Even the ECB makes the right decision twice a decade.
Peter Such: the run-up of a fast bowler. The heart of a small fluffy bunny rabbit.
Kevin Pietersen, the ECB, the Champions League, Channel Nine and the Steve Smith victory waddle. Just a typical week in chateau 51allout.
A one man wrecking ball, we bloody love Ian Chappell. Even if he probably thinks we are a pack of dickheads.
Nick Compton’s summer: good. Joe Root’s summer: less good. Here we drag these basic facts out into 1,200 words, two charts and several references to the cancellation of Knightmare.
Ian Blackwell: the Samit Patel of the mid noughties.
When he’s not shouting Wallop, David Lloyd is one of our favourite commentators. But when he is shouting Wallop, he’s like some kind of Peter Bastard Kay.
You may know this game better as Brian Lara Cricket ’99. Either way it’s an absolute belter, and one of the very best ever made in the genre.
The final word on the World T20. Plus a debate about one of the great Britpop bands.