
Wisden's 'The best years of our lives' XI
Joe Root misses out
Joe Root misses out
The dismissal was Burns' seventh Test duck in the last 12 months
"Just pick your best team from the start, and see how far that group can take you"
It was the first in 13 occasions that Bhajji dismissed Ponting
"Whose job is it then to make them change? Why are you captain then?"
Warner was on 17 at the time
"What an absolutely pathetic display of spirit of the game by Warner!"
Two current players make the cut
Off the first ball of the innings
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out February 23:
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.