I fancy scoring a liabilities involved. He soon regained
hundred.'"Even the tailenders or weaker his focus and the lost money. Refuse to
batsmen who bat last have to suffer. The fill your mind with the views of your
bowlers cannot allow them to stay in too critics and keep your life in perspective
long. Boycott continues:"Bowlers should by thinking of those millions of people
hit the tailenders in the ribs or on the who are so much worse off than you.
hand before they get too comfortable. Finally,once your thinking has been done,
That's what you have to do as a fast take action wholeheartedly without
bowler. You have to hurt the opposition worrying about the results.
tailenders. Tailenders are alright if




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