Topic: ECB confirms mandatory lid use. (Read 20117 times)

Neon Cricket · « **Reply #60 on:** April 18, 2016, 10:38:25 AM »

Odds he blames the helmet?

@Ayrtek Tom I'm smelling an opportunity here! Better vision, lighter...

radiomark · « **Reply #61 on:** April 18, 2016, 10:41:07 AM »

Bowled Magoffin,caught Nash.....oops

ppccopener · « **Reply #62 on:** April 18, 2016, 10:45:19 AM »

do you think a lid make contact with the dressing room door on the way back in with a few choice words?

liscon12 · « **Reply #63 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:24:30 AM »

If I was Cook I would go tell the ECB to shove their new regs up their a**e, be a rebel and wear what ever feels most confident with.

ppccopener · « **Reply #64 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:32:17 AM »

Compton in the newspaper at the weekend basically said the new helmets are rubbish, and he was deeply affected by Phil Hughes death, there roomed together and were mates at Middlesex.

Have to say( ive already had my say!

) but I think this whole thing is a joke.

YES YES YES safety is good. But forcing professional players to wear a certain type of design they are not comfortable with is just unreal.

This is their living, this is what they do, and the players know best. If the ECB want a disclaimer signed fair enough, sign it and wear what you like, or use the new ones.

edge · « **Reply #65 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:54:19 AM »

Disclaimers have already been proposed I believe, and won't stand up legally. Has Compton been wearing one of the new ones? Him and Trott have been forgotten with all the Cook chat it seems.

kenbriooo · « **Reply #66 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:59:27 AM »

Struggle to believe that he cannot have one made to almost exactly his same current specs but that meets the new regs

Kieron_BT · « **Reply #67 on:** April 18, 2016, 12:09:09 PM »

What safer? A professional facing a cricket ball at 90mph and loosing sight of the ball because he doesn't like the new helmet or wearing a helmet he has grew up wearing and learning to play the game and watching the ball the whole time? Its simple, it should be the batsman's choice what they wear, I mean they should be able to walk out and wear no helmet if they made the choice themselves.

mdg20 · « **Reply #68 on:** April 18, 2016, 12:33:37 PM »

Quote from: liscon12 on April 18, 2016, 11:24:30 AM

If I was Cook I would go tell the ECB to shove their new regs up their a**e, be a rebel and wear what ever feels most confident with.

If I was the ECB id remind him who pays him and being one of England's greatest batsmen has got **** all to do with what lid you wear. Just get on with it.

Having gone from old Masuri to a new one there is naff all difference in visibility. Players are making this far too much of an issue than it should.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #69 on:** April 18, 2016, 12:58:06 PM »

Quote from: kenbriooo on April 18, 2016, 11:59:27 AM

Struggle to believe that he cannot have one made to almost exactly his same current specs but that meets the new regs

In order to pass the safety test, you have to submit 30+ units to be tested and certified. Thats not really the main point though, if it was possible to have a compliant helmet that was very similar to a non compliant one, i'm sure the manufacturers would have done so.

SirScottiod · « **Reply #70 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:04:41 PM »

I don't mean to appear stupid or anything, but if the grill is adjustable can it not just be adjusted so that a ball doesn't fit through it?

Ayrtek Cricket · « **Reply #71 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:15:18 PM »

Quote from: SirScottiod on April 18, 2016, 01:04:41 PM

I don't mean to appear stupid or anything, but if the grill is adjustable can it not just be adjusted so that a ball doesn't fit through it?

Its not so much the grille but peak flexion that has meant brands needing to go back to the drawing board to solve the issue.

Whilst shrinking the gap so you cant push a ball through it by hand seems wise things change quite drastically when you fire a ball at 63mph at it from 0.6m away.

Mr_Orange · « **Reply #72 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:57:24 PM »

Quote from: edge on April 18, 2016, 11:54:19 AM

Disclaimers have already been proposed I believe, and won't stand up legally. Has Compton been wearing one of the new ones? Him and Trott have been forgotten with all the Cook chat it seems.

Yep! Sneaking in under the radar with Cook getting all the fuss. Picture from today

Compton is wearing a new Masuri

ppccopener · « **Reply #73 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:59:10 PM »

Trotty !!! we still love ya son

our rock at number 3

Neon Cricket · « **Reply #74 on:** April 18, 2016, 04:04:01 PM »

Can't really tell from the pictures, but that M&H doesn't look like it's got 50mm edges...

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