test match special

The Ten

The Ten: Initials and acronyms – From VVS to MCC

"'Very Very Special' for India, 'Very Very Sickening' for the Aussies"

Stories
TMS to replay commentary of 2005 Edgbaston Ashes Test in full

"By a long distance, the most requested game was Edgbaston 2005"

by Wisden Staff / April 30, 2020
Sri Lanka v England
No ball-by-ball radio coverage for Sri Lanka tour a distinct possibility

The last time an England Test series was played without ball-by-ball radio coverage was in 2003

by Wisden Staff / February 14, 2020
Almanack
Fred Trueman: English cricket's most enduring & best-loved character – Almanack

He represented a certain kind of Yorkshireness – chippy, forceful, sometimes humorous – that spread his fame far beyond the…

by Almanack Archive / July 1, 2019
Stories
England Women's tour of Sri Lanka will not be broadcast

England Women are set to take on Sri Lanka in three ODIs and three T20Is

by Wisden Staff / March 13, 2019
Opinion
Jonathan Liew: English cricket is dividing – commentary is set to follow

What Stuart Broad and James Anderson tell us about the future of cricket commentary

by Jonathan Liew / July 17, 2018
News
Geoffrey Boycott recovering after quadruple heart bypass surgery

Yorkshire & England legend already plotting commentary comeback

by Wisden Staff / July 11, 2018
News
TalkSPORT snatch 2018/19 winter radio rights from BBC

"Winning these prestigious rights is a great victory for talkSPORT"

by Wisden Staff / April 18, 2018

Issue 67

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:

A world-exclusive with Jos Buttler
Exclusive interviews with Charlotte Edwards, Ebony Rainford-Brent and the brilliant Enid Bakewell
In-depth coverage of how all 18 counties have started the new campaign
A nine-page guide to the new women’s domestic season
Phil Walker picks out the greatest lines from the history of cricket commentary
Jo Harman tells the story of Australian wicketkeeping royalty
Ben Bloom takes the temperature of county supporters
Katya Witney delivers an eye-opening piece on the plight of Afghanistan’s female cricketers
Luke Alfred hails the resilience of Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s first black African captain
Hard-hitting columns from Mark Ramprakash, Lawrence Booth and Andrew Miller

Almanack 2023

ORDER THE 2023 EDITION NOW

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.

The independent voice of cricket

test match special

The Ten: Initials and acronyms – From VVS to MCC

TMS to replay commentary of 2005 Edgbaston Ashes Test in full

No ball-by-ball radio coverage for Sri Lanka tour a distinct possibility

Fred Trueman: English cricket's most enduring & best-loved character – Almanack

England Women's tour of Sri Lanka will not be broadcast

Jonathan Liew: English cricket is dividing – commentary is set to follow

Geoffrey Boycott recovering after quadruple heart bypass surgery

TalkSPORT snatch 2018/19 winter radio rights from BBC

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