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In a pitch preparation race to the bottom, Test cricket would be the loser

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Virat Kohli's five best sub-100 innings in Tests

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The permutations that could take England to the top of the world Test rankings in 2021

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Wisden writers pick their England XIs for the fourth Test

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Four selection dilemmas for England ahead of the fourth Test

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How to solve English cricket's spin problem

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Umesh Yadav, the subcontinental beast England haven’t yet faced

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‘It wasn’t a fair contest’ - when Joe Root criticised a home pitch after an England win

Starting strong: An XI of 21st century players who starred in their debut Test series

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Watch: R Ashwin in heated exchange with English journalist over pitch question

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Why the controversial pitch for the third Test could benefit England in the fourth

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Watch Virat Kohli play down a debate over the pitch after an overseas loss

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If Rohit Sharma never cracks Test cricket away from home, that's OK

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Pundits, former cricketers trash Motera pitch, India defend it

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Forget the pitch, this was a masterclass from Axar Patel

Featured

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 41: The stories of England's black cricketers

Women's Cricket

Female cricketers in England don’t have to dream big anymore – and that’s a good thing

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Nowhere to turn – The travails of an English spinner in India

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England's rotation policy has softened the edges of an untouchable series

Australia v India

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'It hurts' — Langer reveals effects of coaching criticism on personal life

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Sandwichgate: The best jokes and memes

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Why Ajinkya Rahane decided against cutting a cake upon his return from Australia

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Team India's signatures on gifted jersey to Nathan Lyon amuses fans

DRS operator admits to fourth stump error in Sydney Test

Mohammed Siraj: An ode to the skill that's masked by the story

Australia v India

Why India's mid-innings message in Sydney was never delivered to Ashwin & Vihari

Australia v India

A world of Paine: Fans take aim at the wrong Tims

Wisden Almanack 2020

Funny, determined, and an all-action hero: Paul Allott's tribute to Bob Willis

The life and times of Bob Willis – Almanack

Seymour Nurse: 1933-2019

Cricket and mental health: A healing at Lord's – Almanack

Quizzes

Quiz! Name the leading run-scorers in Test cricket at the end of the 20th century

Quiz! Name the top 20 ODI run-getters in the 20th century

Quiz! Can you recall Ian Smith's famous World Cup final last ball commentary word for word?

Quiz! Name the playing XIs in Chris Gayle's first ODI in 1999

Quiz! Name the bowlers with the most maidens in IPL history

Quiz! Name the bowlers with the most international wickets on home soil

Quiz! Every men's Test cricketer to score 100 runs in a session this century

Quiz! Name the top 20 men's ODI wicket-takers in the 20th century

Legend of Roy: The Andrew Symonds story

Legend of Roy: The Andrew Symonds story

By Jo Harman

Jo Harman / June 30, 2020

Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine editor Jo Harman looks back on the career of a rare and special talent, who for a time was among the most complete all-round cricketers in the world before disappearing almost as quickly as he arrived.

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Wisden Almanack

The peerless Darren Lehmann, a first-class cricket giant – Almanack

Bob Simpson: Enterprising leader, first-rate batsman – Almanack

The summer a young Graeme Smith silenced his doubters – Almanack

Hugh Tayfield: South Africa's greatest spinner

Glen Chapple: The leader who inspired Lancashire to County Championship glory

Ken Higgs: A seam bowler who always commanded respect – Almanack

Martin Bicknell: The best bowler of his generation not to have had a decent go at Test cricket

Dick Motz: The cricketer of a schoolboy's dreams – Almanack

The summer Alan Butcher reached his peak – Almanack

Kapil Dev's first majestic English summer – Almanack

Wisden Cricket Gear Showcase 2020

Your Game

Club Cricket

Adam Gilchrist at Richmond CC: How Boy Wonder became a man in the summer of '89

Cricket Gear

Stag Cricket: Everything you need to know

Club Cricket

An ode to the rain card

Club Cricket

From the UAE to Magaluf – the stereotypical club cricket tours

Club Cricket

Club cricket stereotypes: The characters you meet at winter nets

Club Cricket

Nights out and praying for rain – pre-match prep for club cricketers

Club Cricket

You miss, I hit: Why club cricketers should always bowl straight

Club Cricket

The Wisden Club Cricket Hall of Fame: Ron Cross

Moment of the Year/Decade?

Decade In Review

2000s in Review

Wisden's Test spell of the 2000s, No.4: Dale Steyn's 5-23

Decade in review

Wisden’s T20I Team of the Decade – David Willey makes the cut, but where is MS Dhoni?

Decade in review

Who should be the spinner in Wisden’s Test team of the decade?

Decade in review

The Five Wisden Cricketers of the Decade

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Contributors

Adam Collins

Adam Collins

Wisden columnist & host of The Final Word podcast

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Phil Walker

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor-in-chief

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Lawrence Booth

Editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

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Jo Harman

Wisden Cricket Monthly editor

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Scott Oliver

Wisden club cricket hall of fame writer

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