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T20 Champions League: Review

The Champions League T20 didn’t exactly capture the imagination of the general public, which is to be expected when Dave Stewart’s song-commissioning hotline continues to gather dust.

No Comments | October 29, 2012 | | T20 | Tags: , , , ,

The 51allout Guide To Coping With The Off-Season

Struggling for inspiration with no cricket to watch on the telly? Well we can’t really help there, but we can at least hopefully stoke your enthusiasm about what the next few months hold in store.

No Comments | October 28, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

In The Air! And Safe! And Out! #7: Shane Watson’s Power Play Cricket (Nintendo DS)

The Nintendo DS is home of some of our favourite games in the whole world: Animal Crossing, those weird ‘hands on’ Japanese dating games and Shane Watson’s Power Play Cricket.

1 Comment | October 27, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

The 51allout Podcast #9: October 26th 2012

Podcast number 9 sees us sifting over the ashes of our interest in the Champions League, the ashes of the careers of the Marsh brothers, and….well….the Ashes itself. Plus the usual slating of the Kiwis.

2 Comments | October 26, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part Five (The Oval)

England were 2-1 up with one to play. Bet you can’t guess what happened next?

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part Four (Trent Bridge)

The Chinese, Vietnamese, the Korean and the Japanese are superstitious about the number four because it is a homonym for “death” in their languages. The fourth game of the 2005 series wasn’t far off backing that up.

No Comments | October 25, 2012 | | Classic Series | Tags: , , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part Three (Old Trafford)

With the series level at 1-1, both sides headed to Manchester with ASHES FEVER in full swing. Either that or being so far North was bringing everyone out in a rash.

2 Comments | October 24, 2012 | | Classic Series | Tags: , , , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part Two (Edgbaston)

Up the M40 to Edgbaston went the travelling Ashes caravan.

No Comments | October 23, 2012 | | Classic Series | Tags: , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2005 Ashes, Part One (Lord’s)

A whole week of reminiscing about the greatest series in the history of the game starts, like all the great stories, with England getting a right shellacking.

No Comments | October 22, 2012 | | Classic Series, Opinion | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads (International Edition)? #20: Sulieman Benn

The Unlikely Lads make their first stop off in the Caribbean to welcome aboard one of our absolute favourites