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[cheese]

There are two new Gray Nicolls bats to be brought out in Australia for the Boxing Day test.
A revamped Kaboom which looks awesome and if it was available in the U.K I'd have one and a completely new bat the X181 which I'm still undecided upon whether I like it or not.
http://www.cricketinsight.co.uk/2012/12/18/2-new-gray-nicolls-bats-for-a-boxing-day-test-x181-kaboom/

[Colesy]

Reminds be of their bats from 4 or 5 years ago that X181. Unimaginative name though

[SOULMAN1012]

Are these available in the UK at all?? Really fancy that X181.

[tim2000s]

They don't look massively different profiles.

[cheese]

Are these available in the UK at all?? Really fancy that X181.

I don't think they are.
They new U.K kaboom has already been released.

[ajm90]

I have no idea why, but that Kaboom reminds me of one of the kookaburra beast models. 
Still I like the look of both of them.

[Spanky]

The X181 looks a lot like the Aus GN Evo profile wise.

[SOULMAN1012]

They new U.K kaboom has already been released.

Must have missed the new Kaboom. Not that I ever liked that model but I may be bought back round

[cricketbadger]

where do they get the names from?
x181 is there a meaning behind it? and the rest

[Chad]

where do they get the names from?
x181 is there a meaning behind it? and the rest

It says a 181mm long sweetspot. I'm not 100% sure how they would know that's how the bat would turn out when made, so they probably have to test it throughout the batmaking process. It does look pretty darn big though!

[hell4leather cricket]

They do just look the same shape as any other gn ? Just new stickers

[Spanky]

Personally I feel the X181 is just the old Aus GN Evo with new stickers, but thats just my opinion.

[smokem]

They don't look massively different profiles.

It's not immediately obvious but it looks like the X181 has a lower middle and no bow. Not a fan of either sets of stickers though...

[Spanky]

Aus GN Evo

[Manormanic]

nothing I really like here. The Kaboom is just blah! and the X181....is it just me or are these letter/number combinations a bit silly (I mean, how does even the most skilled batmaker get a 181mm sweetspot, as opposed to a 85mm one, or a 178mm one?)