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The 51allout Podcast #16: December 12th 2012

It’s full steam ahead this week, with talk of England that mainly involves slating India, talk of Sri Lanka that mainly involves slating Australia and some Big Bash banter. Plus factual errors galore.

No Comments | December 12, 2012 | | Podcast | Tags: , , , ,

India vs. England, Fourth Test: Preview

With England being brilliant and wonderful and having no problems at all now Stuart Broad is definitely too injured to sneak his way back in, the fourth Test preview focuses almost entirely on their opponents.

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India vs. England, Third Test: Day Five Review

Despite a slight wobble, England completed the formality of victory easily enough on the fifth morning to stand on the brink of a historic series victory.

No Comments | December 9, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

India vs. England, Third Test: Day Four Review

An Indian collapse after lunch took them to the brink of defeat before R Ashwin showed up the folly of his team-mates, succeeding in taking the game to a fifth day and winning a tiny moral victory.

No Comments | December 8, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,

India vs. England, Third Test: Day Three Review

England sleepwalked their way to a big first innings lead despite their batsmen intermittently running themselves out for no apparent reason.

No Comments | December 7, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

India vs. England, Third Test: Day One Review

In the space of little over a fortnight, England seem to have remembered how to play cricket and followed up their bottom-smacking of India in Mumbai with a strong start in Kolkata.

India vs England, Third Test: Preview

No-one really enjoys being consistently good at cricket any more, that’s soooo 90s. Far better to swing between extremes. And we don’t mean those berks who did “More Than Words” in 1992.

No Comments | December 4, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

The 51allout Podcast #14: November 29th 2012

The 51allout podcast was two-thirds deliriously happy this week, thanks to England’s drubbing of India and Australia’s non-drubbing of South Africa. They were less pleased to learn that Aussie Matt now lives dangerously close to a rather busy international airport.

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India vs. England, Second Test: Day Four Review

After 30 years of lulling everyone into a false sense of security, England finally showed their true colours by going ballistic on a rank turner and destroyed their hosts in Mumbai.

5 Comments | November 26, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,

India vs. England, Second Test: Day Three Review

A remarkable day for England brought back memories of the last time we were genuinely happy – back in 1988 when we briefly had a job designing toys.

2 Comments | November 25, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,