After an extended Christmas break there’s much to talk about for the 51allout collective. But what’s their view on Jesse Ryder’s airplane habits, George Bailey’s rise to power and Shane Warne’s use of a microphone?
Christmas: a time for being miserable, drinking loads of gin and being forced to watch T20 series that almost always finish 1-1. Plus some other programmes.
2012 showed that England know their classics back to front. For it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, and it was the age of foolishness.
It’s T20 time! Nobody cares in the slightest! Here’s what will definitely happen.
Cheerful times in the 51allout podcast. But is that because of England winning, Matt Wade bowling or the imminent appearance of one James Tredwell?
England have outcricketed India from the moment MS Dhoni won the toss in Mumbai and there was to be no let up on the final day of the series.
Getting up at 4am the night after the Christmas party probably isn’t the most fun thing we’ve ever done.
Woe betide anyone who suggests we’re phoning it in this week.
We all dream of a scoring rate in excess of two runs an over.