That's my point sir Buzz.....you would prob only reach for the lid when someone a little tasty comes along.....if the Helmets have only been tested to show they are safe against the slower speeds then surely they should be tested against speeds that they are more likely to be used in ?
more pace from bowler = less reaction time to avoid the ball if one does come at your bonce
typically what you will see is either a comedy duck or wild flail at thin air in the general direction of where the ball was five minutes ago.
This actually makes it more relevent at the moment as I have been in discussions with our club chairman about making our pitch a little more "juicy" to encourage results (we have a decent pace attack this season) - but if my Masuri lid will be useless/untested at 70mph plus, then sod the bowlers, I'll keep my mouth shut and we can keep our "road"!