Ed Pollock admits the work he has put in to try and revert back to playing his natural game during the past 12 months are starting to pay dividends.
The Worcestershire opener admits he has become more controlled in his approach and not trying to force the pace in terms of scoring.
The left hander said he “went away from what’s me at my best” and struggled for form.
But the change in approach has paid dividends and led to successive scores of 67 versus Derbyshire, 120 not out against Wales and a magnificent 180 off the Middlesex attack in his last three knocks.
The latter knock in the Metro Bank One Day Cup was based on controlled aggression and not looking to unnecessarily force the pace.
Pollock said: “I feel like I’ve settled into a nice tempo in this last week or so.
“A few things have just fallen into place. I don’t have to go out looking to score. It comes quite naturally to me as long as I keep my intent up.
“But it is certainly a lot more controlled than I have been in the past few weeks and I’m certainly reaping the rewards of that.
“You learn these lessons over time. Being at the back end of the T20, I was one end of trying to hit every ball for six before they bowled it.
“I went to open the batting and actually thought ‘that’s not me’.
“I’ve done a lot of work over the last 12 months over trying to get back to natural and what’s good for me and what my mindset is.”
Pollock added: “I had a middling decent first year here, got two Championship hundreds and a 90 odd and I thought I’ve got the shots and can just tweak things.
“But without realising it, technically and with my mindset, I went away from what’s me at my best.
“It’s been a 12 month journey from about this time last year when I was holding the right end of the bat handle for a while to what is me at my best.
“It’s just starting to click in.”
