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Opinion Archive

Pro40 2012: The Runt Of The Litter

The Clydesdale Bank Pro40: one of the great tournaments.

No Comments | May 30, 2012 | | 40/50-over, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Whither the One-Cap Wonder?

Now that Jonny Bairstow has played his second Test match, we take a look at some of the English misfits that weren’t quite as fortunate as him – but were still more fortunate than us.

1 Comment | May 29, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,

51allout: One Year On

We’re one year old! To celebrate this momentous occasion we got together to talk about the past and the future. Oh, and to plug a bunch of old articles that have been gathering dust for some time…

3 Comments | May 25, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags:

Beware the Myth of Absent Friends

If we had a penny for every time we’d been told ‘if only the West Indies could pick their strongest team’, we might be able to scrape together enough to pay Noel Edmonds’ legal expenses.

5 Comments | May 23, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

IPL 2012: Pune Warriors Season Review

With the Pune Warriors’ IPL campaign coming to a predictably depressing conclusion, we run the rule over their performance this season. Dada fanboys and those with a weak stomach might want to skip this one. It’s not going to be pretty.

No Comments | May 22, 2012 | | Opinion, T20 | Tags: , , , ,

The Alphabet XIs: Y

Two fantastic Pakistanis stand metaphorically head, shoulders and torso above the rest of the team, the penultimate Alphabet XI.

No Comments | May 14, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

England Ladder: Test Matches

This is our fourth England Ladder. Who’s up, whose down and who’s boringly unchanged?

No Comments | May 12, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,

The Fast And The Dubious: Australia’s new (and old) crop of pacemen

There has been quite a bit of talk of late about Australia’s pace attack. We put Australia’s fast bowlers under the microscope to see if they’re all that Bill Lawry makes them out to be.

6 Comments | May 11, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , ,

The Alphabet XIs: X

At least selecting a Chinese woman and a Greek means we don’t have to rely on Xavier Doherty.

3 Comments | May 10, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

Michael Clarke: Pup Or The Big Dog?

Michael Clarke: love him or hate him, at least he doesn’t have a face like a rat. We got two of 51allout’s writers from down under to discuss whether his ex-fiancée was fit, whether Mickey Arthur is the best thing about him and how Pune really don’t need another anchor at the top of an anchor-heavy batting order.

No Comments | May 6, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,