It used to be said that if Yorkshire (and England) needed a fast bowler they just whistled down the nearest mine.

These men seemed carved from granite. They bowled a thousand overs a season on nothing but a warm beer and a bag of chips at the close of play. They only ever got injured if they broke their knuckles on someone's jaw.

So you think you know your cricket tactics inside out?

There is only one way to find out for sure; test yourself.

That's why a while back I created a quick and dirty "Tactical Awareness Test" for PitchVision Academy users to find out how good they really are.

Murray Creed is this week's guest coach answering your questions on a range of cricket coaching subjects.

If you are not working on strength and conditioning with the players you coach you are missing a chance to improve their cricket.

Yet it's common to not bother. At club, representative and school level coaches avoid the world of fitness. They stick to what they know; skills work with a few high intensity fielding drills thrown in to gas everyone.

That's simply not enough. Not if you want results as a coach.

In part 1 of this 2 part series we looked at the best lower body exercises for cricket. This article focuses on the upper body.

I'm not talking about going to bars and chatting up lovelies here. Pulling exercises improve your cricket.

This is part of a series on How to exploit batsman's weaknesses. To see the other weaknesses click here.

The low backlift is seen at every level from school matches to Tests. Yet, at lower levels it's a batting weakness that can be used to your advantage.

I'm not interested in exercises.

I'm interested in how to run faster, throw further, stay injury free, score runs and take wickets.

Because that's all exercises are; a means to an end.

As a cricketer, the best exercise in the world is useless if it doesn't help you play better cricket.

This article was only possible thanks to the expertise of former First-class leg spinner Mohammed Haroon, who provided the insights into becoming a professional cricketer from Pakistan.

It's difficult to become a professional cricketer in Pakistan.

With such a deep love for the game, everyone in the country seems to want to play at the highest level.

Competition is hot.

Nic Northcote joins the show to answer you cricket coaching questions on his specialist subject wicketkeeping. If you like his answers pick up a copy of Nic's excellent eBook: Wicket-Keeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art.

This is a guest article by Daniel Maddocks of T20Kids.com: Promoting Cricket for Kids. Daniel is an ECB Coach with experience in coaching young cricketers in the North West of England.

A healthy youth section is the sign of a healthy club.