The events that have happened over the last few days have been tragic and possibly the worst the cricket community has ever had to face but I really do feel that regarding safety and helmets and banning bouncers people are going completely over the top.
Cricket has been played for hundreds of years the majority of those very years were played on very sporting wickets, not wearing helmets and with pretty ropey protection of the rest of the body. During this time yes, there has been injuries, some quite severe but nobody has ever died. During the same period have many have died playing football, rugby or horse riding?
Indeed it could be said that helmets in some ways have made the situation worse. Children are now coached and protected from a young age and never get to learn that a cricket ball hurts when it hits you. This coaching and protection breeds players that don't look at the ball when there playing pull and hooks and don't ever consider ducking or weaving out of the way.
Don't get me wrong I don't think kids, amateurs or professionals should ever be playing or practising without helmets I just think we need to put things in perspective and think about what really matters, which is that a young guy has lost his life playing the game he and we love.
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