Why a slow, low Southampton surface could hinder West Indies
"West Indies’ best chance is a really low scoring match where everyone gets bundled out twice"
"West Indies’ best chance is a really low scoring match where everyone gets bundled out twice"
Five minutes, 19 names
"I think Crawley’s got a lot more credit in the bank than Denly"
"We are yet to decide officially as an England team what we will do"
"You would think that Jofra Archer is in the best team 100 per cent"
33 names, eight minutes
Nine reserves have also been named
England's squad for the first Test will be announced on Saturday
“The England and Wales Cricket Board fully support the message that Black Lives Matter"
Four names, 22 minutes
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.