Joe Root & the strangeness of Test captaincy
Root buys himself time after rousing performance
Root buys himself time after rousing performance
Van der Dussen was out after England put in a leg-slip
“Apologies if you heard a little bit of foul language an over or two ago”
Burns will be out for up to four months
"I've dreamed millions of times about scoring a hundred for England, and that was better than I'd dreamed"
When South Africa dug deep
Joe Denly dismissed the South Africa opener on day four
Burns is set to see a specialist in the coming days
England weren't flawless on the second day, but they didn't have to be
England look likely to have a full cohort of quick bowlers available for the third Test of the series
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the 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.