The recent IPL auction was utterly ridiculous and nothing exemplified that more than the conduct of the Pune Warriors, who threw money at rubbish they didn’t even need. Was there method in their madness? No, probably not.
In a rare moment of clarity, the shadowy figure who organises cricket tours like a master puppeteer has managed to schedule this one the right way around. A T20 series gets England’s visit to New Zealand under way. And boy are we excited.
One million dollars for Glenn Maxwell! Steven Peter Devereux Smith in the Australian Test squad! Three grown men dressed as a set of stumps! It’s been an odd week in the world of cricket.
Our latest Steve Smith Report takes us on tour to the exotic climes of far-off India, where the dangers of Delhi-belly are nothing compared to the damage a late night splurge on KFC can cause.
After nine months of tension and excitement, IPL 6 began limbering up for action last weekend with its traditional annual demonstration of unseemly excess.
New Zealand vs. England: it’s business time.
February 28th 2010: England install Craig Kieswetter into their ODI side. March 1st 2010: Editor Steve installs a swear jar in the 51allout office. Coincidence? We think not.
And that’s why we love it so very, very, much. Put your morals and prejudices aside and prepare to wallow in the glorious filth that is the 2013 IPL Auction.
In the latest Times best-seller, a young man struggles to explain his belief, in the face of all available scientific evidence, that New Zealand will beat England in their upcoming Test series.
This week’s discussion centred around Shane Warne’s attempts to get all his mates cushy jobs. Plus a debate around exactly where Shaun Marsh ranks in the list of great serial killers.