To anyone who sais they are awefull I ask how much have you used them? A bat splitting in half can happen in any brand at any time, its the nature of the business. Its happened to GM, GN, Slaz, Adidas, Puma bats etc before too, its just the way it goes.
I will tell you first hand for absolute middle quality these are close to the best going around. The one thing about these bats is they are significantly a heavier made bat, however I know they are looking to change that next season so it will be interesting how they turn out with a lighter pickup. Having spoken to staff at two large retailers both agreed the middle on these were the best in the shop. At Kingsgrove Sports they have custom made Spartan Bats to players specs and they were close to the best 'pinging' bats that staff had seen. They all had edges 40-45 millimetres and pinged. They were made to the shapes of Dhoni, Tendulkar, Ponting, Pollard and Dilshan, although not all were that accurate.
They are indian made and run by Ian Wills (used to work at Slazenger). Stickers were horrible in first year...they are slightly better second year but still not great. There softs are very good and very affordable for Australian prices. There top range pads only retail at $85 and they have good gloves (even the $30 ones).
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