Phil Hughes RIP

[TheFaQQer]

I assumed it'd be difficult for the helmets to cover that part of the lower head, as it might impact the ability to turn your head etc while playing.

Exactly - you could protect that part of the head, but at the expense of movement and visibility. The helmet he was wearing was the 2013 design - I doubt that there is anything significantly different in the 2014 design which would have prevented the accident.

He was injured doing what he loved doing, and he died without any pain. Ultimately, there's not much more you could wish for.

[d000hg]

Yeah throwing a hard ball very fast bouncing just in front of someone is never going to result in it hitting their head. Could happen again if it happened once. If the result of this tragedy isn't a redesign of the helmet then it will be a disgrace.

You were always picked last in PE weren't you?

[Unix]

Or they could use a softer ball maybe. Maybe, only allow under-arm bowling or even ban cricket all together and insist all the players take up knitting as long as they use blunt needles. Tit.

Stawman much?

[Unix]

You were always picked last in PE weren't you?

Ad hominem much

Anyone care to debate properly?

[SueEllen]

Yeah throwing a hard ball very fast bouncing just in front of someone is never going to result in it hitting their head. Could happen again if it happened once. If the result of this tragedy isn't a redesign of the helmet then it will be a disgrace.

It's happened twice.

However considering the number of people who play cricket they are more likely to be run over by a bus.

[Unix]

Exactly - you could protect that part of the head, but at the expense of movement and visibility. The helmet he was wearing was the 2013 design - I doubt that there is anything significantly different in the 2014 design which would have prevented the accident.

He was injured doing what he loved doing, and he died without any pain. Ultimately, there's not much more you could wish for.

How about being alive and playing again? A slightly modified helmet that covers exposed arteries leading to the brain similar to baseball helmet.

[d000hg]

Ad hominem much

Anyone care to debate properly?

You stated your case, others already countered, then you went all sarcastic.

It's happened twice.

However considering the number of people who play cricket they are more likely to be run over by a bus.

While playing.

[Unix]

It's happened twice.

However considering the number of people who play cricket they are more likely to be run over by a bus.

Well only top class cricketers in the modern game (last 10 years) can bowl at these speeds, so although it's a miracle it hasn't happened before, it's down to the number of event's being relatively low. Statistically, it will happen again many times if the helmet isn't modified and as fast bowlers get faster.

[BolshieBastard]

This is sad news. RIP Phil Hughes.

[GlenW]

Well only top class cricketers in the modern game (last 10 years) can bowl at these speeds, so although it's a miracle it hasn't happened before, it's down to the number of event's being relatively low. Statistically, it will happen again many times if the helmet isn't modified and as fast bowlers get faster.

It has only happened a hundred times ever, so how can you claim that it is a miracle that it hasn't happened more than twice during cricket matches?