'Breather from social media' – Hussain explains what Archer can learn from recent events
"Nothing will silence the noise better than a five-wicket haul to help England win the series"
"Nothing will silence the noise better than a five-wicket haul to help England win the series"
“And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just 98 runs short of his century”
“The lines of Venus were in the wrong juxtaposition”
"The only way he is going to improve is to keep playing"
"I don't know anything about cricket!"
"Should the England team be travelling together on a coach between matches?"
“He’s still fighting it a fraction”
"I didn't turn up to too many matches against West Indies to find Courtney Walsh or Curtly Ambrose left out"
"He should average far more than 36 after 64 Tests,”
“We put men on the moon, so why can’t we have a reserve day?”
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.