Michael Carberry: 'The way England handled me was abysmal'
"There’s a right way and a wrong way to deal with people"
"There’s a right way and a wrong way to deal with people"
"It really annoys me that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves from that series"
"Remove Giles and put Monty in there, and you have three No.11s and one No.10 batting at 8"
Eight of the team featured in the 2005 Ashes
"There are some very good people in there"
"There is no real excuse why you can’t keep yourself fit during this period"
"I was reading in the press that Paul Collingwood’s bowling would be of more use to England than mine. I…
"We’ve had a number of people come into the team and slip right out never to be seen again"
"We plan for Root to be our captain"
"That structure and support needs to go and allow Joe to average 50 with the bat"
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.