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Opinion Archive

West Indies vs. New Zealand: Test Series Preview

With two Test series set to run concurrently on opposite sides of the world, we know which one we would rather be attending. We have a look at the West Indian and New Zealand camps and see what we can expect over the next month.

No Comments | July 25, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

You Better You Better You Brett: The Brett Lee Conundrum

The international retirement of Brett Lee has brought plaudits from across the globe, although very few of them are to do with his musical escapades. Our resident Aussie isn’t quite as positive.

1 Comment | July 15, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #3: Test Match

Not everyone had a computer in the 1980s.

5 Comments | July 13, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #14: Jon Lewis

Archetypal English seamers don’t get many people excited, except for George Dobell, who bloody loves them. But one summer’s day back in 2005 archetypal English seamer Jon Lewis shook the cricket world to its very core.

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

No Such Thing As A Free Launch: International Cricket Captain 2012

Ever wondered what it must be like being Andy Flower or Mickey Arthur? No, neither have we. But we guess someone out there must because the International Cricket Captain series is back again in a new instalment. We delve into the world of cricket management games and mostly like what we see.

No Comments | July 10, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #2: Super International Cricket (SNES)

Two video game reviews inside one week? It can only be the school holidays as we dust off yet another classic to help take our minds off the English ‘summer’.

The Commentators: Shane Warne

Australia’s search for the next Shane Warne seems destined to last for all eternity. We take a look at what the man himself is up to nowadays. When he isn’t taking ‘EH’ to the IPL, at least.

1 Comment | July 5, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

How Do You Solve The English Domestic T20 ‘Problem’?

With T20 crowds in England at their lowest since the format was invented in 2003, Steve Grant pinpoints the reason and offers a very simple solution.

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

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #1: Test Match Cricket (ZX Spectrum)

Cricket and computer games have gone together many times, with largely unsatisfactory results. In the first of a new series, we (not literally, although there is a Back To The Future reference in there) travel all the way back to 1983 to look at the ZX Spectrum’s very first cricket game.

Baggy Green And Gold All Over: Just Who Does The Australian Test Team Represent?

How to stop Pat Cummins from falling apart might seem to be the biggest problem facing Australian cricket at the moment, but in truth it has far bigger issues to confront. 51allout tackles the elephant in the room and wonders just what the future holds for cricket Down Under.

1 Comment | July 1, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,