Hussain explains why Bess over Leach was the right call for England
"The only way he is going to improve is to keep playing"
"The only way he is going to improve is to keep playing"
"Now looking back on it, I think, maybe we could have seen a bit more of Dom Bess"
"I see it as quite an attacking option"
Moeen, Bess, or Leach?
‘Might as well throw me up there, see what I can do’
'They were blocking me when I thought they could be caressing me through extra cover'
"I'd been struggling for a long time, bottling it up, and it had started affecting my personal life"
The young spinners took seven wickets between them on day two in Katunayake
"In the early stages of a career, cricketers, much like Pullman’s furry friends, are prone to flirt with different forms"
It was only England's fifth away innings win this century
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.