Phil Hughes RIP

[BrilloPad]

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.

I don't feel that this is a thread for arguing.

Very very upsetting. Only consolation is that he died doing something he loved. He should have had a much longer innings.

[MaryPoppins]

I don't feel that this is a thread for arguing.

This is General.

[TheFaQQer]

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.

Sean Abbott is RFM not RF.

[Bunk]

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.

There are already helmets that would have prevented this injury. However, the players choose not to wear those helmets because they restrict their movement too much.

[d000hg]

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.

I feel that's a poor argument. Even 10 years is rather a long time when you consider how much top-level cricket gets played. And I don't know there's evidence bowling speeds are still increasing in a substantial fashion.

Where exactly was the poor guy hit, the side of the neck?

[Unix]

There are already helmets that would have prevented this injury. However, the players choose not to wear those helmets because they restrict their movement too much.

If that is true then it's on the players head if they get injured or worse.

[Unix]

I feel that's a poor argument. Even 10 years is rather a long time when you consider how much top-level cricket gets played. And I don't know there's evidence bowling speeds are still increasing in a substantial fashion.

Where exactly was the poor guy hit, the side of the neck?

Think the top of the neck on an artery. I agree it is unlikely to happen every game or even every year. I have never crashed but I always wear my seatbelt, think about it.

[DodgyAgent]

Think the top of the neck on an artery. I agree it is unlikely to happen every game or even every year. I have never crashed but I always wear my seatbelt, think about it.

Many thousands of people die in car accidents. Why don't we ban cars?

[Bunk]

Many thousands of people die in car accidents. Why don't we ban cars?

I don't think anyone is suggesting we ban cricket.

[mudskipper]

If that is true then it's on the players head if they get injured or worse.

Boom boom.

It's balancing risk vs benefit - you wear a seatbelt, but if wearing full body armour was more likely to protect you in an car accident, would you choose to do it?