Sydney,
\nAustralia\u2019s cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympics champion, is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their \u201cexplosiveness\u201d off the mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about explosiveness, and that\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve noticed with cricket — they don\u2019t really have a lot of explosiveness when they\u2019re running,\u201d the world\u2019s fastest man told the Herald Sun newspaper. \u201cThey seem to always take off at a slow rate. Getting that right will definitely help people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bolt, 31, who retired from athletics after World Championships in London this year, said he was trying to increase the awareness of running while batting.<\/p>\n
Australian batsman Peter Handscomb said Bolt\u2019s tips were welcomed ahead of Thursday\u2019s first Ashes Test in Brisbane. \u201cHe was giving us a few pointers on how to get a little bit faster,\u201d Handscomb said. \u201cWe\u2019ll give it a crack. He was trying to get us nice and low in the turn and in and out. The first couple of steps are key and if we can get them right, we\u2019ll be fast. Obviously he\u2019s the fastest man ever, so if we can have the title with him, that\u2019d be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bolt said he had been busy after retirement preparing for a tilt at football, having been invited to train with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I want to do. I\u2019m trying to get fit now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy doctor finally passed me after my hamstring problems at the world championships, so now I can start training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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