Mark Butcher: Anderson would be fortunate to walk back into the England XI
"If he were 28, you wouldn’t even bat an eyelid but he is not"
"If he were 28, you wouldn’t even bat an eyelid but he is not"
"They need to keep one of these guys, to me, more than likely Broad on for some time, after Jimmy…
23 answers in five minutes
"I’d try to support my team-mates if they did suffer any sort of abuse"
Anderson tweeted out the toss picture with a question mark
It's been over 17 years since his international debut
England only won three World Cup matches against other Test playing nations across the 2000s
Caddick, Harmison, and Hoggard made the final cut
"My mum came legging it across and gave Jimmy a massive kiss"
"The thing about a short run is that it puts a lot of pressure on your body"
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.