As Sandy Gordon, Australian sports psychologist who has had many successful sessions with cricketers and teams says, ‘Like all athletes, and coaches as well, we only tend to analyse failure. What I did (with the Australian team) was oblige people to analyse success a bit more—why did you play well today? Why did you get a hundred? Why did you get a five-for? … and getting people to reflect. Very often there is a pattern of behaviour, a pattern of thinking, a pattern of emotions which many are unaware of.’ It is something that all of us would do well to contemplate!
