
How Ricky Ponting's persona added to the magic of 2005
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
The heated exchange took place on the first day of the Adelaide Test
"One of the finest cricket brains in the world"
"I wouldn't mind him out there rather than sitting in the dugout.”
"They didn't really know where I was going to be"
10 great Test saving knocks
The ones that have been etched into the pitch and, subsequently, our hearts and minds
"His perfectionism was up there with the best"
"I would expect that he would hold on to the ball and not Mankad"
"I think put a run penalty on him and do it right from the start"
Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Inside the 157th edition:
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.