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[Talisman]

They are looking at a new fumigation chemical in 2 months.

[SillyShilly]

Looking at a fumigation chemical and having a fumgation chemcial that will work are two entirely different things

[hell4leather cricket]

Hopefully won't affect british bat makers , maybe even increase sales for us,might affect companies who import most of there bats

[SillyShilly]

It might mean that the few companies that masquerade as 'british made bats' will have to bite the bullet and actually make their bats in england instead of importing them all from india!!! One very popular 'boutique' brand comes to mind - he wont be liking this news at all!

[hell4leather cricket]

might be getting near itchy bum time for a few the longer this go's on ....

[SillyShilly]

  What goes around comes around!!!

[uknsaunders]

yes, I wondered whether it would help uk bat makers. Surely it will increase demand for bats made in the UK, as overseas bat makers struggle to obtain stock. It would also restrict demand and push willow prices up overseas and down in the uk - or have I got this wrong?

[SillyShilly]

it could be that many things change, or it could be the case that nothing will change at all - mike mentions they have a replacement fumigation chemical, i would probably imagine that they will sort this (or an alternative) out sooner rather than later and it will be business as usual.

[hell4leather cricket]

can't see willow prices going down in the uk,prob go up if anything !

[Johnny]

And if it got to the point where you could only get english willow bats made in the UK would it not push up the price of bats, as they're more expensive to make over here?

disclaimer: above comment is totally based on personal perception as oppose to any facts ;P

[Tom]

Prices don't differ too much at the moment from England to Indian made, lower grades and Jnrs do though. But I would think that yes prices would go up, there isn't enough manufacturing capacity in the UK for all the brands who are sourcing gear from India. So price would increase as demand increases.

Interested to see how these new regs apply to Pakistan and to a lesser extent South Africa as they currently manufacturer for a few UK brands.

[Buzz]

Given how many bats are made in Pakistan, they must be loving this, they could be a big winner.

Having said that, I am sure Lalit Modi will have a view and could sort it out, even if he has to descretely get is chequebook out somewhere...*

(*not that I am suggesting in any way that indian business or indian cricket is corrupt, honest - will delete this post if it is deemed too contraversial!)

[Mr Cricket]

oh the controversy!

[Richie]

I have a feeling China may be passed the buck, could they start to make cricket bats?

[seedy]

China can produce anything. They are the masters of imitation.