This is a controversial topic, but this has been one of the most 'swept under carpet' topics ever discussed in Australian sport
Granted Australia has a beach going culture in the summer, although the odd thing with relation to that is Australians are a finnicky lot, even when its a 35 degree day, the majority of us still do not go to the beach because the water temperature in the ocean is too cold. You need it to be a 45 degree day in Perth sometimes to go to the beach
But it was disclosed last year that Andy Flower, the coach of England and former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper batsman was not there in the players box for the first test because it was disclosed that he was getting a melanoma removed, from his under eyelid
Ive heard plenty of interviews with players etc and they tend to talk under their breath when it comes to the fact they were getting a mole removed
Its not such a problem for people who play cricket in England, because the summer there seldom sees the sun (3 or 4 good days a year in the summer), and people on the subcontinent are lucky to have darker skin and pigmentation, the issue with them is more the dangers of cataracts and glaucoma in the eyes.
Its the Australian sun, in all the cities, the sun in Perth is a skin cancer waiting to happen, Adelaide the same thing, Tasmania - when the sun comes out, is sunburn central. It is only Sydney which has a weaker sun
When I played cricket (in a league) the folks were questioning me because they told me, there were better things to do than stand out in the sun for 8 hours and get skin cancer.
But playing cricket in summer has been ingrained into the Australian culture, yet the talk of melanomas from playing cricket has not been disclosed as much
Granted Australia has a beach going culture in the summer, although the odd thing with relation to that is Australians are a finnicky lot, even when its a 35 degree day, the majority of us still do not go to the beach because the water temperature in the ocean is too cold. You need it to be a 45 degree day in Perth sometimes to go to the beach
But it was disclosed last year that Andy Flower, the coach of England and former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper batsman was not there in the players box for the first test because it was disclosed that he was getting a melanoma removed, from his under eyelid
Ive heard plenty of interviews with players etc and they tend to talk under their breath when it comes to the fact they were getting a mole removed
Its not such a problem for people who play cricket in England, because the summer there seldom sees the sun (3 or 4 good days a year in the summer), and people on the subcontinent are lucky to have darker skin and pigmentation, the issue with them is more the dangers of cataracts and glaucoma in the eyes.
Its the Australian sun, in all the cities, the sun in Perth is a skin cancer waiting to happen, Adelaide the same thing, Tasmania - when the sun comes out, is sunburn central. It is only Sydney which has a weaker sun
When I played cricket (in a league) the folks were questioning me because they told me, there were better things to do than stand out in the sun for 8 hours and get skin cancer.
But playing cricket in summer has been ingrained into the Australian culture, yet the talk of melanomas from playing cricket has not been disclosed as much
