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A man of many talents
A man of many talents
"Before anyone cries foul, I’m not having a go at the England Women team"
"It’s the whole 22 yards for these star-crossed lovers"
Swann questioned England's reluctance to use his expertise
"I started to think maybe we’d gone a little bit too far"
"When it comes to actual scraps, when the game becomes more Laurel and Hardy than Ali and Frazier"
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, sang Marvin Gaye. Try telling this lot
"Duncan Fletcher didn’t like me at all, did not take a shine to me"
Root has the highest Test average of any Englishman in the last 50 years
"In this investigation we are analysing the impact of players, not judging who is best"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out August 11:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous 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.