USAIN BOLT PUTS AUSTRALIA CRICKETERS THROUGH THEIR PACES

Eight-time Olympic champion joins players in Melbourne

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has been training with Australia's cricketers in Melbourne.

Bolt - who retired from athletics this summer - spent a session with Ashton Agar, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell.

The sprint king told the Herald Sun: "It’s all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed with cricket - they don’t really have a lot of explosiveness when they’re running."

“They seem to always take off at a slow rate. Getting that right will definitely help people.”

Of the four involved, only Peter Handscomb has been included in Australia's squad for the first two Tests. The Victorian said: “He was giving us a few pointers on how to get a little bit faster.

“We’ll give it a crack.

“He was trying to get us nice and low in the turn and in and out. The first couple of steps are key and if we can get them right, we’ll be fast.

“Obviously he’s the fastest man ever so if we can have the title with him, that’d be cool.”

_{On your marks...}

_{The quartet recreates Bolt's famous celebration}

_{The sprint king shows off his forward defensive}

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