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[uknsaunders]

yeah the question mark was a typo :/
 however i am slightly confused as to why he would chose to go to woodworm, surely there are plenty of other companies who want a decent international all rounder

money $$$$$

Not as if he is actually using their bats lol

[uknsaunders]

really wouldn't be surprised if he get's his bats made locally and waits for the stickers in the post and then tweets this pic. Fulfils his sponsor obligations.

[essexarsenal]

All made in Pakistand and India. Know few players who are unhappy with their bats.

Signed Jim Allenby aswel from Redback.

[Alvaro]

really wouldn't be surprised if he get's his bats made locally and waits for the stickers in the post and then tweets this pic. Fulfils his sponsor obligations.

Yup, like Eoin Morgan, who has his new 'Slazengers' propped up against the spare sheets of stickers...

[scottish_slogger95]

Yup, like Eoin Morgan, who has his new 'Slazengers' propped up against the spare sheets of stickers...

Could just be his old slazengers that he has had to put new stickers on to promote the new range? You can see the outline of old stickers on the bat. I'm not sure his bat maker would put the stickers on the bats for him only for him to take them off. Just my opinion

[Alvaro]

Morgan has a soft spot for certain Indian brands...

[joeylough]

What is it with the move to Indian made bats on the international scene. We talk on this forum how EW and the craftsmen in england but this doesn't seem to make its way to international players. Are we small minded and are Indian made bats equal to the handmade prowess. 

[Bruce]

To me, (from what I read) the Indian ones go from ball one. Rather than knocking in a new one, have a net to knock it in.
We would all do it given the chance!
Most people gate knocking in new bats!

[The_Bird]

Most are down to pure convenience of being in India as apposed to waiting for bats to be shipped out borrow some of your fellow Indian IPL players bats like Hussey, AB, Bravo have all done in the past.

[Vitas Cricket]

I'd be amazed if they were actually Morgan's bats. I've never seen a Slazenger player using the correct official Slazenger octoplus grip, other than Bresnan and Anderson.

[Vitas Cricket]

The toes have a hint of being rounded off too, and Morgan's bats always look like someone hacked at the toe with a circular saw.

[Cover_Drive]

I'm sure sponsors would give players few set of stickers so they can apply to whichever bats they wish to apply on.

There are some companies who allow player to get a bat from anywhere and they reimburse them.

As other stated Asian bats tend to open up a lot quicker and perform sooner than English ones but then in terms of longevity they are not close to English mades, for us its vital as we pay as opposed to players who get them for free.

[Simmy]

all this (No Swearing Please) about asian brands and english brands etc

open up a lot quicker? are u lot on drugs?

90% of the mainstreem bats are from asian companys

Kook
GN
Puma
Slaz

all bats off the shelf are pressed rock hard and take ages to play in! but i guess they may ask them to be pressed harder so they have less returns.

where as most of the small english bat makers are pressed perfectly and go straight away...

TK,H4L,salix etc

[justnotcricket86]

If I remember rightly, Morgan does love an SG...there was a photo of him somewhere on this forum with the SG branding on the side of his Slaz.

[Gerry SA]

No disrespect to Tim Bresnan, but his stock has fallen massively since his elbow surgery.

His bowling is non threatening, in the Eng-SA series and the Ind-Eng series his bowling was dreadful.

He simply doesn't justify Slazenger sponsorship deal.