Warm summer evenings, beer on the sidelines and you serenely progressing towards another hundred. The dreams we all have in the weeks preceding the cricket season.
In reality, you'll spend most of the season sat in the clubhouse, pressing your nose up against the window as the rain falls outside or bemoaning your latest golden duck.
Which means you'll have plenty time to digest the finest cricket channels YouTube can offer.
Lord's Cricket Ground
Where better place to start than the home of cricket. Lords YouTube channel contains a collection of the finest moments that take place on the world's most famous 22 yards of grass.
Any cricket fan is able to delve straight into the Lords YouTube channel and watch highlight reels, interviews and snippets of history straight from the cricket's most hallowed location.
HD Cricket Videos 100
If you want to lose hours of your life watching a cricket ball being smashed around a field, HD Cricket Videos 100 is the only place to go.
Containing tonnes of standout performances from international, domestic and T20 franchise competitions, a stream of fours, sixes and 5-fors awaits.
AllOutCricket
When you've finished gaining enough inspiration from how the best in the world do it, it's time to concentrate on your own game.
For that, head to cricket magazine All Out Cricket, who bring their fine print publication to YouTube. Buried in their channel is a collection great technical coaching drills from the likes of ex-England spinner Graeme Swann and current England batting coach Mark Ramprakash.
ECB
For insight and behind the scenes clips from the England's elite cricket players, head straight to their governing body the ECB.
Featuring a regular stream of interviews and video diarys from England players as they compete around the globe, the ECB's YouTube connects players and coaches to cricket fans every single day.
Cricket Victoria
Another one for coaches next, as Australian state side Victoria take to the fore on this occasion. Their YouTube channel features a number of well produced videos featuring members of Victoria's pro squad.
With a number of coaching videos on everything from finger spin to playing on the back foot, coaches can educate themselves before passing on their knowledge to players...even if it has to come from an Aussie.
Strength Speed Agility
Cricket is such a technical sport, and it's no wonder most of the coaching tips you'll find online give you help on playing particular strokes. Still, that's no reason to take your eye off the ball on the physical aspects of cricket - and that's where Strength Speed Agility comes in.
Aside from all those technical tips, SSA features a number of tailor-made exercises that players can adopt to strengthen their body for the rigours of cricket.
Cricket Yard
Draw up a list of who you'd like to bat like, and chances are a certain AB De Villiers will sit near the top.
Head to Cricket Yard and let ADV become your personal batting adviser. The channel has only been going a few months, but there is already a collection of technical videos covering subjects such as the perfect cover drive, and even how to grip the bat for 360 degree stroke-play.
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