Former England batter and current Middlesex batting coach @MarkRamprakash
In cricket there are so many variables, so many factors which can fluctuate and affect form. And when you’re out of form, seemingly nothing goes your way. As a batter, you might turn up for a game and the groundsman has decided to leave a bit of grass on the pitch, when you’re looking for some help to drag you out of your slump. Or maybe the clouds roll in just as you walk to the crease, hoping for that elusive score.