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Opinion Archive

The Commentators: Jim Maxwell

You might have noticed a token Aussie on TMS today. We check out his credentials and see if he makes the grade.

2 Comments | June 29, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

No Such Thing As A Free Launch: The Plan By Steve James

Steve James sent us a free book. We like Steve James very much. So much, in fact, that we wanted to tell you all how good his book was.

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

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #13: Dermot Reeve

After a brief sojourn around the world, the Unlikely Lads series gets back to its roots with someone who had no shortage of talent but never really performed for England at international level. Plus he got kicked off Channel 4’s commentary team for being addicted to cocaine, losing the opportunity to spend days at a time sat really close to Mark Nicholas.

No Comments | June 26, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The Commentators: My Dear Old Thing / You Senile Old Fool

Love him or loathe him, Henry Blofeld is as much part of the cricketing summer as rain and misjudged tweets.

4 Comments | June 23, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads (International Edition)? #12: Vinod Kambli

The Unlikely Lads world tour reaches India, as guest writer Arjun Miglani takes us back to the 1996 World Cup and a man who used to outshine Sachin Tendulkar.

No Comments | June 21, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

The Alphabet XIs: The Aftermath

From Michael Atherton to Zakiullah Zaki in 26 easy steps.

1 Comment | June 19, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

RIP Tom Maynard

A few words on a tragic passing.

No Comments | June 18, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags:

Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light: The Simon Katich Story

Earlier this week one of the finest Australian cricketers of the past decade quietly closed the door on his international career. We look back over the career of a player who was considered a strong candidate for the Test captaincy until he started picking fights he could never hope to win.

2 Comments | June 16, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , , ,

The County Championship: They Have The Internet On Computers Now!

YouTube: quite popular. The County Championship: not quite as popular. But surely the former could help the latter?

No Comments | June 15, 2012 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , ,

FLT20: The Big Preview

Is that actually a crowd at a county game? It can mean only one thing – it’s T20 time! We got the 51allout brains trust together to basically backtrack on all the previews we did at the start of the season.

No Comments | June 12, 2012 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , , , ,