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- Updated: December 17, 2016
Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion after being hit by a fielder’s throw on the first day of the fourth Test of the ongoing India-England series. Reiffel is currently home in Melbourne, after the ICC deemed him unfit to take the field in the final Test in Chennai.
Speaking to Fairfax Media, the former Australia fast bowler said wearing a helmet would complicate the umpiring process for him. “It would be too heavy and too hot, five days with a helmet on, it just would be impossible,” he said. “It’s hard to hear [with the helmet on]. I’ve put one on and thought ‘could I umpire in this?’, and I thought I’d really struggle.”
Reiffel, who was standing at square leg when he was hit by a throw from India’s …
