Australia vice-captain Travis Head started using a neck guard after watching Steve Smith's brutal scare at Lord's but there remains no team rule regarding the helmet attachment.
Smith wasn't wearing a StemGuard, the clip-on neck protector designed by helmet manufacturer Masuri in the aftermath of Phillip Hughes' tragic death, when he was struck by a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday. The ball belted Smith's exposed neck as he twisted, prompting the star batsman to hit the deck in scenes that dredged up memories of the shocking accident at the SCG in 2014.
Smith was quickly back on his feet but the incident, which resulted in a delayed concussion, has prompted him to consider the merits of using a neck guard whenever he is given the green light to bat again.Head, who like Smith had previously tried batting with a StemGuard but found them uncomfortable and restrictive, changed his tune and donned one during his match-saving unbeaten knock on day five of the second Ashes Test.
When will CricketAus Australia wake up and enforce all players to wear the neck attachment. They will get used to it. The incident with Steve Smith was too close to Philip Hughes' to ignore! No family needs to go through such a tragedy!
9_Moley And sometimes adults use sandpaper when they shouldn’t... you would think after Phillip Hughes these adults would’ve been all over said attachments. They should be compulsory
There shouldn’t be either. These are adults, they’re well aware of the consequences.
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