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[nick123]

I have just seen on Twitter some new spartan sticks with new labels.The two are the MC player and MJ player. New stickers/labels/decals seem an improvement.
What do we all think?

[Wooly]

I like the Johnson one

[nick123]

Yeah there is more on the spartan cricket twitter page.

[Wooly]

Johnson is using the new ones now.  I didn't see Clarke bat but assume he had the new ones as well.

[Number4]

Clarkes is very puma colour

[Over Gully]

Not sure on the highlighter yellow for the MC bats, the blue/white/chrome colour scheme is one I like without the need for that. Mitch's looks great though, red and black are my favourite colours!

[cricketbadger]

Simply hate everything about Spartan, saw plenty of the bats and sifts in Aus and they just look crap to me

[Wedge2408]

Never been a big Spartan fan but I quite like the look of the Mitch Johnson bat if I'm honest.

[Wooly]

I was a bit like that at first but they have got better.  Some of the Clarke ones I've seen are stunners and there is also a Viv Richards model which are fantastic looking bats.

[Number4]

The Viv one I seen recently was spectacular

[WalkingWicket37]

Spartan have changed their stickers again, shock!

It will amaze me if anyone buys one because they'll be an out if date model before the season is over with how often they get updated...

[DaanalSeed]

The thing that gets me with Spartan gear is that their main business was, and is primary school plastic sports gear. My childhood was filled with tonking the tennis ball out of the school grounds with Spartan plastic bats. So, in my mind, they'll always be viewed like that.

Not a fan of the new Clarke bat anyway. Mitch's isn't too bad, but that color scheme with the previous designed would've looked alright.

I don't understand why one would buy Spartan gear for the same price as established specialist cricket companies like GN, Kook, GM, etc. (I'm sure you guys know about the lack of variety of brands in Oz)

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[piethepker]

Fan of the Johnson one, don't really like the yellow on the MC spartan

[mk_chappo]

Like the black and red. Looks very strong.

[Wooly]

I don't understand why one would buy Spartan gear for the same price as established specialist cricket companies like GN, Kook, GM, etc. (I'm sure you guys know about the lack of variety of brands in Oz)

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People will buy them because the Australian capt uses one, the Indian capt uses one & the man of the moment Mitchell Johnson uses one.  That's great advertising for them.  Plus the top end ones I have seen are every bit as good as the established brands.

Granted there are not many smaller custom made makers in Aus but there is still a good variety.  As well as GN, Kook, GM you can get Puma, SS (Ton), Adidas, CA, BAS, SF, Slazenger, Steeden, County, Bradbury, Spartan, NB, Grove, Fearnley, Stuart Surridge anf SF from the major retailers.  A fair bit of variety there.

My first experience with Spartan was of them making cheap rugby balls.