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Australia and India are anticipated to carry an identical pre-game tribute in entrance of an anticipated crowd of about 90,000 folks for the Twenty 20 worldwide on the MCG tonight.
Junior cricket has additionally responded to the demise with associations encouraging gamers to put on helmets with neck guards, often known as stem guards.
North Metro Cricket Association common supervisor Neil Riley mentioned gamers have been inspired to make use of helmets with stem guards.
“We encourage all gamers to put on helmets, and probably the most trendy variations if potential,” Riley mentioned.
“It is customary apply to have all junior gamers put on helmets. Again, the expectations are to have probably the most trendy variations out there, however we absolutely perceive that the fee may be the principle consider alternative of apparatus.”
Riley mentioned gamers have been nonetheless coming to phrases with Austin’s demise.
“It has been a very tragic week within the cricket world. It is a surprising warning that there are risks inside the sport and even with all of the efforts to have gamers absolutely decked out in security gear, once in a while such tragic occasions can occur,” Riley mentioned.
“We have had recommendation from Cricket Victoria to have a memorial weekend over the seventh, eighth and ninth of November.”
Victorian spin bowler Todd Murphy rests his bat in opposition to the fence as a mark of respect for Ben Austin.Credit: Getty Images
Community associations and golf equipment are getting ready to pay a tribute to Austin.
“The BHRDCA committee of administration and its golf equipment lengthen their deepest sympathies and ship condolences to the household and buddies of Ben Austin,” the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association mentioned.
The East Box Hill Breakers’ under-12 workforce was to put on black arms and observe a minute’s silence earlier than its sport on Friday night time.
Sports shops and cricket shops have famous an inflow of gamers shopping for the guards this week, one retailer contacted by this masthead mentioned it had bought out of 1 model of guards however had orders in for extra of them.
Older fashions of helmets can’t take the removable guards, many more moderen fashions include them pre-fitted.
Since 2023, it’s been obligatory for all first-class and worldwide gamers in Australia to put on the guards, however this ruling wasn’t prolonged to decrease and junior ranges the place it’s nonetheless non-compulsory.
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Austin’s demise has had ramifications even in England, the place London media have reported the England and Wales Cricket Board plans to evaluation security procedures for helmets at group stage.
The ECB’s evaluation can be formed by the provision of helmets with stem guards from gear producers.
Stem guards have been obligatory within the skilled sport in England since October 2022, however there is no such thing as a requirement for the guards for use in membership cricket.
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