Video explainer: Batting expertise and decision-making in cricket

Elite batsmen seem to be playing their natural game, but are constantly adapting to the conditions and the opposition bowlers. Digitally altered image. Original by Dean Lewins/AAP

Emil Jeyaratnam, Natalie Pitcher, The Conversation, Jonathan Connor

Authors

Emil Jeyaratnam
Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation
Natalie Pitcher
Multimedia Intern, The Conversation

Interviewed

Jonathan Connor
Lecturer, James Cook University

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This is the second of a three-part video series looking at decision-making in cricket. This episode looks at batting: the techniques and strategies batsmen use in a game and how they learn to make good decisions.

Watch: Episode 1: How cricket captains make good decisions

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