The new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out on June 8, includes our definitive Ashes preview as we look ahead to the most anticipated contests between England and Australia in recent memory.

In a special bumper magazine packed with even more pages than usual, we have exclusive interviews with Harry Brook and Heather Knight, a poignant piece from Geoff Lemon on what the Australian men’s team represents today, a look back at the great (and not so great) Ashes cameos, plus predictions and in-depth analysis on what this summer might bring.

Elsewhere in the magazine, Mel Farrell sits down with four legends from Antigua – Richards, Richardson, Roberts and Ambrose – to talk about their new academy and the state of the world game, Matt Roller delivers an eye-opening piece from the IPL, we give you the latest news on all 18 counties in our County Files, ex-New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming reflects on his outstanding career, and star columnist Mark Ramprakash tells us how to survive the heat of Ashes battle.

We also have an evocative piece on the art of batmaking, hard-hitting columns from Lawrence Booth and Andrew Miller, the latest in our ProCreation series on the Headley family, and Fidel Edwards recalls the net with Brian Lara which changed his life.