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Nasser Hussain speaking on Sky Sports:
"I think you have to be incredibly careful, even at the highest level.
We have seen Azhar Ali, who has really struggled in England, suddenly say ‘I have to make a subtle change’ and he has had immediate success.
Jos Buttler, after a lean patch, opens his foot up, hits mid-on, and has had immediate success. However, someone like Zak Crawley had had success by not changing. So what fascinates me is when you speak and when you don’t speak.
I think in general you let a boy or girl be really natural and go with their way first."
NASSER says coaching is a lot about what you don't say rather than what you do...
"Trevor Bayliss was picked on the basis he wouldn’t interfere. Kevin Pietersen called Peter Moores “The Woodpecker” and Sir Andrew Strauss liked Bayliss because he wanted the players to take responsibility and coach themselves. Eoin Morgan’s World Cup winners did exactly that. The fact Bayliss sat there with his floppy hat on and didn’t say anything made him very successful. Selection is more important than coaching. England have selected well in Crawley, for Crawley, and the coaches will love working with him."
Rob Key on advice, and when to take it
"The most important thing is that you have got to be right. If what you are saying is wrong, it doesn’t matter if you are saying it in the middle of the game, middle of a series, at the start of their career or any stage. You also have to make sure you don’t get too attached as a coach. You have to be flexible. There are lots of different ways to do things and it has to be right for that person. I think some people worry too much about timing."
"I think you have to be incredibly careful, even at the highest level.
We have seen Azhar Ali, who has really struggled in England, suddenly say ‘I have to make a subtle change’ and he has had immediate success.
Jos Buttler, after a lean patch, opens his foot up, hits mid-on, and has had immediate success. However, someone like Zak Crawley had had success by not changing. So what fascinates me is when you speak and when you don’t speak.
I think in general you let a boy or girl be really natural and go with their way first."
NASSER says coaching is a lot about what you don't say rather than what you do...
"Trevor Bayliss was picked on the basis he wouldn’t interfere. Kevin Pietersen called Peter Moores “The Woodpecker” and Sir Andrew Strauss liked Bayliss because he wanted the players to take responsibility and coach themselves. Eoin Morgan’s World Cup winners did exactly that. The fact Bayliss sat there with his floppy hat on and didn’t say anything made him very successful. Selection is more important than coaching. England have selected well in Crawley, for Crawley, and the coaches will love working with him."
Rob Key on advice, and when to take it
"The most important thing is that you have got to be right. If what you are saying is wrong, it doesn’t matter if you are saying it in the middle of the game, middle of a series, at the start of their career or any stage. You also have to make sure you don’t get too attached as a coach. You have to be flexible. There are lots of different ways to do things and it has to be right for that person. I think some people worry too much about timing."
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