While the proper cricketers are busy rinsing India once again, the rest of Australia is getting ready for the final of the Big Bash. But which teams made it there?
India’s last away Test for nearly two years offers a final chance for some redemption. Or, more likely, one final beating at the hands of a rejuvenated Australia.
Round seven: the end of the line for the cack teams.
England follow up their inept first innings batting performance with an even more inept one second time around, allowing Pakistan to complete a very comfortable win inside three days.
Round six of the KFC Big Bash saw a record breaking innings from Luke Wright. That wasn’t the main talking point however, as Cricket Australia began to look at the all-important task of making the competition much worse going forwards.
We’re always keen to encourage new writers into the 51allout fold. Here ‘The Australian’ (as he’d elusively like to be known; we call him Matt L) discusses the spin options for his home nation.
Round five has been and gone in a flash, like a typical Phil Hughes innings. Here’s what we made of it.
One of the great innings from Michael Clarke was more than enough to see off a sorry India side. Indeed, the away side were so poor that it made us genuinely angry. We’ve calmed down enough now to write a review.
Chicken. Cricket. Steve Smith. You know the drill by now.
What a difference a week makes. Seven days (or so) ago South Africa were amazing and Sri Lanka were rubbish. What about now?