
Wisden's Test innings of the year: No.5 – Jermaine Blackwood's 95
Blackwood could have been the villain, but instead he was the hero
Blackwood could have been the villain, but instead he was the hero
"It was life-affirming collective euphoria"
"They wore smart maroon blazers and open-necked shirts and were lithe, debonair and quite brilliant"
"He single-handedly almost stilled the nascent Test career of Graeme Hick"
Archer was quiet in Test cricket before lighting up with the white ball
“When I started one of the things I wanted to get to was the best all-rounder in the world.”
We're marking the end of the Test summer in style
“I can’t think of many times I have been down like that”
"This isn’t about cricket, but how are you, mate?"
"Elegant style, command of every orthodox stroke and perfection of timing"
Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Inside the 157th edition:
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.