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[nwillam12]

The purple pads and thigh guard set suggest not, but the absence of stickers from his bats, plain chevrons instead of Adidas grips and non-Adidas gloves suggest so...

What do you think?

[Kez]

Or he is waiting on his purple Adidas gloves and the correct stickers to be applied to his bats. Adidas are funny about handing stickers out.

[Sivlar13]

The money's still there so he'll most likely still be with adidas. Hawk sticks but bound to just be waiting for stickers.

[Vitas Cricket]

2 years ago (almost to the day) he signed as the 'lead Adidas athlete' in cricket for 'a few more years'

Quoted text are his words taken from social media.

Feasible to think his contract may have ended, but I would be very surprised if there was another brand willing to pay him what he thinks he still worth. Equally I'm sure he loves all the perks of being with adidas; free stuff like shoes clothes etc, but also the relationship with taylormade golf as well as parties/events with other adidas players like Beckham etc.

[FattusCattus]

I couldn't care less what he uses

[Bats_Entertainment]

I couldn't care less what he uses

I've heard he uses Twitter.

[Gingerbusiness]

Isn't that just one of the bats he picked up from Hawk?

No-one cares what you net with, as long as you aren't filmed doing so, as long as he is there with all the Adidas kit when the cameras get rolling!

[WalkingWicket37]

Isn't that just one of the bats he picked up from Hawk?

No-one cares what you net with, as long as you aren't filmed doing so, as long as he is there with all the Adidas kit when the cameras get rolling!

Good thing there were no cameras present to see he was using a blank bat and gloves, which would have started a conversation. Oh, wait...

[Seniorplayer]

Isn't that just one of the bats he picked up from Hawk?

No-one cares what you net with, as long as you aren't filmed doing so, as long as he is there with all the Adidas kit when the cameras get rolling!

Bats made at Belbroughton waiting for Adidas kit and sticker delivery ?

[GoldenArm]

From what Mike has said in passing conversation I believe the stickers actually get sent to hawk directly and are usually applied before they leave so it's possible he's left adidas unless the stickers were delayed to the point where he couldn't wait for the bats any longer.

[Riddy]

white grips on the bats is just as interesting imo

[springbok45]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2016/content/image/995999.html?object=207428;dir=next

Are those Hell 4 Leather gloves he's netting in??

[cheese]

This use of blank kit reminds me of when Prior stopped using Slazenger and used blank kit ( SS with the branding covered) before using Spartan...
Maybe he is between sponsors?

[H4Ladam]

Are those Hell 4 Leather gloves he's netting in??

We were in negotiations but the pie and a pint didn't quite match the Adidas offer. 

[springbok45]

We were in negotiations but the pie and a pint didn't quite match the Adidas offer. 

Couldn't you have gone to a pint and a half? Where's your aspirations?