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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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December '21 Issue

Ashes special – we consider how Joe Root’s men can overcome the odds, CricViz examine the accepted truths of how teams can beat the Aussies in Australia, and Haseeb Hameed gives a rare exclusive
Cricket’s great half-centuries
Phil Tufnell on his turbulent life in the game
Katherine Brunt sits down with her forming bowling partner Isa Guha to discuss her extraordinary career
County Files – outgoing Essex legend Ryan ten Doeschate opens up on leadership and the big regret from his decorated career
Columnists – Andrew Miller shines a light on cricket’s moral maze, Lawrence Booth tackles the question of taking a knee, Adam Collins laments the premature international retirement of James Pattinson and Suresh Menon considers the wider impact of the game’s fiercest rivalry

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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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