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ALawson said:
RIP
Very freakish accident, thoughts with his family, friends and team mates. His ex team mate who delivered the ball must be gutted.
Incredibly sad day for all particularly his family.Very freakish accident, thoughts with his family, friends and team mates. His ex team mate who delivered the ball must be gutted.
Having been a bit sharp some years ago and hit a few blokes pretty badly I know how I felt at the time I can't begin to imagine how Sean Abbott is feeling right now, I hope he gets the necessary support.
Edited by suthol on Thursday 27th November 06:54
I wonder if this will trigger a rule change to ban bouncers?
I know that before helmets people did get hit, but do bowlers now expect the helmet to completely protect the batsman so it doesn't matter if they do hit the head; with no helmets did bowlers restrain themselves from bowling head height a bit. (Obviously there will be times that the batsman ducks but not far enough, or a rogue ball unintentionally bounces but should the rules minimise this as much as possible?)
I know that before helmets people did get hit, but do bowlers now expect the helmet to completely protect the batsman so it doesn't matter if they do hit the head; with no helmets did bowlers restrain themselves from bowling head height a bit. (Obviously there will be times that the batsman ducks but not far enough, or a rogue ball unintentionally bounces but should the rules minimise this as much as possible?)
john2443 said:
I wonder if this will trigger a rule change to ban bouncers?
No. Although I can see it resulting in a slight change to helmet design. Can they be extended down a bit more at the rear perhaps? Might be a bit awkward due to your stance when you're taking your guard though.Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff