Menno Gazendam is author of Spin Bowling Project. Get your free 8 week spin bowling course here. 

As a spinner you already have a battle just to justify your position on the Twenty20 team.

Most captains have limited sympathy for spinners. You often find yourself bowling well short of your full spell.

As part of our Twenty20 series to line up with the ICC World Twenty20, we take a video look at how to make the most of a T20 tournament as a young player.

In this video, I catch up with Gary Palmer as he coaches his Under 14 Academy players at a week-long tournament with up to 2 games a day.

This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Pallav. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

"My name is Pallav and i play for Assam in the Indian First Class Circuit.I believe you and your website have helped me get to where i m today and i am very much thankful to you for that. Over the past year, I have got lots of 20's and 30's and have not converted them to the kind of scores i would like. Initially,i thought these are just numbers and if i keep my process right,the big scores will come but since they have become the norm for me now, I am a bit clueless to be honest."

Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

Playing cricket is a show.

Even when India are playing meaningless warm up matches before the World T20, millions are gripped to the outcome. The fans don't want to see a workmanlike, efficient performance either.

We want drama and showmanship.

We want players who can do things about which we only dream.

And it's exactly the same at your level; you have to put on a show. It's the only way to raise the roof.

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A first-class cricketer from Assam in India gets in touch with the show to ask how to kick on from a pretty 20 or 30 to a big "daddy" hundred. The team get stuck into the answer in the mailbag.

We also examine uncovered pitches in the Ranji Trophy and have a special guest presenter to answer a question about practice and success. Listen in to hear coach and cricketer Nikhil Sharma direct from Haryana give his advice.

Plus we have another Tailender cricket slang term.

Following on from the profiling article, this is an example of how the profile is used practically.

I'm lucky enough to work with some very talented players, one of whom was disappointed not to make the Academy cut last year. Following that decision, We sat down and worked through the profiler in January and planned our programme around that initial assessment.

The aim was to make the cut for this year.

Menno Gazendam is author of Spin Bowling Project. Get your free 8 week spin bowling course here. 

Asking how long the run up should be is a common question.

And as always, no definitive answer.

Primarily, rhythm is everything: from dancing to delivering the perfect off-break.

It all involves going through the mechanics, feeling comfortable and knowing what the next move should be: a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement.

This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Tom. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

"Hi guys! Thankyou for answering my question. I have concentrated very hard on seam position and the balls lands on the seam facing first slip, do you think that's a good angle? I'm only 14 so I'm not bowling at a orthodox pace most spinners have: I bowl at around 37 mph. What do you think of the pace I bowl? I beat the bat quite a bit, not many edges behind though. I've taken 51 wickets this year, top of the whole club. The season is going really well."

Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here. 

When Sachin Tendulkar was bowled for 17 in the 2nd Test against New Zealand he did something unusual.

Normally the Little Master walks off quietly, thoughtfully and focused.

This time he swung his bat in frustration.

Sounds like a tiny change?

Yes, but it shows something from which we can all learn as batters.

Only he can know what made the difference, but it showed a crack in the temperament of one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

The Challenger Trophy in India gets us talking about the importance of power hitting in the modern game, and why it's more important than touch play even for young cricketers.

Plus we delve into the world of fast bowling biomechanics with Mark King of Loughborough University in the UK.

And what show would be complete without your questions? This week we examine leg spin bowling and adjusting your game to bad wickets.