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[Colesy]

Hussey said it allows more flex in the handle

[keysersolze]

ok thanks for that guys his bat just seemed massive but might have been a trick of the light, and Gm do say he uses the Flare not just the usual endorsing rubbish a lot of manufacturers use when their players use stickered up bats. I would like to see the bat he used in the last one day match now after hitting all those big sixes even the commentators thought his bat was on steroids or something the distance they were going!!!

[awp]

he takes all the twine off like a lot of pro's do i hear and just tapes the handle up

What tape do they use? Presumably something light like electricians tape?

[Johng]

Watson's bat is to big and it is in my opinion laminate.

I do know that a few Victorian boys have used laminates recently so it is wide spread in Australian first class ranks

[awp]

Interesting, how do you KNOW? Care to name names?

Watson's bat is to big and it is in my opinion laminate.

I do know that a few Victorian boys have used laminates recently so it is wide spread in Australian first class ranks

[Johng]

Friend with a few of them but to name names would be abusing their trust but let me tell you it is going on.

I service some of their bats and infrequently organise some low density clefts for some of them as they sometimes do not get the best bats from their sponsors.

But most of the laminates are coming out of Matrixx in India

[jonpinson]

Friend with a few of them but to name names would be abusing their trust but let me tell you it is going on.

I service some of their bats and infrequently organise some low density clefts for some of them as they sometimes do not get the best bats from their sponsors.

But most of the laminates are coming out of Matrixx in India

Surely then it is your responsibility to go to the authorities if players are using illegal bats?

[tim2000s]

Surely then it is your responsibility to go to the authorities if players are using illegal bats?

Fully agree....!

[Johng]

Jon it is happening everywhere and little me is not going take on something like that.

David and Goliath not for me and I am not the self righteous type 

[tim2000s]

Anyone got any kosher Newbery stickers? Need to sticker up that Laminate I have as a proper bat...

[awp]

Friend with a few of them but to name names would be abusing their trust but let me tell you it is going on.

I service some of their bats and infrequently organise some low density clefts for some of them as they sometimes do not get the best bats from their sponsors.

But most of the laminates are coming out of Matrixx in India

If these bats are illegal, why would a first class cricketer, let alone an international star even contemplate using one? Imagine if a pro golfer got caught using a non conforming driver....

[Colesy]

Mr Brimble said that RP's Kahuna in the 2009 Ashes was a bit suspect also.

I'd hate to see someone in club cricket use one let alone internationally. It is cheating.

[procricket]

What tape do they use? Presumably something light like electricians tape?

no it like a white zink oxide tape

[Alvaro]

If these bats are illegal, why would a first class cricketer, let alone an international star even contemplate using one? Imagine if a pro golfer got caught using a non conforming driver....

to get an advantage in the cut throat world of pro sport?

[100 not out]

there are blatant laminates. . . the asian one for example. . . . . . ihsan, ca , sf etc . . most of the ones i ve seen you can see the join from a mile, in my opinion these type are laminated for size. to make it look bigger rather than performance.

then there are the other type of laminates, where you cannot see the join,they look "normal" in size - it is literall a very thin sheet of willow cleft stuck to the face of a bat. very very hard to tell these. these are laminated for performance. i have a few pics will upload at some point.