The challenge of winning a Test series in Sri Lanka
Even against an inconsistent Sri Lanka team, winning there will be tough for England
Even against an inconsistent Sri Lanka team, winning there will be tough for England
"I feel a different player to the one I was in 2010"
"The reputation of the game of cricket, as played by men, has been tainted"
"If you talk about the great Australian players, they moved their feet like boxers"
“I was trying to play my natural game but the situation demanded a different approach”
“Pitching in line, hitting in line, hitting the stumps, to me that’s strange”
"It's a great achievement and it's something I will look back when I retire from the game and sit back…
"I am certainly proud of what we have achieved in the last Test and we can certainly play a lot…
“He’ll bowl a ball that you’ll feel you couldn’t have done anything else apart from getting out”
“There’s a lot more interest on the TV side of things than attending at the ground”
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.