
Owais Shah: On being glad for Cook's illness to his Test disappointments
"I remember waking up and thinking, ‘What the hell do I have to do to play a Test?’"
"I remember waking up and thinking, ‘What the hell do I have to do to play a Test?’"
"A more enthusiastic player would be impossible to find anywhere"
“It was just ridiculous the amount of overs I bowled”
Now that's a first
"Still not found anyone who can explain it properly"
“You don’t get too many chances at 35"
Middlesex were the 2008 champions
As the 18th edition of the T20 Blast gets underway on Thursday, August 26, we bring you everything you need…
“The best advice he gave me was: ‘Just keep it tight – eventually they’ll get themselves out’”
From "Plum finish" to a "damp squib"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out March 30:
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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.