'Slight technical difference' – Nasser Hussain on Pope's comparisons with Bell
"People have made the comparison already with Ian Bell"
"People have made the comparison already with Ian Bell"
"It’s a real good way of putting the bowler back under pressure, not just allowing him to bowl six balls…
"Nothing will silence the noise better than a five-wicket haul to help England win the series"
"Mate, I’ve just put saliva on the ball, what should I do?"
"He’s still feeling it a little bit in his quad"
How Ben Stokes became one of the world's best batsmen
James Anderson, Mark Wood, and Jofra Archer have been recalled
"Our record together speaks for itself"
“We are genuinely watching one of the great cricketers of our time and maybe of all time.”
"If you win a Test match in four days, then you can’t be accused of being batting too slowly"
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.