Ben Stokes: The best way to keep Test cricket alive is to show players something that inspires them
'Cricket as a sport is evolving in a huge way. Faster than it ever has before'
'Cricket as a sport is evolving in a huge way. Faster than it ever has before'
The England coach said Stokes would 'Definitely' bowl at some point this summer
Dhoni was playing his 250th IPL game
Archer has been ruled out of the entire UK summer through injury
Pakistan have threatened to boycott this year's World Cup
The group stage will run from May 20 to July 2
Smith averaged 110 in the 2019 Ashes
Johnny Bairstow is expected to keep wicket in Foakes' place
India are not the Test side they once were
Rahul Dravid has pointed out the flaws with the current scoring system
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.