ed smith

Stories

Butcher: I don’t understand why there is no longer a need for a national selector

"I find it curious"

Opinion
Ed Smith, the intellectual outsider, falls victim to competing agendas

Head coach, chief selector, unlikely figurehead: Chris Silverwood is now the unassailable top dog

by Phil Walker / April 21, 2021
Opinion
The players who could benefit from Ed Smith's departure as England selector

Good news for Gary Ballance?

by Yas Rana / April 21, 2021
News
Ed Smith removed by ECB - England’s major selection restructure explained

Silverwood will assume overall responsibility

by Wisden Staff / April 20, 2021
Sri Lanka v England
Five questions that will be answered by England's Sri Lanka Test squad announcement

Could Moeen return?

by Ryan Smart / December 10, 2020
England v Australia
Ed Smith: David Willey's omission from Australia series a sign of England's depth

"The decision is not an easy one and he’s disappointed"

by Wisden Staff / August 31, 2020
England v Australia
Ed Smith: Door not closed on Joe Root in T20Is

"At the moment we are setting up in a particular way as an XI in T20 cricket. Joe’s not in…

by Wisden Staff / August 31, 2020
Opinion
Ed Smith's Signature Selections, ranked: Who popped & who flopped?

Few national selectors have divided opinion quite like Ed Smith

by Ben Gardner / August 29, 2020
England v Ireland
‘Nothing to add’ – Ed Smith offers backing to Morgan over Hales exclusion

"I have nothing to add to what Eoin Morgan has said about Alex"

by Wisden Staff / July 9, 2020
Stories
When 'bold and aggressive' Flintoff showed first signs of greatness

“It would go on to be a period of his career that will stand in comparison with the best”

by Ed Smith / April 19, 2020

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June '21 Issue

Issue 44 of WCM is in shops from May 20:

10 of England’s finest run-makers tell us about the innings when it all just clicked into place, including David Gower, Charlotte Edwards, Mike Atherton, Kevin Pietersen, and Graham Gooch
Chris Woakes opens up to Phil Walker about a frustrating few months and life in the IPL bubble.
News and interviews from all 18 first-class counties
Carlos Brathwaite speaks to John Stern about the “curse” of Kolkata
Sophie Ecclestone talks to Jo Harman about being the world No.1 spin bowler
Shane Bond on his glittering but all-too-brief playing career
Dennis Amiss picks Warwickshire’s Greatest XI.
The ongoing impact of Kevin O’Brien’s whirlwind World Cup century against England
Columnists: Andrew Miller compares cricket to the European Super League proposal, Elizabeth Ammon says the Blast has a golden opportunity to reassert its value, Isabelle Westbury voices her concerns for the future of independent journalism, and Andy Zaltzman explains the significance of the number 36

Almanack 2021

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ed smith

Butcher: I don’t understand why there is no longer a need for a national selector

Ed Smith, the intellectual outsider, falls victim to competing agendas

The players who could benefit from Ed Smith's departure as England selector

Ed Smith removed by ECB - England’s major selection restructure explained

Five questions that will be answered by England's Sri Lanka Test squad announcement

Ed Smith: David Willey's omission from Australia series a sign of England's depth

Ed Smith: Door not closed on Joe Root in T20Is

Ed Smith's Signature Selections, ranked: Who popped & who flopped?

‘Nothing to add’ – Ed Smith offers backing to Morgan over Hales exclusion

When 'bold and aggressive' Flintoff showed first signs of greatness

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