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

Opinion Archive

The 51allout Bargain Basement Book Bonanza: “It’s Just Not Cricket!” Henry Blofeld’s Cricket Year

If you only read one book about cricket and other stuff from the late 1990s this year, make sure it’s not this one.

No Comments | August 30, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The Bold And The Beautiful: These Are The Lives Of Test Captains

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives.

2 Comments | August 28, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , ,

The Commentators: Butch

Get the guitar.

No Comments | August 21, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The 51allout 1,000th Article Spectacular

One thousand articles. Roughly one million words. About two good jokes.

No Comments | August 19, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: ,

Domestic Cricket: She Sure Ain’t What She Used To Be

Is Sam Robson really cut out for Test cricket? And if he isn’t, then why the hell not?

3 Comments | August 18, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

RIP Cricinfo

Having cured England and saved Test cricket, 51allout charitably try to help their closest rivals.

11 Comments | August 15, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: ,

The Fast And The Dubious, Part 2: Rating Australia’s Pacemen

It’s that time of the year again, time to laugh at all the currently broken Australian fast bowlers.

No Comments | August 14, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

Long Live Test Cricket

So Test cricket is dying. And what’s killing it? Apathy. Apathy and the BCCI. But mostly apathy.

1 Comment | August 11, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

No Such Thing As A Free Launch: 99 Not Out SKW Pale Ale

Reviewing books: hard work. Reviewing beers: not such hard work

No Comments | August 7, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #11: Don Bradman Cricket ’14

Good cricket games are about as rare as Indian Test victories away from home. Could we really see both in the same year?