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Opinion Archive

World T20: The England Report Card

Schooldays: the happiest days of our lives. Watching England stink up the World T20: not the happiest days of our lives.

4 Comments | October 6, 2012 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , ,

No Such Thing As A Free Launch: Simon Hood’s ‘Bicycle Kicks’

Now that one of the all-time great group stages has finished and the World T20 hits a rest day, we thought it a good time to finish the latest 51allout book review.

No Comments | September 25, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The Five Most Pointless Matches Ever (That We Could Think Of)

In the first in what will probably be a series of one, we respond to a reader’s tweet about pointless matches.

No Comments | September 13, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

David Warner, Powerhouse: The Travails Of The Golden Boy Of Australian Cricket

You love David Warner. We love David Warner. David Warner loves David Warner. But is he actually any good at cricket? Short answer; not really. Not yet anyway.

No Comments | September 12, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

England Ladder: Test Matches

That the most important player hasn’t changed since the last England Ladder won’t be a surprise, but who’s up and who’s down and who’s still holding on to the bottom rung?

2 Comments | September 10, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #5: Wii Cricket (Wii)

Wii Cricket: the Bryce McGain of cricket games.

No Comments | September 9, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #17: Hugh Morris

An unlikely lad, but a likely man.

No Comments | September 5, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

No Such Thing As A Free Launch: Ed Cowan’s ‘In The Firing Line’

There are two things Australians value above all else: good books and good beer. In our relentless quest for more free stuff, today we get stuck into both.

No Comments | September 2, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

Some Questions: What Lies Ahead?

So long, Andrew John Strauss.

2 Comments | August 30, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

VVS, We Hardly Knew Ye

With the recent retirement of VVS Laxman, two of our contributors, one Indian and one Australian, reminisce over his impact on the game.

No Comments | August 27, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,