Don't smash the ball into your own foot

Matthew Hoggard might not be in the frame for England anymore, but as captain of Leicestershire, he has an upfront view of first-class cricket and in his column for the Independent, lays out what he has learned over the last week, including the dangers of playing too much T20 cricket and his advice for Kevin Pietersen.

Like Kevin Pietersen, I refuse to accept that I have a problem when batting against left-arm spinners. Unlike KP, I am sometimes forced to deny that I have a problem batting against right-arm spinners, left-arm fast bowlers, right-arm fast bowlers...

Now, it is not for me to offer Kevin any advice about the art of batting. Except this. If I was him, I wouldn't hit the ball into your foot when trying to drive expansively in the nets. It bloody hurts.