
‘S*** on batting’: Ian Chappell’s assessment of coach Bob Simpson
"He’s one of these blokes that if you don’t bat like him, you’re not doing it the right way"
"He’s one of these blokes that if you don’t bat like him, you’re not doing it the right way"
'There was no way you could drop Miller on cricketing common sense'
‘Look, if Younis Ahmed plays for South Australia I’m playing somewhere else’
"If it's going to hit the stumps, it's out"
"Here is a picture to quicken the blood"
"It was good to enjoy a game of cricket where you could hear yourself think"
"He left his most indelible mark on cricket when he just shuffled up and went wang"
Former Australia captain is receiving treatment and is eyeing Ashes commentary gig with Channel Nine
“It’s a hell of a headache for the selectors"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 16:
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.