Sam Heazlett is a prime example of this Mike. Have Qld coaches gotten better and Blues coaches worse. Have Blues coaches lost the plot..forgotten the priorities..preparing our boys for the more lucrative T20 format rather than red ball cricket. Ask these kids, and like their older peers they will tell you the pinnacle of their careers will be to don the Baggy Green Test cap. I have no doubt about that.
Queenslander Mike said: ↑
As developing cricketers we all played limited overs format in our developing years, be it at school or weekend limited games.
That is my point. Too much influence of see ball hit ball is driven into the minds of these kids from an early age. Not how to bat time to keep your wicket intact. When I coached junior kids I tried to instill in them to not throw away their wicket with a rash shot when trying to settle into your innings. I was criticised by parents for killing the fun side for their precious Johnny.