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England v New Zealand

In the Zak Crawley Culture War, everyone has to pick a side

Crawley is set to open against New Zealand

Opinion
So it begins, the next binge-watch in the Ben Stokes franchise

"Roll trailer, tease some lines, get the popcorn"

by Phil Walker / April 29, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
Capitulations and salutations: Why would anyone put themselves through this?

This is where we’re at

by Phil Walker / December 17, 2021
T20 World Cup 2021
Looking after No.1: Dawid Malan’s struggle to block out the noise

"I’m ranked No.1 in T20 cricket and people are saying, ‘He doesn’t even deserve his place in the team’"

by Phil Walker / October 22, 2021
Indian Premier League 2021
Umran Malik and the art of chaos

"With the quicks, the real quicks, the timeline is shot to pieces"

by Phil Walker / October 13, 2021
Stories
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 47: Collision Course – England v India

And now for the main event...

by Wisden Staff / August 11, 2021
The Hundred
Creating The Hundred: Behind the scenes with the Oval Invincibles

Phil Walker talks to some of those on the frontline tasked with turning ‘Oval Invincibles’ from a marketing concept into…

by Phil Walker / July 22, 2021
Opinion
Ed Smith, the intellectual outsider, falls victim to competing agendas

Head coach, chief selector, unlikely figurehead: Chris Silverwood is now the unassailable top dog

by Phil Walker / April 21, 2021
Magazine
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 43: Styling it out with Dan Lawrence

"I’m so far from Eton, I couldn’t tell you what they do”

by Wisden Staff / April 20, 2021
Magazine
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 39: Joe Root exclusive interview

England's Test captain speaks to WCM ahead of a monster year

by Jo Harman / December 22, 2020

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July '22 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 16:

James Anderson gives a candid two-part interview to Felix White – conducted before and after the Lord’s Test – about a the joy and the art of bowling
England coverage –profiles of Matt Potts and Harry Brook; Matt Parkinson gives the inside story on his bizarre and long-awaited Test debut
15 pages of county news and interviews
Phil Walker delivers a special feature on the ingrained elitism in English cricket and how it’s being countered
Columnists – Andrew Miller criticises the appointment of Sir Dave Brailsford to the ECB’s high-performance review, Lawrence Booth welcoming the fresh eyes of Brendon McCullum, Mark Ramprakash examining the importance of batting positions

Almanack 2021

The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

ORDER THE 2021 EDITION NOW

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.

The independent voice of cricket

phil walker

In the Zak Crawley Culture War, everyone has to pick a side

So it begins, the next binge-watch in the Ben Stokes franchise

Capitulations and salutations: Why would anyone put themselves through this?

Looking after No.1: Dawid Malan’s struggle to block out the noise

Umran Malik and the art of chaos

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 47: Collision Course – England v India

Creating The Hundred: Behind the scenes with the Oval Invincibles

Ed Smith, the intellectual outsider, falls victim to competing agendas

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 43: Styling it out with Dan Lawrence

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 39: Joe Root exclusive interview

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