Helmets were designed for a side-on game

By Daniel Lane
Updated November 29 2014 - 11:08pm, first published 8:05pm
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson
"I think we should always look at safety advancement in sport and if the standards need to be stronger then that's a legacy from the terrible situation with Phillip Hughes": Robertson. Photo: Anthony Johnson

Former Test player Gavin Robertson, who was a "guinea pig" for the Albion C & D helmet company as a young cricketer, said the protective helmet was never designed for players to turn their head on the ball.

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