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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: justnotcricket86 on April 20, 2011, 11:38:26 AM
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If anyone is really interested, Jimmy has signed up to Slazenger? Was a pretty big name for Goose - must be money as their bats are crap...
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were have you seen this?
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On his twitter mate, and someone on facebook mentioned something about it
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Given Jimmy's so widely renowned for his batting, I'm sure he cares a lot about the quality of bats he is given.... :o
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I heard he turned down Laver ;)
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I had an enquiry!!!
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I hear Jimmy loves batting and takes it seriously...
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You don't become England's number one night watch man by not taking batting seriously! ;)
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150170208808427&set=a.195157713426.129428.164751943426&type=1&theater
Slazenger have posted it on their Facebook page.
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Cannot stand the sight of those gloves
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https://twitter.com/sportindustry/status/62818395640442880
I'm genuinely disappointed I always looked out for the mongoose bats in England matches
As we are all more and more aware money talks (Benn's shoddy treatment of H4L anyone?)
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They were pitching them off the plane at the World Cup
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Jimmys mongoose bats seem amazing too! Really do fly off!
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Put yourself in their position. If A offers you twenty quid to do something and B offers fifty for the same job, who are you going to do it for?
It's a shame when the small brands get outbid on the sponsorship front but you can't really blame the individual cricketers.
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Many factors are involved with sponsorship of professional players and not just the fee so we will never know the reason why Jimmy has left mongoose. Don't see the attraction of Slazenger myself as a brand and i don't see the attraction of a bowler being sponsored by big brand, don't see many people going and getting slaz because Jimmy uses them.
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Maybe jimmy should have joined hunts? I know he stickered mongoose over hunts on his gloves sometimes!
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That might have something to do with the fact that Hunts used to make some Mongoose bats and so as Mongoose launched with no soft goods the players were given Hunts to start with.
Players do move brands for a variety of reasons.
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Ahh that makes more sense then, i wondered why he had the sticker over the top!
I've seen all of his old bats, woodworm, gray nics, and mongoose and had a net with all of them! I was extremely impressed with the goose, im looking forward to seeing one of his slazengers!
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Using a CA made bat now.
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Was just about to post that! Needs to hide that logo a bit better....
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To be quite honest, shouldnt the sponsored player be made to white out the edge branding that is black to make it less visible when taped over?
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Jimmy's CA is going a treat! It is massive
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A cheeky CA for JA.
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Used his bat better than most of the top bloody order!
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To be quite honest, shouldnt the sponsored player be made to white out the edge branding that is black to make it less visible when taped over?
I agree. It makes a complete mockery of Slazenger's sponsorship. The CA brand which is trying to be disguised ends up getting more exposure and publicity! Genius if you ask me
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Spot on legger!
My opinion is that some of the top order try and play too many shots instead of actually waiting for a bad ball.
Look how many LBW's there are. I know someone will say drs this and drs that, but a straight ball should now be respected and played right, not sweeping!
Well batted Jimmy. Monty looked better than he normally does.
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I knew this would be mentioned when I came on here, nice close up of the ca branding on his bat.
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Tbh its an absolute joke. I know players will always get bats when and where they want but when they are under 'sponsorship' and 'endorsing' a brand they should make more of an effort to support said brand and actually use what they are provided, or they select. Even just getting the bats without the branding would be better.
Makes a complete mockery of Slazenger really.
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Broad's was, in my opinion, the worst premeditated shot I've ever seen. Sweeping a yorker?!?!?
Then he held his bat up trying to pretend he'd hit it.
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I didn't see it :( can somebody post a pic???
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Tbh its an absolute joke. I know players will always get bats when and where they want but when they are under 'sponsorship' and 'endorsing' a brand they should make more of an effort to support said brand and actually use what they are provided, or they select. Even just getting the bats without the branding would be better.
Makes a complete mockery of Slazenger really.
You would want your pound of flesh if they get paid the amounts we were quoted last week!!! I'd demand an Ayrtek tattoo on their (No Swearing Please) for that kind of money
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haha, wish you could like comment hahaa ^^^ and tom surely you would want it on their forehead...more exposure hahaha
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Helmet would cover that up lol so wouldn't be much use more likely to see it through their whites on their (No Swearing Please) :)
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Anyone else wonder if that was a Lam Jimmikins had brought out? Huuge, crappy grains....
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haha fair point there tom, you would get good exposure when bowling hahaha, you would have to make them have it done really heavily so that you could see it through the whites haha
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Can someone put a pic on of the bat?
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Did anyone else notice that when he came out to bat in the current Test Match that he was using what looked like a CA stickered as a Slazenger?