After many seasons of playing cricket in several countries and states, i paused for my young family. Coming back to cricket has been fantastic in may ways. I am searching for more from my pre season to improve results. I have a great mentor and former coach who asked if I was "cricket fit". He acknowledged fitness, but told me to train smarter and more specific to cricket. Any tips for batting longer in the middle? Fatigue has been a factor in several of my innings this season.

Hi Pete ,
I would recommend doing the fitness and fielding practice first and really pushing yourself , then when cooked go into the nets .
Concentrating on keeping your wicket intact like in a game .
People make mistakes when tired and over weeks this will help you in game situations.
If you get tired in the middle occasionally take a over or 2 off and stay one end until you get focused and start again .

Thanks Peter. I will flip training and do fielding first.

Peter, being cricket fit I guess refers both being mentally and physically fit. You need to be aware of your strengths and weaknesses and train accordingly to maximise the results while also enjoying the game.

Peter suggest a great way to train yourself physically and I would add to that by suggesting to use technology during your pre-season. Like Ludimos (sorry for the plug). By looking at yourself closely you will understand where you can improve and also track your improvement over a period, building confidence and trust in your abilities.