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[richthekeeper]

So are Slazenger making a big comeback with their sponsorship of Jason Roy? His record ODI score from Sunday won't have done the brand any harm, although I question the wisdom of having Finny and Jimmy as their two other marquee players. What bowler is ever going to help you sell bats?!

One thing I did notice is that Roy used a yellow-gripped V100 bat during his destruction of Australia, but on the Slaz website he is shown using a green XR.

https://store.slazenger.com/jason-roy

Anyone picked up one of these lately?

[Neon Cricket]

You might not be aware, but Slazenger are owned by Sports Direct - naturally I can't imagine they'll be spending any big money, but keeping Roy as their star is at least a good enough move to shift some units!

I suspect the bat Roy was using is from their new range, which likely hasn't been updated on the website yet (the XR was the 2017 model from memory). They've added a few bits onto Sports Direct as a 'pre-order' but the rest of the range will likely follow shortly.

[Tom]

https://www.talentcricket.co.uk/cricket_bats/c30.html
Talent Cricket are one of the few proper cricket shops still stocking Slaz, they have some of the new gear on site.