Ever wondered what exactly your Skipper means when he brings out a tired old Cricketing cliche? Wonder no longer, 28 pieces of perceived wisdom are now decoded below

 I thought we were better off chasing
Our bowling has the potency of wet lettuce

Bad luck
If you played a shot like that you have got no-one else to blame

Come on boys, the batter is struggling    
He’s actually c**p but I’m not brave enough to sledge him directly

Come on boys, we've gone quiet
The scoreboard is taking a distinctly unfavourable look and everyone knows it

Come on lads, a wicket is coming
These lads couldn't play the bowler with a mile wide bat and a prayer book

Do you mind scoring for a bit?
If you do mind I'm not going to listen anyway

Do you want a fielder at Cow Corner?
So he can fetch the ball from the adjoining field

Get after it
Show the athleticism I lost about 10 years ago

Get yourself loose
You are bowling in five minutes and this is your opportunity to get nervous

Give yourself 10 
You will get a much better view of the ball disappearing into the distance

Good Shooting
Congrats on biffing a boundary but I'll kill you if you repeat the shot and get out

Have a look at the bowling
Don't start teeing off, the batting afterwards is decidedly threadbare

I need a volunteer to take the Subs
So I don't have to pick on someone who has dropped the biggest clanger this afternoon

I'll bat lower down  to give others a chance
Their opening bowler is way too rapid for me and I value my teeth

I'm sorry to say you haven't made the team this weekend
This phone call is making me really uncomfortable

Just move round 5 meters
It looks like I have a tactical masterplan when I really don't

Never mind, another chance is coming
Which we wouldn’t have needed if you had caught the first one

Off peg then, pal
You are supposed to be bowling over this way

Pitch it up
If I wanted someone to bowl rank half trackers I would have done it myself

Push it through a bit quicker
The batsman fell asleep waiting for it before he clouted it out of the park

Run 'em up
My grandma would move quicker on her Zimmer Frame after an afternoon at the Bingo

Take a blow there mate
Go into the outfield and never darken my crease again

The effort this afternoon was superb
Pity about the application and skill levels

Use the facilities
Beamers are not allowed, mate

We all have to try harder
Because the Captain has dropped a sitter

We're in this together
I'm not going to blame anyone, but he's sitting OVER THERE

Can you give me another over?
You are the only hope we've got

Keep on your toes, you need to stop the singles
You actually have to patrol an area the size of Siberia but you are twice as athletic as anyone else and I've got to give someone the job