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

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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
Opinion
In the age of the alpha coach, Chris Silverwood stands apart

Silverwood has facilitated a smallish upturn in the five-day game

by Phil Walker / December 7, 2020
Opinion
Much-maligned and misunderstood, Jonny Bairstow is no ordinary cricketer

"Jonny Bairstow deserves more respect"

by Phil Walker / December 4, 2020
Bob Willis Trophy
Essex: The team that forgot how to lose

Essex have now won three first-class titles in four years

by Phil Walker / September 27, 2020
England v Pakistan
The class of ’92: Bad leaves, worse exits, and wicked reverse swing

When Wasim and Waqar wreaked havoc

by Phil Walker / August 20, 2020
Magazine
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 35: Joe Root & the quest for greatness

Can England's captain have it all?

by Wisden Staff / August 19, 2020

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October '21 Issue

Cover story – Liam Livingstone, the smash hit of the summer
Andrew Miller draws parallels between the current England Test side and the chaos of the ’90s
Joe Root’s rise back to the top of the Test batting rankings
Lisa Keightley discusses her first two years as England head coach
County cricket – unrivalled coverage of all 18 counties
Interviews with Javed Miandad and youngster Alice Capsey
Taha Hashim examines what it’s like to sit in the England selector’s hot seat
Lawrence Booth on Yorkshire’s investigation into Azeem Rafiq’s allegations
New feature: the ‘Iconography of Cricket’. Phil Walker picks out the great images from the game’s Golden Age,
TMS statistician Andy Zaltzman unravels the significance of the number 99

Almanack 2021

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

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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.

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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

In the age of the alpha coach, Chris Silverwood stands apart

Much-maligned and misunderstood, Jonny Bairstow is no ordinary cricketer

Essex: The team that forgot how to lose

The class of ’92: Bad leaves, worse exits, and wicked reverse swing

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 35: Joe Root & the quest for greatness

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