Double Standards once more

[langerrox]

On 'Fox Sports News Active' It say thats Shah was using the graphite reinforced bat and ICC are investigating it further.

 

[Lucky]

That not good news for him, imagine getting suspended after your first game!

 

[Sureshot]

Not been mentioned in the commentary box at all.

Shah isn't stupid, I'm sure it's the painted version.

 

[andrew_nixon]

I'll have to repeat myself yet again.

Kookabura replaced the bats with ones of the EXACT same design to all sponsered players who wanted to carry on using them. It may look the same, but it doesn't have the graphite strip on.

 

[Kal-El]

I'll have to repeat myself yet again.

Kookabura replaced the bats with ones of the EXACT same design to all sponsered players who wanted to carry on using them. It may look the same, but it doesn't have the graphite strip on.

I can back up what langerrox said and can say that it is indeed a graphite reinforced bat.

 

[Cricket_60]

I presume you get more 'punch' out of the same bat. Hence, you don't really need to put as much effort into your shots to give the same energy to the ball upon hitting it.

It was supposedly on the back of the bat to make it last longer and for no other reason.

 

[genghis_khan]

I'll have to repeat myself yet again.

Kookabura replaced the bats with ones of the EXACT same design to all sponsered players who wanted to carry on using them. It may look the same, but it doesn't have the graphite strip on.

how would you know?

 

[andrew_nixon]

I can back up what langerrox said and can say that it is indeed a graphite reinforced bat.

How do you know? All you've got is a picture. Remember that Kookabura replaced the bats with ones of the EXACT same design to all sponsered players who wanted to carry on using them.

 

[Kal-El]

How do you know? All you've got is a picture. Remember that Kookabura replaced the bats with ones of the EXACT same design to all sponsered players who wanted to carry on using them.

What I'm saying is that I saw the report on Fox Sports active, it is indeed a graphite reinforced bat.

 

[andrew_nixon]

how would you know?

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/237489.html

What I'm saying is that I saw the report on Fox Sports active, it is indeed a graphite reinforced bat.

So you can't confirm that it is the illegal bat then. You've seen a report on TV.

 

[Kal-El]

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/237489.html



So you can't confirm that it is the illegal bat then. You've seen a report on TV.

http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=435632006

Shah found spirited support from Anderson to address a clatter of five wickets for 30 runs post-lunch, timing the ball perfectly with his Kookaburra bat, checked for legality by umpire Simon Taufel following an MCC inquiry into the graphite-reinforcements

http://www.sport.telegraph.co.uk/sp...i20.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/03/20/ixsport.html
Shah uses one of the controversial bats backed by a graphite strip, now withdrawn by the makers after the MCC suggested it was illegal. It has not been officially banned and after consulting with match referee Ranjan Madugalle he was allowed to use it

That my friend, is checkmate.

 

[langerrox]

Haha indeed, Nice work for solving this puzzle!

 

[andrew_nixon]

So the bat was checked for legality, and he was allowed to continue using it. Doesn't that tell you something?

And remember that Kookaburra sent out replacement bats to all sponsered players using them.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh?

 

[Kal-El]

So the bat was checked for legality, and he was allowed to continue using it. Doesn't that tell you something?

And remember that Kookaburra sent out replacement bats to all sponsered players using them.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh?

So you're backing away from your statement that the bat wasn't graphite?

 

[andrew_nixon]

So you're backing away from your statement that the bat wasn't graphite?

No. I'm just telling you that the bat was checked for legality, and he was allowed to continue using it. Which should tell you something. And remind you that Kookaburra sent out replacement bats to all sponsered players. Which should also tell you something.

Like I said, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.