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THE Top Six The month in cricket No.1

Crawley creeps out from his hole • Centuries for Zak Crawley, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow got England’s reshaped Test team off to a positive start in the Caribbean and hinted at a fresh kind of expressiveness, writes Andrew Miller

Warne and Marsh: too Australian even for Australia • Shane Warne and Rod Marsh hold a special place in the hearts of cricket fans but their fierce independence and unflinching views led the Australian board to keep them at a safe distance, writes Lawrence Booth

The grandest of occasions on the flattest of pitches • Taha Hashim reports from Rawalpindi on a historic Test match which combined joy, tragedy, and mountains of runs

Where next for Virat Kohli? • After more than two years without an international century, and no longer captain in any format, Virat Kohli’s seemingly impregnable position in Indian cricket is suddenly insecure. Suresh Menon considers where the world’s most famous cricketer goes from here

Quick Singles • The month’s news in brief

The world according to... Liam Plunkett • The 2019 World Cup Winner on career transitions, his new life in the USA, and learning not to care what people think about you

NEWS CYCLE • Ben Gardner runs the rule Law over the MCC’s latest tweaks

Steven Finn • The fast bowler talks to John Stem about his move from Middlesex to Sussex, his encouraging first steps in commentary, and the regrets he has from a rollercoaster England career

Finn on…

CRICKIPEDIA • The alternative compendium of cricket

RE:VIEW • Three writers predict who will triumph in this season’s County Championship

Mailbox • In association with Botham Wines, the letter of the month receives a bottle of Botham 80 Series Cabernet Sauvignon – an extra special wine presented in a hand-embossed wooden case

SHANE WARNE 1969-2022

‘He crammed a number of lifetimes into those 52 years’ • Simon Katich, who played alongside Warne for Australia and Hampshire, describes what it was like to call arguably the greatest bowler who’s ever lived a friend and teammate

‘I’d never seen a ball turn like that before’ • Mark Butcher, who played 14 Test matches against Warne (and was dismissed by him on seven occasions), recalls what it was like to come face-to-face with a master of his craft

The moments of genius that made the man • Ten writers pick out their favourite Warne moment from his breathtaking career

2022 The County Season

County Championship PREVIEW • Jo Harman runs the rule over the 18 counties ahead of the new season

THE FORMAT

Nottinghamshire Bridging the gap • The clans of Nottingham and Derby maintain a sporting rivalry as fierce as any in the country, and when they play each other their relative standings count for little. WCM commissioned a writer from each province to explore the interplay between the archetypal haves and have-nots and what the future holds for both

Derbyshire Peaks and troughs

Northern Soul • As Durham embark on their 30th season as a first-class side, Jo Harman unpicks one of the county game’s most stirring stories

The making of SAQIB MAHMOOD • England’s next fast-bowling hope talks to Cameron Ponsonby about his emergence through the ranks at Lancashire and what happens now England are interested

ICONOGRAPHY of cricket PART 7: 1960-69 • In the seventh part of our series looking at images from the game’s history, we go back to...