
How Ricky Ponting's persona added to the magic of 2005
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
"The months that followed the series saw huge changes in the perception of cricket in England"
"All I ever wanted to do was play for England and compete against the old enemy"
“My record stands up better than anyone’s”
“Obviously the Edgbaston catch to win the match was the massive moment of my career"
"I basically played the '05 team in T20 cricket"
“It was the perfect, bizarre, unconventional innings for that stage of the game”
"I had literally thrown everything at Clarke and nothing worked"
"Go and watch the whole thing again, I can hardly bowl any bouncers"
"He’d just tend to walk past me in the corridor and call me ‘rabbit‘"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous 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.