'If you nick me off, I'll give you my car' - The Marnus Labuschagne net session that showed his Queensland coach he was destined for greatness
He hadn't nicked a ball in five months
He hadn't nicked a ball in five months
“He used to follow me around, asking, talking. Not for advice, just discussing problem solving for batting"
Adam Hollioake and Ben Hollioake played together at Surrey and England
"Bowling at Tendulkar, you didn’t want to just get him out but you wanted to get his respect"
“It’s Charles Darwin’s evolution, mate – you’ve got to survive”
A look back at when England won the Akai Singer Champions Trophy
“Look, I don’t care if you go for runs – I just want wickets”
When England took the unprecedented step of splitting the captaincy
From South Africa's monumental Math choke to Craig Kieswetter's bizarre miss
"I think we just got sick of people not taking us seriously"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 6:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.