David starts his cricket season in the sunshine and Kevin is fast becoming an IPL fan. We also have former first class wicketkeeper turned coach Mark Atkinson answering our quickfire "5 questions".

This week the show also includes:

John Buchanan caused a huge stir in the IPL when he said "I see there is scope to challenge the way teams have been run in the past".

The former Australian coach went on to outline that his Kolkata Knight Riders side could announce a formal captain on a game-by-game basis and they would be used in a vastly diminished role:

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Both Naz and Geraint have begun their pre-season matches. Now is the time all that extra planning, training and organising starts to come to fruition.

Today's guest article is by Dave Thompson, a club leg spin bowler who took up the game recently. He has approached this most difficult of skills with a fresh pair of eyes. Dave is the first to admit he is an enthusiast rather than an expert and still has much to learn, but his enthusiasm and passion is addictive.

Is it pointless taking wickets in limited over games?

Victory simply requires you to score more runs than the opposition in the allotted time (usually 50 or 20 overs). Whether you are in the field first or second you job is to keep the score as low as possible. That means defensive tactics.

Should you be resigned to not taking any wickets as captain or bowler then?

This week the show travelled to Newport in South Wales to meet up with Geraint, one of the Case Study subjects.

Geraint is an all-rounder with ambitions to play first class cricket. He spent the English winter playing as a professional in Australia and has now returned in time for the start of the UK season. Recorded live at a busy Wetherspoons pub at lunchtime, Geraint and David discussed:

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In part one of this series we learned how explosive exercises are perfect for cricket. Yet proper weightlifters spend years honing their technique. Can you get the benefits without the steep learning curve?

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Chen Yanqing weighs 57kg (9 stone) and is 5ft 2 inches tall. She is also a double gold winner in Olympic weightlifting.  Despite her size she has developed incredible power.

Imagine how you could use that kind of instant access to strength, speed and power on the cricket field.

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Shane Warne once said that part of his job was to prove that spinners were attacking bowlers in all forms of the game. Even though he has retired, his legacy has been to give captain's more confidence in their spinners.

For Shane was right. Spinners exist to get wickets. What makes it interesting is that there are many different styles of spinner. Whether you captain spin or give the ball a tweak yourself, understanding your own style is crucial to success.