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Former England Test batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as Australias batting coach for the next four seasons. Authentic Tim Anderson Jersey . Hick joins head coach Darren Lehmann, fielding coach Greg Blewett and new bowling coach David Saker in the Australia set-up, and will begin his contract at the start of the home Test series against South Africa in November.However, his first significant challenge will be to help Australias batsmen improve their output on the subcontinent, with a four-Test tour of India in February-March. Australia have lost their past nine Tests in Asia and were recently humiliated 3-0 by Sri Lanka in a series that was notable for Australias consistent batting failures against spin.When he was appointed Cricket Australias high performance coach based at the Centre of Excellence in 2013, Hick stressed the need for patience from Australias young batsmen, instead of expecting that they could score at limited-overs speed in first-class cricket. He believes a similar mental approach will be necessary for Australias batsmen to succeed in India.At times maybe the Australian way is to really dominate, Hick told reporters in Brisbane on Thursday. In Test cricket the daily run-rate has increased a lot. Maybe India is a place where you need a little bit more patience. The teams that have been successful there recently have been guys who have got big runs up front.If one of our top order get in, batting a couple of sessions maybe is not enough. Youve got to look to post a big first-innings score and take that responsibility if you get in. That may require a little bit more patience than maybe some of the players would normally play at.Hick would appear well qualified to discuss patience, as a man who scored 41,112 first-class runs, 15th on the all-time tally, and as one of only eight men in history to have scored a quadruple-century in first-class cricket. Hick also played 65 Tests for England from 1991 to 2001, and his lengthy contract appears partially designed to ensure he will be around for the 2019 Ashes in England.I played there for 25 years, I think there was maybe a bit of that in the planning and the appointment, Hick said. If I feel like I can add to that and contribute to us doing well … theres plenty to happen before that, but Im sure there was a bit of that foresight to my appointment.The swinging ball has been almost as much of a challenge for Australias batsmen as the turning ball in recent years, from 88 all-out against Pakistan at Headingley in 2010, to 47 all-out against South Africa in Cape Town, to last years Ashes humiliation of 60 all-out at Trent Bridge, where Stuart Broad proved to be almost unplayable in collecting 8 for 15.At the end of the day, the players are out there themselves, Hick said. All the players will be able to reflect on that [Trent Bridge] experience and think they could have played it differently. That goes back to the mental side of it and the mental approach. I played in a game for England where we were bowled out for 46 in the Caribbean. It was just one of those occasions where before you can get prepared and everything, the innings is over.People didnt necessarily have time there to sit and plan and take stock of what was happening, it all happened so quickly. Thats all part of the challenge. Without doubt, you go to India and youre going to get their subcontinent wickets, you go to England now, certainly Trent Bridge and Headingley will be seaming and swinging around, Edgbaston maybe as well. Thats the challenge.Hick takes on the role as batting coach after it was vacated by Michael di Venuto in February, when he was named as Surreys new head coach. Blewett had filled in as batting coach since di Venutos departure but will now return to his original position as fielding coach.Graeme worked with us during the recent ODI tour in the West Indies and we were really impressed with what he brought to the group, Lehmann said. He is a very experienced player in all conditions and will bring a wealth of knowledge with him. With an ICC Champions Trophy, an Ashes Series and an ICC World Cup all to be played in England in the near future, his knowledge of those conditions will also be invaluable. Authentic Chicago White Sox Jerseys . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Authentic Joe Crede Jersey . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. http://www.cheapwhitesoxjerseys.us/authentic-robin-ventura-jersey/ . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. The race at Bristol was a classic Bristol affair. Wrecks dominated the day, resulting in negative points for top-15 starters Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski. All popular fantasy plays, and three of which cost at least $9,000.But it was also a good lesson in the two best ways to earn points in fantasy NASCAR.The top-two finishers, Kevin Harvick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., started 24th and 25th, respectively. They were obviously helped by the amount of leaders who wrecked, as Stenhouse spent a chunk of the early part of the race off the lead lap. But their start-finish differential, paired with good finishes, gave them the two best scores on the day.Meanwhile, there was Kyle Busch. A part of his car broke?and he was then run into after spinning, but Busch still put up 63.5 DraftKings points thanks to his 256 laps led and 61 fastest laps.From a starting position perspective, of the seven drivers in Sundays race who put up more than 50 fantasy points, three started in the top three and three started 24th or worse.Now were off to Michigan, where earlier this season Joey Logano won from the pole. He led 138 laps for 106 points, the fourth-most weve seen at Michigan dating back to 2005 (when the stats used in scoring began being tracked). Last year in this race, Kenseth won from the pole, leading 146 laps for 120 points.Over the past three seasons, there have been six instances of a driver putting up more than 75 fantasy points at Michigan. All of them started seventh or better, with three of them starting from the pole.Just something to keep in mind before Fridays qualifying. Here are my thoughts to get you started this week. Make sure you check back after the lineup is set for my final picks and fades.Im starting my team with:Joey Logano: He dominated in his Michigan win earlier this year, with 138 laps led and 51 fastest laps. But its not a one-time affair, as he has now finished ninth or better in all seven Michigan races since moving to Team Penskke. Authentic Ozzie Guillen Jersey. . Since Loganos move to Penske, he has averaged 61.3 DraftKings points at Michigan, making it his second-best track behind Atlanta.?Going back over that span (since the start of 2013), Logano has averaged 47.4 laps led at Michigan, the most of all drivers. In fact, among drivers to start more than one Michigan race in that time, Logano has led more than twice as many laps per race than any other driver.Keep an eye on these four:Kevin Harvick: In the past seven races on two-mile tracks (Michigan and California), Harvick has put up more than 50 points six times. The only race he didnt, he still led 63 laps, but his start/finish differential hurt his day. In those seven races, Harvicks 63.1 scoring average leads all drivers.Chase Elliott: Its a small sample size, but in his first career Michigan Cup Series start earlier this year, Elliott led 35 laps and finished second to Logano. In his only California start, he finished sixth for 42.75 points. If youre looking for more races, in his two Xfinity Series starts at the track, he finished sixth and second.Paul Menard: The Nard Dog finished 18th at Michigan earlier this season -- not that impressive until you consider he started 32nd, which made him put up 40.25 for a $6,300 salary. At two-mile tracks, Menard is on a streak of 12 straight finishes of 18th or better. His average start/finish differential in those races is plus-7.6.Jamie McMurray: McMurray will likely be a low-cost option, but hes steady -- if not spectacular -- at Michigan. Over the past three seasons, McMurray hasnt finished any worse than 16th at Michigan, although he has led a combined four laps in those races. McMurray is also coming off back-to-back eighth-place finishes as he tried to make the Chase. In the past six races overall, McMurray is averaging 38.5 DraftKings points per race, sixth-best in the series. Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Store Black China NFL Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap China NFL Jerseys ' ' '

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