Match-Day Nutrition

Carbohydrate-led intake before play, sustained intake during, protein-led recovery within 30 minutes after.

Cricket professionalised its strength-and-conditioning after Australia's 1990s dominance under Steve Waugh; year-round S&C, hydration protocols and GPS-tracked workloads are now standard.

Lunch is light + carb-heavy; tea is small + glucose-supported; post-play is protein + carbs + electrolytes.

Heavy lunches kill afternoon performance — light carb + lean protein only.