Michael Atherton: England should pick Harry Brook over Jonny Bairstow at No.5 for the first Test
“Just because of the form he’s in, I’d have to play him”
“Just because of the form he’s in, I’d have to play him”
"There have been so many errors here, from selection to strategy"
From Hobbs and Sutcliffe to Hayden and Langer
"I knew for sure that my heart was lost forever"
"You need one faster nasty in your side"
44 names, 10 minutes
“You have to argue whether England’s slips are too narrow here”
If getting run out is the worst feeling in cricket, imagine the agony of getting caught short on 99
"It’s put at risk all the work that ECB have done"
"Broad got Warner out seven times last summer. Are we forgetting that?"
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.