Watch: Additional stump cam footage surfaces which some say exonerates Smith pitch scuffing
Does this give a fuller picture to 'Scuffgate?
Does this give a fuller picture to 'Scuffgate?
"What was he thinking — if he was thinking anything at all?"
“That is something he does every single game five or six times a day”
A "fielder causing deliberate or avoidable damage to the pitch" can be a Level 1 or 2 offence
“Shaking the head” is specifically cited in the ICC Code of Conduct as something which can count as “showing dissent…
An unusual set-up, but there is method behind the madness
Only one active cricketer makes the list
Smith is without a Test century in eight matches
"Cricket Bats for Sale, Barely Used"
"I just found a nice rhythm again”
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.