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Australia v India

Six talking points from India's magnificent Melbourne win

Selection headaches and technological head-scratchers

Cricket World Cup 2019
England's 2019 World Cup squad, ranked by how likely they are to make it to 2023

Liam Dawson is a sure bet

by Ben Gardner / September 24, 2020
T20 Blast 2020
With just a little love, the T20 Blast could be box office

The final round would have hooked people onto cricket, if only they had known it was happening

by Ben Gardner / September 20, 2020
England v Pakistan
Sting in the tail: Why can't England solve their lower-order struggles?

Since the start of 2019, England's average when trying to break partnerships seven to 10 is the worst in the…

by Ben Gardner / August 14, 2020
England v Pakistan
The Miracle of Manchester

The tale of an instant classic

by Ben Gardner / August 10, 2020
Bob Willis Trophy
Wisden's Bob Willis Trophy team of the week - round one

The Bob Willis Trophy got off to a cracking start

by Ben Gardner / August 4, 2020
Bob Willis Trophy
The 'Don't you forget about me' XI

A team of former England Test players that could make cases for recall

by Ben Gardner / August 1, 2020
England v West Indies
In defence of Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer went wicketless on day three

by Ben Gardner / July 11, 2020
Decade in review
Women’s innings of the decade, No.3: Atapattu announces herself in style

“I started like Sanga and finished like Sanath”

by Ben Gardner / December 5, 2019
New Zealand v England
Who would captain England if Joe Root stepped down?

Joe Root averages less than 40 as Test captain

by Ben Gardner / November 25, 2019

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October '21 Issue

Cover story – Liam Livingstone, the smash hit of the summer
Andrew Miller draws parallels between the current England Test side and the chaos of the ’90s
Joe Root’s rise back to the top of the Test batting rankings
Lisa Keightley discusses her first two years as England head coach
County cricket – unrivalled coverage of all 18 counties
Interviews with Javed Miandad and youngster Alice Capsey
Taha Hashim examines what it’s like to sit in the England selector’s hot seat
Lawrence Booth on Yorkshire’s investigation into Azeem Rafiq’s allegations
New feature: the ‘Iconography of Cricket’. Phil Walker picks out the great images from the game’s Golden Age,
TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman unravels the significance of the number 99

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ben gardner

Six talking points from India's magnificent Melbourne win

England's 2019 World Cup squad, ranked by how likely they are to make it to 2023

With just a little love, the T20 Blast could be box office

Sting in the tail: Why can't England solve their lower-order struggles?

The Miracle of Manchester

Wisden's Bob Willis Trophy team of the week - round one

The 'Don't you forget about me' XI

In defence of Jofra Archer

Women’s innings of the decade, No.3: Atapattu announces herself in style

Who would captain England if Joe Root stepped down?

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