
Ponting involved in heated on-air debate with journalist over Paine DRS call
The heated exchange took place on the first day of the Adelaide Test
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"
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"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"
"Thousands will come out, talking about protesting in the name of ‘spirit of cricket’"
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.