
Ollie Pope leaves field with shoulder injury
It is the same shoulder he dislocated in 2019
It is the same shoulder he dislocated in 2019
"They are playing him as if he were Shane Warne"
Ollie Pope fell victim to an extended prank from his England teammates, who interrupted a Skype interview live on…
"Pope messed with the bowlers’ lengths"
"People have made the comparison already with Ian Bell"
"It’s a real good way of putting the bowler back under pressure, not just allowing him to bowl six balls…
"The speed his arm comes over at makes him a lot harder to pick than other spinners"
From Ranj to Root and all points in between
"They're always looking ahead, always thinking about that next series"
How Pope changed his technique to combat Nortje
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out July 15:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous 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.