This week's PitchVision Academy Cricket Show has been cancelled.

Sadly the show had some technical difficulties meaning we could only record about 5 minutes of an introduction to the show but nothing more.

If you want your PitchVision Academy Cricket Show fix, the archive is still available for free from here.

It's a good chance to catch up on old shows where the cricket coaching advice is just as relevant now as it was then.

It doesn't matter if you bowl occasional leg spin or you open for a Premier League team; you want to bowl a good length.

Consist accuracy is one of the non-negotiable Laws of bowling success.

In the past coaches have always stuck to the mantra of 'putting the batsman in 2 minds'.

How many good players of spin are there in club cricket?

Playing spin is difficult and takes practice, but good spinners are rare in the non-professional game and so batsmen don't get to face them much in the nets or in matches.

The result is batsman who can defend or slog, with not much in-between.

Picture the scene; you are playing in a English declaration game. The weather is set fair and after batting first you have enjoyed an excellent tea.

The opposition start well, but lose a flurry of quick wickets. With 6 over to go 22 runs are needed but numbers 10 and 11 are at the wicket.

So they shut up shop, batting out to save the draw.

Some say bowling is a 'god given' skill. Those rare few with the talent for it are the only ones who can succeed.

Bowling ability isn't bestowed by a higher power at birth. It's the result of 5 simple things, all within the reach of anyone wanting to be successful with the ball.

Former Glamorgan player and coach Adrian Shaw joins us on the show this week.

Adrian is the latest coach to join the esteemed PitchVision Academy panel and has developed a course called "The Game Plan: How to Build A Winning Cricket Team".

It was the 25th September 2004. The English summer had passed on and autumn was in the air. But an ICC Champions Trophy final still needed to be played.

It was to be the scene of one of the greatest chokes in cricket history.

The West Indies had got off to a poor start chasing England's 217. After 17 overs they were 72-4 and wickets tumbled further until a hapless 147-8 put England firmly in the driving seat, moments from victory.

PitchVision elite coach Gary Palmer has coached a lot of players at different stages of their career and he has noticed how ego can get in a player's way.

In this exclusive video, Gary tells us why it's important to drop the ego if you want to be the best player you can be.

PitchVision elite coach Ian Pont has announced the MCI International Cricket Camp in South Africa in December 2010 for talented players. It's the first time the camp has been open to non-professionals.

In this interview, Ian gives us the lowdown on why intense camps are so beneficial.

We get all technical this week as Sam Lavery of Pro Coach Cricket Academy joins Kevin and David to go over some bowling and batting questions.

We also learn about David's latest game and the tribulations of captaining a side who can't get runs in the top 6.