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

Opinion Archive

Around The Grounds #3: Lord’s

Everyone knows that it’s the home of cricket, it’s got a slope and it’s hallowed, but what about the game taking place inside it? And what’s more, what about the attendees?

No Comments | May 1, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , ,

FAO: New England

The list of things that England need to do doesn’t just begin and end with “never pick Boyd Rankin again.”

No Comments | April 28, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #48: Mike Smith

1997 – a good year for Texas, New Labour and Mike Smith.

1 Comment | April 23, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Around The Grounds #2: The Oval

51allout go to London, accompanied by some hidden cans of lager.

2 Comments | April 22, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

Around The Grounds #1: Bristol

If it’s April, it must be 51allout getting sunburnt at the cricket.

No Comments | April 14, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

County Championship 2014: England Watch Vol 0

The early County Championship season promises to be like some kind of Grand National, but a Grand National for cricketers rather than horses. And one where the prize is a solitary England cap.

No Comments | April 8, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

51allout’s Best (And Worst) XI’s From The 2014 T20 World Cup

International tournaments are about revelling in the very best the game has to offer. But they are equally about mocking the very worst.

No Comments | April 7, 2014 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , ,

Sheffield Shield Season 2013/4 Review: Moving Australia’s Drinks Cabinet Six Inches Closer To Berlin

Is Australia ready to dominate Test cricket for the foreseeable future? A look at its domestic scene suggests otherwise.

1 Comment | April 6, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , ,

Sheffield Shield Final 2013/4 Preview

Things people aren’t interested in: Sheffield Shield cricket. Things people are interested in: the Kardashians. Our conclusion: people are idiots.

The Generation Game

Sentimentality. Without a Brucie bonus in sight.