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[Overdrive]

Just got me thinking. Assuming that Haddin wasn'tt taking the mick, what position would that leave Carberry in with everyone knowing he is batting with a restickered GN.

Isnt this some form of misselling if you are inducing people to a certain range when your not actually using it? Generally, we know pro's often have them custom made so is the culture of the big bat makers somewhat devious...accepting this kind of thing just for the media coverage?

[tim2000s]

Pretty sure Haddin was taking the Mick.....

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[WalkingWicket37]

Haddin is also sponsored by Kookaburra, I'm 99% certain he said it as a joke...

[SelectCricket]

They were even laughing and talking about it on commentary as a joke.

I don't think Haddin would expose that his own sponsor are just stickering up bats

[procricket]

No it was a deflection thing and aimed at Bailey a GN sponsored player.

[Overdrive]

Quite possibly 

Still the general point stands though...sponsored players using another brands bats.

[procricket]

Some brands do not make there own bats so yes some use other brands bats.

[jackmorris]

what did haddin actually say? cant quite work it out from the video on youtube??

[procricket]

I head Clarke say something about sympathy

[ProCricketer1982]

Just got me thinking. Assuming that Haddin wasn'tt taking the mick, what position would that leave Carberry in with everyone knowing he is batting with a restickered GN.

Isnt this some form of misselling if you are inducing people to a certain range when your not actually using it? Generally, we know pro's often have them custom made so is the culture of the big bat makers somewhat devious...accepting this kind of thing just for the media coverage?

To answer my thoughts on your actual question. I'd have no idea who uses what on the whole but there are a lot who are basically using stickered up bats. I personally believe it's miss selling when player x is promoting say a kook kahuna but not using it... Not exactly endorsing it if you won't use it !!

[ManHOOS]

Haddin was pleasing his boss i-e Kookaburra 

I am pretty sure it was all fun, they were teasing him !

[Overdrive]

To answer my thoughts on your actual question. I'd have no idea who uses what on the whole but there are a lot who are basically using stickered up bats. I personally believe it's miss selling when player x is promoting say a kook kahuna but not using it... Not exactly endorsing it if you won't use it !!

That pretty much sums up the general point i'm making. I know money talks but at the very minimum thay should use the endorsing companies products.

[Overdrive]

Haddin was pleasing his boss i-e Kookaburra 

I am pretty sure it was all fun, they were teasing him !

I think so...he was laughing when he said it.

[AlanB]

Agree that the bats should be those of the sponsoring manufacturer.
Conversely, how would the manufacture feel if such an incident happened when if is not their kit at fault?

[Abighugeappl]

Aussies seeing a Kook breaking are obviously going to be put off ,somewhat, of buying one, so Haddin was trying to say that it wasn't one, to save brand identity?
I don't see how people can take this as "Oh it's really bad that Carberry is using a stickered up bat", when in reality the majority of pro's do