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Ok i should have said 80mph, but surely playing on better pitches with truer bounce helps the batters...

What I was trying to say was although for alot of us a 70mph is a long hop that should be put away, there's some people out there who may find a relatively gentle 70mph long hop difficult to play... Hence why they were a helmet?

So surely the standard of the batsman comes into it

[Buzz]

What I was trying to say was although for alot of us a 70mph is a long hop that should be put away

not you canners, you would be ducking out of the way with a girly scream

on a different note - it is great when you see an international batting without a lid on, as MS is doing at the moment...

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not you canners, you would be ducking out of the way with a girly scream

on a different note - it is great when you see an international batting without a lid on, as MS is doing at the moment...

Buzz you have perfected the girly scream

Dhoni has certainly got some balls

[Number4]

I guess it's just how we were all brought up... I was brought up being told a helmet was a sign of weakness therefore I have never worn one in my life.. Have I been hit?.. Yes... but to me that was just part of the game.. putting each others skills against one another

[tim2000s]

I guess it's just how we were all brought up... I was brought up being told a helmet was a sign of weakness therefore I have never worn one in my life.. Have I been hit?.. Yes... but to me that was just part of the game.. putting each others skills against one another

I've hit enough people in the head to realise that a helmet is a good idea. The worst damage I've done is splatter someone's nose, knocking them over and getting them out in the process. I've also hit people on the throat and the ear. At the time I was only about 70-75mph, but I am tall and get bounce. Having done that kind of damage to people, I'd suggest helmet wearing is a good idea!

[Number4]

I've hit enough people in the head to realise that a helmet is a good idea. The worst damage I've done is splatter someone's nose, knocking them over and getting them out in the process. I've also hit people on the throat and the ear. At the time I was only about 70-75mph, but I am tall and get bounce. Having done that kind of damage to people, I'd suggest helmet wearing is a good idea!

I have also hit people and knocking teeth out Tim in my younger, faster days... No mercy

[stevie_94_]

Always had to wear a helmet but from next year I doubt I will when keeping standing up and probably only wear one batting on dodgy pitches, which is most of the ones I play on

[ianbuchanan]

As an opening batsman I always wear one, you never know how quick the bowlers will be untill you face them!

[Simmy]

As an opening batsman I always wear one, you never know how quick the bowlers will be untill you face them!

very true!!!

[19reading87]

As an opening batsman I always wear one, you never know how quick the bowlers will be untill you face them!

AGREED! especially if its teams you've not played against before

[Jagminder]

Every season I have been hit at least once or twice flush on the grille (i never take eyes off the ball LOL). 
To be really honest - It feels great to go to Work Monday morning THAN visiting your dentist to figure out how many teeth are you missing.

Especially for weekend cricketers(like all of us in United States) its a MUST.


Jag.

[Julesoak]

Haven't you realised by now that maybe you shouldn't/can't play the sweep shot... lol

It works most of the time! Broke my nose once - carried on, scoring 48 of a 10th wicket stand of 49!

[Joe]

In the nets the bowlers I bat against always seem to be pretty tall - I'm always edging leg glances into my grille. Batting without a helmet just feels naked - I feel unprotected and vulnerable, like if I was batting with no pads.

[roco]

Better safe than sorry I always say there are a couple of teams I think I'll be ok but I'd like to play on some of these pitches you guys play on if it does not get above waist high I face quite a few decent pace bowlers who can get it head high at quick pace so no helmet is just stupid as I've seen a few nasty hits from people who said "I don't need a helmet" Braun over brains

[12man]

I have never worn a helmet until this season, when trying to sweep a leg spinner top edged it  into my eyebrow wnding up in A&E to get patched up.

I have worn one since, no one ones called me a girl and if they do they will be told to F__k off