It’s time to end Joe Root's agony - cue the cacophony of rampant guesswork
"Truth is, no one knows, because nothing stacks up"
"Truth is, no one knows, because nothing stacks up"
"When it comes to slow bowling, however, English cricket’s imagination appears to run dry"
"The torrents that now will flow for Shane Warne will all be true"
"It feels fresh and interesting, and it makes a kind of sense, not that anything does these days"
"For too long an air of cloying cosiness has hung around the Test team"
Gary Kirsten talks to Phil Walker about his vision for English Test cricket
This is where we’re at
"So much flows from him. But for how much longer?"
"I’m ranked No.1 in T20 cricket and people are saying, ‘He doesn’t even deserve his place in the team’"
"With the quicks, the real quicks, the timeline is shot to pieces"
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.