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No Space In A Four-Man Attack, Broadly Speaking

With England debating the selection between Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan for Thursday’s series opener against India, we at 51allout wanted to look purely at the numbers behind the former’s career and form, to see if we could find some justification one way or another.

Fire In Babylon Review

This week we watched Fire In Babylon, the story of the West Indies cricket team from the mid 70’s onwards. Here’s what we thought of it.

No Comments | July 17, 2011 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

T20: Stars Of The Season

Last night finally saw the annual T20 group stage marathon reach its conclusion. We wanted to have a look at some of the best performers over the domestic season. And also make a cheap joke about Steve Smith.

No Comments | July 16, 2011 | | T20 | Tags:

The Commentators: MP Vaughan

By Anthony K The great cricketer who fails as a captain (q.v.: Botham, I.T.) is a staple of sporting journalism and the usual conclusion is that they lack the insight required to understand and motivate players who don’t share their instinctive genius. Here at 51AllOut, we have little to add to this store of wisdom, […]

No Comments | July 14, 2011 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

England Ladder: Test Matches

Fine seasons by several young players means the ladder now has an extra five rungs. 1. Alastair Cook (+2) The vice-captain is now a more definite pick than the captain. Cook’s form (see his 10-innings average  https://www.51allout.co.uk/2011-07-12-the-england-form-guide-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-numbers/) is so good that it’d be difficult to argue against him being in a World XI. His performances […]

No Comments | July 13, 2011 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags:

The England Form Guide or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Numbers

A short while back we looked at the idea of using a ten-innings rolling average to look at a player’s ‘form’, as opposed to their career average, which is more a measure of overall ‘quality’. Here we’ll use this idea to have a look at England’s current top-order batsmen.

No Comments | July 12, 2011 | | Scorer's Notes, Tests | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

England vs. Sri Lanka: 5th ODI Review

England and Sri Lanka traded blows in a genuinely fascinating ODI before the home side eventually emerged on top to take the series. The resulting wild party at 51allout Towers led to everyone forgetting to write the review.

No Comments | July 10, 2011 | | 40/50-over | Tags: ,

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.

1 Comment | July 8, 2011 | | 40/50-over, Opinion | Tags: , ,

England vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI Preview, Old Trafford

In a sentence: Winner takes all as a topsy-turvy series draws to a close.   The home team: It’s hard to see England making any changes from the team that won so handsomely last time out. Questions linger about the balance of the batting line-up, Broad’s form and Dernbach’s quality but in all likelihood we […]

England vs. Sri Lanka: 4th ODI Review

England destroyed Sri Lanka as the series took another weird turn.

3 Comments | July 6, 2011 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , ,