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Opinion Archive

Jean-Paul Duminy And A Battle Of Ideologies

Jean-Paul Duminy’s Achilles injury may have been a simple accident but it’s opened a can of worms in South African cricket as the past and the future go head to head. Plus it gives us a chance to talk about what Pete Townshend does with his credit card.

2 Comments | November 20, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , , ,

It was 23 years ago today…

Millions of words have been written about Sachin Tendulkar, but have any of them before included Martika?

No Comments | November 15, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | 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: , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #8: EA Sports Cricket 2004 (PC)

In our latest review we do our very best to avoid libeling EA Sports. We think we were mostly successful. Fingers crossed.

2 Comments | November 10, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

Virat Kohli: The Indian Cricketing Adonis

We are massive fans of Virat Kohli. Some of us even think he might be a better cricketer than Steve Smith. The operative words being ‘some’ and ‘might’.

No Comments | November 4, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: ,

The Commentators: Victor

An unsung member of the Test Match Special team.

1 Comment | November 3, 2012 | | Opinion | 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 Guide To Coping With The Off-Season

Struggling for inspiration with no cricket to watch on the telly? Well we can’t really help there, but we can at least hopefully stoke your enthusiasm about what the next few months hold in store.

No Comments | October 28, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #7: Shane Watson’s Power Play Cricket (Nintendo DS)

The Nintendo DS is home of some of our favourite games in the whole world: Animal Crossing, those weird ‘hands on’ Japanese dating games and Shane Watson’s Power Play Cricket.

1 Comment | October 27, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,