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Which Pitch Will Help England Scratch Their 36 Year Itch?
There are many ingredients in the making of a successful team, but a look at England’s recent fortunes in Test and 50-over cricket illustrates the value of a clear strategic vision.
The Commentators: Lord Gower
David Ivon Gower presents the Sky cricket coverage with the same languid style as he batted: eloquent and laid-back, but smart and on the button with it. He tends to let his outspoken colleagues Ian Botham and David Lloyd do the shouting, as he sits back and chuckles wryly. During periods of analysis in the […]
The future is bright
As our Australian friends have kindly proven to us over the past year, it doesn’t matter how good a side you are, a failure to properly prepare for the future will leave you in a heap of trouble. 51allout has taken a look at six of the best young stars of the County circuit who […]
Test Cricket vs. The Weather
England’s recently concluded series against Sri Lanka certainly wasn’t one of those destined to live long in the memory, a fate that often befalls the ‘early season’ Test series in the English summer. While Sri Lanka are far from a great Test side at the moment and England certainly deserved their victory, it’s fair to […]
The Commentators: Aggers
Jonathan Philip Agnew has been the BBC’s Cricket Correspondent for what seems like forever, but he still remains a joy to listen to, whether commentating on the action, running Test Match Special before and after play, interviewing guests or popping up on other radio programmes to offer his thoughts on the match in hand, or […]
Time for a Change
England named their squad for the third and final test with Sri Lanka yesterday morning, and it contained no surprises with Jimmy Anderson for Jade Dernbach being the only change from the drawn test at Lord’s. It seems fairly clear that Steve Finn will be the one to miss out, despite having been top wicket […]
Selecting the England Team the Old-Fashioned Way
It’s a generally held consensus that one of the reasons for England’s excellent results in Test cricket over the last couple of years has been their consistency of selection. To reuse an old saying about the Australian team, it’s harder to get out of the team than it is to get in. There was a […]
Australia throw the baby out with the bath water
We at 51allout are a reasonably international bunch. Some of us even have passports and have been to far-off exotic places like Benidorm and Wales. Despite this, however, it’s fair to say that we’re mainly England fans when it comes to cricket. And with that come certain responsibilites, such as shaking one’s head whenever a […]
Return of the Old Guard
It’s a comeback as ill-advised as when Sylvester Stallone made Rocky V. Yes, Sri Lanka have recalled Sanath Jayasuriya for the upcoming ODI series against England at the ripe old age of 41, despite him being omitted from the World Cup squad mere months earlier. Their hand has been slightly forced by the unavailability of […]
Some Things We Have Learnt This Week
Three Year Itch Since May 22nd 2008, the first day of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at Kingston, only two men have scored more runs than Sachin Tendulkar (2,910) in Test cricket. Despite his poor run in 2010, Alastair Cook is leading the way with a colossal 3,274 runs. But have […]
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