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No...49Are you all ******* 50? Stunned at this non-helmet talk.
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No...49Are you all ******* 50? Stunned at this non-helmet talk.
I hated wearing them when they were made compulsory (and blamed it for my batting average dropping considerably that season ) but never remember anybody thinking anyone was 'weak' for putting one one on beforehand. Possible exception was I did think wtf when a keeper put one on.I was an early adopter back when you got called *ahem* a NTTAWWTter for wearing one for no better reason that I wasn't much of a batsman and I had a lot more confidence going back and across knowing I wasn't going to cop it in the mush.
Possible exception was I did think wtf when a keeper put one on.
My association brought in this year that all batsman have to wear helmets when facing anything other than spinners, as do all keepers standing up and all non -slips fieldsmen within 7 metres of the bat.
Funny watching the older blokes who have never worn helmets trying to cope (but provides a good excuse when you get out)
It does seem to be the case, but I don't get it. Even with a helmet on, there must still be enough incentive to learn to avoid the ball. Its surely not as though you don't feel anything.To paraphrase Douglas Adams.
"Safety Johnnies - the first bastards up against the wall in the revolution"
I believe helmets are the root cause of a lot of the very poor short ball technique we see from a lot of players now. They just don't watch the ball well enough when it's short.
I get that they're "necessary", but it's awful to watch blokes just turning their head to short stuff. FFS watch the ball and either duck or get inside the line.
It does seem to be the case, but I don't get it. Even with a helmet on, there must still be enough incentive to learn to avoid the ball. Its surely not as though you don't feel anything.
Local clubs are merging, playing numbers have declined, standards have declined. Where blokes once block-booked their summer Saturdays and rarely missed games, these days it's a weekly battle to rustle up enough players to fill elevens. You're never ever at full strength except for finals. Blokes go on holiday with the missus, attend weddings, music festivals and the races and occasionally even admit to such things as preferring a day at the beach. It ain't cricket that's changed, it's people. Cricket is a relatively slow sport, and we have conned ourselves into believing we are time-poor.
Sorry, I don't have the answers. Nothing lasts forever; maybe cricket has simply had its day, like jousting.