[Outswinger@Pace]

Originally Posted by a1m

Today on net practice I was constantly beaten by someone throwing balls on middle and mostly leg stumps. More importantly these were good length deliveries. By the time the ball reached me it was right around my upper chest height. I was blocking them but eventually my fear overtook my blocking.

That's some seriously high bounce. I wouldn't expect good length deliveries to be rearing up at my chest and I'm not particularly tall either (6'0"). Maybe you are a teenager and haven't reached full height yet.

If you're premeditating and lunging onto the front-foot, make sure you delay it until you're absolutely sure of the delivery's length.
You'd ideally want to play rising balls with a loose bottom hand. Tucking them away behind square on the leg-side would be a good tactic but make sure you keep the bottom hand real loose so as not to pop up a catch. Steering the ball with the top hand and the lower hand almost coming off the bat-handle is a good way to keep the ball down and pinch a single or two. It also prevents your fingers from getting crushed against the bat handle if the ball rises higher than expected.