New balls please! Ball change has big impact on day two
Joe Denly and Jos Buttler each fell to a 'new' old ball
Joe Denly and Jos Buttler each fell to a 'new' old ball
A list of umpiring errors in the first Ashes Test so far
Paceman fails to recover from side strain and knee injury
"The game has come far enough now for the game to not have neutral umpires"
Team-mates reaction sent shivers down his spine, says Australia batsman
Fast bowler says Anderson apologised to the bowling group for pulling up after just four overs
"It seems remarkable to think that there were some calls for Stuart Broad to be dropped for this Test match"
After all the chat and pre-Ashes hype, day one of the first Test at Edgbaston certainly delivered.
A guide to the World Test Championship
"Ultimately, it comes down to how we're going to win enough games to win the series"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
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.