Unlike Mark Ramprakash in his first 16 Test innings, we’ve made it to 50. And what better way to celebrate than talking about the YB40 final, England’s Ashes squad and the great one-day finals of the early 90s?
It’s over! The 51allouters got together to talk about the England vs. Australia ODI series and also read some old scorecards out to fill time.
With the Ashes done and dusted, there’s just the small matter of picking the bones out of Simon Kerrigan’s Test career, plus the madness of King Warne. And the first ever 51allout competition reaches its thrilling conclusion.
With the Ashes retained the 51allouters can get on with the serious business at hand: talking about Steven Peter Devereux Smith. Plus the Jade Dernbach for England bandwagon lurches back into life.
It’s a team news spectacular this week. Which mainly consists of three grown men pondering how aggressive a lover Chris Tremlett might be.
The Red Arrows of hype having flown past the bustling cricket ground of anticipation, it’s time to pay regards to Steve Smith’s magnificent half-century, Mitchell Starc’s mystery wide-beamer and Ashton Agar’s family and friends. Yes – it’s the post-first Ashes Test 51allout podcast and the moral compass is spinning wildly out of control like Stuart Broad’s twitter feed.
With Ashes fever causing literally some people to lie down in a cold room, 51allout dampen down expectations like a wet flannel upon a pounding forehead. There’s talk of all the main players, such as Shane Watson, Tim Bresnan and Gordon Banks and various ancilliary media figures get a bit of a slating.