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[Tom]

Perhaps using your specialist evidence finding skills you can find the "no players watch their bats being made" comment? Then once that's done photos of the Top 6 Indian batsman using Lams (that's tongue in cheek, please no more lam speak!)

[Buzz]

stock image off google, probably kashmir rhubarb.

That's Canadian Rhubarb, if I am not wrong...

pah - I will take a picture of my rhubarb with a thigh pad to prove it's genuine status as future pro rhubarb.

Vic - i think you haven't made your points particularly clearly as it is only in your post above that I agree with you.
I am not sure some of the photo's you have shown prove much or some of the evidence.

I think my issue is that - as Tom said very succinctly - all top end bats are made from English willow so as a result it is possible to buy a brilliantly performing bat which a pro might have chosen. The reason they look as if they perform better is because these guys bat for their living and are typically significantly better than the rest of us - thus the reverse effect of a bad workman blaming his tools is happening.
Andy Saf once said that a Pro walked into his work shop and his first comment was "mmm nice stickers" at which point Andy wanted to throw him out..

[Alvaro]

I think my issue is that - as Tom said very succinctly - all top end bats are made from English willow so as a result it is possible to buy a brilliantly performing bat which a pro might have chosen. The reason they look as if they perform better is because these guys bat for their living and are typically significantly better than the rest of us - thus the reverse effect of a bad workman blaming his tools is happening.

I assume that they get a sample to pick from - though the GM twitter is full of posts to FC cricketers saying 'your bats are on their way' and the player tweeting back: 'I hope you've sent a good 'un', etc.

That's Canadian Rhubarb, if I am not wrong...

I only use rhubarb nurtured in yorkshire

[Buzz]

I can just imagine
#GMPro - @EdlowyGMHalo where are my bats Edward - i have sold my last one on ebay
#EdlowyGMHalo - on their way, i have chosen a 20 grainer for you this time
#GMPro - great, I hope it has mega pro ping
#EdlowyGMHalo - Pro Ping - and the rest is is a 3lbs moster that picks up 2.6 you will love it
#GMPro - awesome that sounds like one of hershal's really glad he has retired now
#EdlowyGMHalo - it will wasted be on you - should have gone to #CoachBuzz but he said he didn't want to hurt #canners at the barn

[tim2000s]

I can just imagine
#GMPro - @EdlowyGMHalo where are my bats Edward - i have sold my last one on ebay
#EdlowyGMHalo - on their way, i have chosen a 20 grainer for you this time
#GMPro - great, I hope it has mega pro ping
#EdlowyGMHalo - Pro Ping - and the rest is is a 3lbs moster that picks up 2.6 you will love it
#GMPro - awesome that sounds like one of hershal's really glad he has retired now
#EdlowyGMHalo - it will wasted be on you - should have gone to #CoachBuzz but he said he didn't want to hurt #canners at the barn

LOL

[petehosk]

I had one of those Pro rhubarb sticks nutured in Yorkshire but it crumbled! 

[Buzz]

I had one of those Pro rhubarb sticks nutured in Yorkshire but it crumbled! 

nice Pete - with or without custard/ice cream/cream?
mine turned into a bit of a fool

[junter97]

Were these for sale to the public??

mate they have all been shopping at uzi sports!!

look at these "of the shelf bats"

nitro le...

[Canners]

I can just imagine
#GMPro - @EdlowyGMHalo where are my bats Edward - i have sold my last one on ebay
#EdlowyGMHalo - on their way, i have chosen a 20 grainer for you this time
#GMPro - great, I hope it has mega pro ping
#EdlowyGMHalo - Pro Ping - and the rest is is a 3lbs moster that picks up 2.6 you will love it
#GMPro - awesome that sounds like one of hershal's really glad he has retired now
#EdlowyGMHalo - it will wasted be on you - should have gone to #CoachBuzz but he said he didn't want to hurt #canners at the barn

bring me a HALO LE in 2.8 and you can hurt me as much as you want in the barn

[tim2000s]

Were these for sale to the public??

In Uzi Sports, yes.

[Cover_Drive]

Hi Tom,

Firstly, I apologize for holding a contrary opinion to yours.

Secondly, I appreciate that as these test stars are all personal friends of yours who regularly pop around your place on weekends for BBQs and beer and are only too happy to give you their beloved bats to evaluate, you clearly know more about this topic than a mere mortal like myself.

Regrettably, much to my eternal stupidity, I have relied upon my own eyes seeing in pictures the bats of these stars in their own hands during a match.

Clearly, I am in the wrong, and you are right. How foolish was I not to realise that these photos are all touched up?

I am such an idiot.



Boy, if you can get a bat like Strauss with all those grains, edge width and only weighing in at 2.9 from a shop shelf...you have better retail contacts than mine.



Looks like Morgan shops at teh same place as Straussy.



Dravid must have picked this up at the local shop in Kolkata.



Cooky must have got this as a Chrissy present from his mum. She got it from the same shop as Straussy and Morgan I would reckon.



Virat Kohli is a young cricketer with Bollywood actresses dangling off each arm....he would not have got this awesome multi grainer bat personally hand crafted. Nup, he walked into a shop in Mumbai and the wily sales assistant simply grabbed the nearest bat off the shelf.

I am so relieved that cricket superstars use the exact same off the shelf bats as us mere mortals. Now all I have to do is find out where this shop is that sells this stock stuff and I too can have the pleasure of owning a stock machine made multi grainer, low desnity willow master piece like these guys.

SEe this, not comparable to Strauss but this is off shelf bat;

[Cover_Drive]

I mentioned you and "pro ping" because you were the first person I ever heard use this expression on another forum.

I am sorry you understood my pun.

Thanks Tom, peplow and others for clearing it up

[langer17]

This was on the shelf at the GCCC in Albion