A gradual but inevitable descent into cricket-based loathing and bile.

Articles by Nichael Bluth

The 51allout Podcast #12: November 14th 2012

This week the 51allout team had to overcome Rolf Harris’s natural resistance to having his work pinched plus Skype’s natural resistance to working properly. Here are the results of their endeavour..

1 Comment | November 14, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #22: Darren Pattinson

Darren Pattinson: just like James Pattinson. Only not as good. Oh, and not as Australian.

3 Comments | November 12, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The 51allout Podcast #11: November 8th 2012

Proper cricket is nearly here! With James having fallen overboard Aussie Matt stepped up to skipper the good ship 51allout through the dangerous waters of predicting what will happen at the Gabba. Plus there was lots of discussion about beards.

No Comments | November 8, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , ,

The Warmup Roundup

England and South Africa kindly played some cricket this week, purely for the benefit of filling in a gap in the 51allout schedule.

2 Comments | November 6, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , , , ,

Daytime Television And The Samit Patel Story

Sitting around all day watching TV and eating cakes/biscuits may cause you to end up as a fatty. Apropos of nothing, let’s talk about Samit Patel.

No Comments | November 2, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The 51allout Podcast #10: November 1st 2012

James’s rubbish attempts to create a controversy from Australia’s Test selection aside, it was another fruitful week aboard the 51allout banterbus.

1 Comment | November 1, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , , , , ,

T20 Champions League: Review

The Champions League T20 didn’t exactly capture the imagination of the general public, which is to be expected when Dave Stewart’s song-commissioning hotline continues to gather dust.

No Comments | October 29, 2012 | | T20 | Tags: , , , ,

The 51allout Podcast #9: October 26th 2012

Podcast number 9 sees us sifting over the ashes of our interest in the Champions League, the ashes of the careers of the Marsh brothers, and….well….the Ashes itself. Plus the usual slating of the Kiwis.

2 Comments | October 26, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part Four (Trent Bridge)

The Chinese, Vietnamese, the Korean and the Japanese are superstitious about the number four because it is a homonym for “death” in their languages. The fourth game of the 2005 series wasn’t far off backing that up.

No Comments | October 25, 2012 | | Classic Series | Tags: , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #19: Peter Such

Peter Such: the run-up of a fast bowler. The heart of a small fluffy bunny rabbit.

2 Comments | October 18, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,