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[leeroy_acko]

For ages this morning, when Sangakarra came in to bat. Commenting on how helmets have changed and become more and more lightweight etc...

great publicity!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Cheers Leeroy glad to see its getting some attention now and it was the right decision to change the shell shape so that people notice it as well as the techology inside of it.

Sreesanth has one as well now so if he ever gets into bat you may see him wearing his one!! 

[leeroy_acko]

He just batted, but wasnt actually in long enough to notice!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Oh right...what channel is it on? Know its on extracover but didnt know if it was on any of the Sky channels or not?

[leeroy_acko]

Sky sports 1, all the series is I think

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Ah right will have to have a look and see then, thanks for the heads up! Shoudl tie in nicely with the new website launch with some publicity being raised

[leeroy_acko]

Sadly, now watching the highlights. Sreesanth wearing a Masuri. You need to pay him more obviously!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

maybe but then anything is an improvement if hes not getting paid at all!

The product sells itself to the Pro's as its their livelyhood at stake if they take one in the helmet. In my view it's in their interest to wear the most protective helmet on the market to ensure they are at the safest level available.

[Colesy]

Didn't you say during your BSI testing the Masuris dented?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yes it has a 14mm thick shell but they indented on the ones that were put through, i should stress the obviously still passed though but showed the after effects of being dropped onto a metal anvil and ended up with cavities underneath the cloth.

Perhaps the thick shell is why the players get so hot underneath them as it traps the heat in?! No idea how you would check the way of recording that to prove it though.

[musama91]

so do CSK and Shreesanth wear them for free?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Havent seen Sreesanth wearing his yet have you?

As far as Im aware we arent paying them anything as its beneficial for them to wear a safer helmet for protecting their livelyhood.

[musama91]

that is smashing! I thought they were sponsored by you (as in you paid them to use your gear). Im sure more pros will follow - maybe Shreesanth decided to use it after seeing Sangakarra wear one

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yeah we supply them but don't formally sponsor them as we agreed as a copmany not to actively pay players to wear the helmet as its a sense of false endorsement from our view if they are forced to wear it in order to bank a cheque.

Those wearing them have asked for them as they have seen the benefits comparred to what they previously wore in terms of protection and weight etc.

[peplow]

Do you not think many pro's will take the gamble and wear masuri's and albions etc if they are paid to?? as money seems to rule all these days!?!

Hope they dont though and maybe more sensible players will put on an ayrtek for their own good!