Who should bat three for England?
With Root reluctant to bat three, who should bat there instead?
With Root reluctant to bat three, who should bat there instead?
“Today didn’t go as well as Stokes would have liked it to have gone”
“We're going to have to start again and work extremely hard over the next five days”
"I was over the moon to get the call to be back in the squad"
"I'd have been so disappointed if I'd messed up today, they were the ideal conditions”
“Someone, or two or three guys, will have to step up and do the extra yards”
England make two changes despite clinching a dramatic victory in the first Test on Saturday
Eight Test stars will feature
The all-rounder will play for Warwickshire's second XI as a specialist batsman
Woakes out till at least before the India ODIs, Stokes might be ready for action before that
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.