England go to Sri Lanka needing a strong performance in tough conditions to reaffirm their status on top of the pile. With South Africa almost certain to win in New Zealand, they must win this series if they are to hold on their ranking. It all kicks off bright and early Monday morning…
We turn to a man who looked incredibly unaccomplished at the start of his international career but against all odds, became a crucial member of a resurgent team. Before going quite shit again.
Sorry, did you say Australia actually lost to this rabble? Seriously? Blimey, if they had any self-respect they’d let Papau New Guinea have a go in their place after that.
Sufferin’ succotash! Such was the strength in depth available, we could probably have picked a very competent 2nd XI with the players we didn’t choose (including a few of our favourites Smiths and three bowlers with more than 200 wickets each). You might think we’ve cheated somewhat by dropping an opener down to No. […]
This years Sheffield Shield Final proved to be one of the great games. Unfortunately only the players’ families and friends bothered turning up to watch. And one noisy crow. 51allout investigates the state of play on the Australian domestic scene.
We haven’t done a Scorers’ Notes piece in a while but with a Test series against Sri Lanka coming up we felt we needed a new way to criticise Ravi Bopara.
Two of the very best batsmen are the stars of this team, and they’re supported by a good bunch of popular players (and a former Sri Lankan captain).
It’s been barely a week since Australia finished their home ODI commitments and yet tomorrow they take on the West Indies in the first of a five match ODI series. Here’s our thoughts on said series.
After a rain-affected draw at Dunedin, the two sides have travelled to Hamilton where the pitch is greener than the flag of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
With the world on the edge of their collective seats in anticipation of the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, we cast our eye over the selection debate which has gripped the nation… Or something like that anyway.