‘A race against time to get back before I fell ill’ – Leach recounts dash from Sri Lanka amid Covid-19 outbreak
“I was lying in hospital thinking that I shouldn't fall asleep because I might not wake up"
“I was lying in hospital thinking that I shouldn't fall asleep because I might not wake up"
"I remember feeling very, very ill”
“It’s a unique circumstance that England’s two best spinners are at the same county”
"His infectious personality and popularity will be missed"
Who should England pick in Port Elizabeth?
"We looked at the stats and they showed spin didn’t have much effect on games"
"Blasé? fast and loose? Call it what you like. It’s just nonsense"
Though a review would have saved Leach, he made the right decision for the team
Leach averages 31.60 in first-class cricket since the start of the Ireland Test
"I think I owe him a lot"
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.