Broad would have made a great Test captain after Cook – Graeme Swann
"The biggest names who’ve been made captain. Botham, Flintoff, Pietersen. All absolute flops as skippers."
"The biggest names who’ve been made captain. Botham, Flintoff, Pietersen. All absolute flops as skippers."
"Sometimes you can only be as good as the players you've actually got in the team"
"The Ashes were on the line, yet England were listless. That’s a black mark in any captain’s book"
"You are not going to win many games if you start behind. There is still plenty to learn”
"Putting in a strong performance to win at the Oval is crucial for this group”
England's Ashes hopes hang in the balance
“If you don't win this, you might as well give up the job”
“I obviously think he should open, otherwise he’d be batting at four”
Wisden Almanack editor on Archer, Leach, Smith and concussion subs
"We were laughing he was going to be top of the rankings after one Test"
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.