Michael Vaughan: Shadab Khan could be Pakistan's next captain
"I can pretty much guarantee that he will potentially get more runs than Fawad"
"I can pretty much guarantee that he will potentially get more runs than Fawad"
Only Bangladesh have dropped a higher proportion of catches in the slips than England since January 2018
"You need one faster nasty in your side"
England also dropped two catches on the first morning
"I shocked the boys a little when I told them I only had one and a half lungs"
"What England do is they get him across his stumps and then bowl the nip-backer"
"Pakistan will need Sohail Khan in Southampton"
Oops
The uncapped Sussex seamer comes in for Ben Stokes
"I just worry about Bess being England's incumbent spinner going into the winter"
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.