When the answer is Xavier Doherty, we sure as hell don’t want to know what the question is.
Owing to a BCCI media blackout, we were unable to cover this Test match. So we’ve just assumed that Australia won it easily.
A pretty standard week for the 51allout podcast, consisting of accidental racism, deliberate racism and trying not to talk about Australia. Or indeed anything at all, in one particular case.
The book on winning in India has been written. But like most books set in India, it’s one that lots of people will probably buy and then never read.
The main topics this week included playing Radiohead at T20 matches, loving Jos Buttler and Luke Wright and boldly predicting South Africa to beat Pakistan. Plus the Australia vs. West Indies series gets an almighty kicking for basically wasting everyone’s time.
Tours to India may not be the voyages into the unknown that they once were, but it still helps to bring along a pallet or two of baked beans just in case.
One million dollars for Glenn Maxwell! Steven Peter Devereux Smith in the Australian Test squad! Three grown men dressed as a set of stumps! It’s been an odd week in the world of cricket.
This week’s discussion centred around Shane Warne’s attempts to get all his mates cushy jobs. Plus a debate around exactly where Shaun Marsh ranks in the list of great serial killers.
Like a beautiful, glorious phoenix, England rose from the ashes of a couple of rubbish performances to win the toss and thus add a healthy dose of respectability to their series defeat.
To celebrate Australia Day the 51allout crew all got together to slag off Australia’s ODI side. And England’s ODI side. And New Zealand’s ODI side, which seems particularly harsh. Plus the final word on the Big Bash.