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The England Half-Time Report

With England and India enjoying a brief break between tests, we wanted to have a look at the numbers so far. First up: England.

No Comments | August 6, 2011 | | Scorer's Notes, Tests | Tags: , , ,

England vs. India, Trent Bridge, Second Test Preview

With the dust barely settled from Lord’s it’s off to Trent Bridge for the second match of the series. Here’s how we see it.

3 Comments | July 28, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

England vs. India, First Test: Day Two Review

Kevin Pietersen’s (relatively) restrained double hundred leads England to a substantial first innings score but India make it through to the close of play unscathed.

No Comments | July 23, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

No Space In A Four-Man Attack, Broadly Speaking

With England debating the selection between Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan for Thursday’s series opener against India, we at 51allout wanted to look purely at the numbers behind the former’s career and form, to see if we could find some justification one way or another.

Fire In Babylon Review

This week we watched Fire In Babylon, the story of the West Indies cricket team from the mid 70’s onwards. Here’s what we thought of it.

No Comments | July 17, 2011 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

West Indies vs. India: Hints Of A Brighter Future

Due to the high levels of shame and embarrassment involved in discussing England’s latest hit and giggle thrashing from Sri Lanka, we at 51allout have had to find something else to discuss. Something a million miles away from our usual coffee machine discussions. Something that doesn’t involve mentioning absurd English batting collapses or Luke Wright. […]

No Comments | June 27, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

Fortress Lord’s

England head into the second test with Sri Lanka not only buoyed by the thumping they gave the tourists on Monday, but also safe in the knowledge that they have made the home of cricket something of a fortress over the past few years. Four teams have tried but the rest of the world is […]

No Comments | June 3, 2011 | | Scorer's Notes | Tags: , , , , ,