Forearm guards

Not many people seem to wear them any more. Personally I would want to have at least three on at once, on both arms. Made of steel. In fact no, made of kevlar.

Still... I swear everyone used to wear them...

there is far too much protection for the batsmen...
Helmets, pads, thigh pads, all kinds of guards, gloves etc

Not good for cricket.

Shouldn't this say "Forearm guards that give me the shits" ?

its great for cricket. it makes the batsmen play shots they may not consider without adequate protection. anyways personal safety is always paramount, you dont want someone to get an easily avoidable injury

OP perhaps summoning the Forum Gods. Or goats.

The One wrote:its great for cricket. it makes the batsmen play shots they may not consider without adequate protection. anyways personal safety is always paramount, you dont want someone to get an easily avoidable injury

arm guard is ok but most of these batsmen are dressed up like gladiators. There is far too much protection IMO.

This is another reason why the world cricket fell in the shackles of line and length.

faisal, if world cricket fell in the shackles of line and length, why are run rates generally higher now than in the 1980's?

lardbucket wrote:faisal, if world cricket fell in the shackles of line and length, why are run rates generally higher now than in the 1980's?

Covered wickets?

We had covers back then, you whippersnapper.

PlanetPakistan wrote:

The One wrote:its great for cricket. it makes the batsmen play shots they may not consider without adequate protection. anyways personal safety is always paramount, you dont want someone to get an easily avoidable injury

arm guard is ok but most of these batsmen are dressed up like gladiators. There is far too much protection IMO.

This is another reason why the world cricket fell in the shackles of line and length.

people dont play cricket to get hurt or break bones. if its something that can be avoided then i dont see why anyone should complain

lardbucket wrote:We had covers back then, you whippersnapper.

I set the bait for the tiddlers and.......

lardbucket wrote:faisal, if world cricket fell in the shackles of line and length, why are run rates generally higher now than in the 1980's?

I was speaking from a bowling point of view. These days the fast bowlers don't try to bowl fast because a) Horrible pitches(even the Perth pitch has really slowed down in recent years) b) Too much ODI cricket c) Added protections for the batsmen which don't allow the bowlers to intimidate the batsmen.

All of this probably causes the bowlers to take an easy way out and fairly quick bowlers like Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan and M Sami* turn themselves in to medium pacers.
* This loser turned himself from an express fast bowler to a medium pacer.

Obviously i don't want any one to get seriously hurt but the gladiatorial aspect of the game is quite important.

You couldn't legislate against protective equipment, as if someone got a serious injury, they could sue.

More people have been hit in the head since helmets were introduce that beforehand.

When you're a chance of getting your head cut open you tend to follow the ball a lot more closely.

I'm not saying helmets are bad, it's just a shame that like nearly every change to the laws over the past 80 years it is the batsman who has benefited.

I'd rather see them bunged on the head and face the next delivery then be better at the hook but eat through a straw.