Durham seething at Bancroft absence for County Championship opener
"To miss a game because of an awards dinner is ridiculous"
"To miss a game because of an awards dinner is ridiculous"
"You go through chapters as a coach, whether it’s success or failure and I’ve had both"
"All three of us have really stuck by each other"
Both batsmen will be available to resume their international careers from March 29
But is there still bad blood between the two?
Warner will captain the Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League
"Can Bancroft and Warner open the batting again? Those two will have to work through issues like reasonable adults
"That's part of coaching – it's man management"
Rebranding exercise hasn't gone down well everywhere
Bancroft has admitted that it was Warner who came up with the plot to ball-tamper
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.