
Injured, out of form, dethroned: The Fab Four are no longer what they once were
Taha Hashim on a tricky phase for Williamson, Root, Kohli and Smith
Taha Hashim on a tricky phase for Williamson, Root, Kohli and Smith
Smith brought up his third consecutive Test half-century
"Well, one thing for sure: Steve Smith has the best peripheral vision"
The breakthrough came right before stumps
Nauman Ali landed significant blows with his leg-stump line
Smith is not part of the Local Replacement Player pool
Smith averaged merely 30.5 in the Ashes
Another Anderson masterclass
“He was a shell of a man by mid-December"
Marsh boasts a formidable Ashes record
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 16:
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.