Wisden Cricket Monthly

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THE Top Six • The month in cricket No.1

Strauss goes off track in his appointment of cycling supremo • Andrew Miller questions whether Sir Dave Brailsford was a prudent choice to join the ECB’s high-performance review

What’s in a number? • Mark Ramprakash examines the significance of batting positions, and says the England Test team are yet to find a sustainable solution to a longstanding conundrum

McCullum’s non-Englishness could be his greatest asset • As Brendon McCullum settles into his new role as England’s Test coach, Lawrence Booth says the New Zealander’s outsider status can help him revive the team’s fortunes

Andrew Symonds: all-rounder in excelsis • Geoff Lemon looks back on the career of the extraordinarily talented and often misunderstood Andrew Symonds, who died last month at the age of 46

Quick Singles • The month’s news in brief

FairBreak: the future of women’s cricket? • Across the first two weeks of May, a quiet revolution took place in women’s cricket. Will the Fairbreak Invitational become a staple of the women’s game? And what threat might it pose to the status quo?

NEWS CYCLE • What even is time, asks Ben Gardner

Jeremy Coney • The former Kiwi captain and broadcasting cult hero regales James Wallace with his thoughts on captaincy, commentary and earning the right to have fun

Coney on commentary • “I’m not prepared to play the game. It’s a matter of principle, of being honest with myself”

THE COUNTY FILES • Covering each of the 18 first-class counties every month, including news, interviews and stats, as well as the oddities which make county cricket what it is

CRICKIPEDIA • The alternative compendium of cricket

RE:VIEW • Three writers give their view on who should be appointed the ECB’s next full-time chief executive following Tom Harrison’s resignation in May

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

THE ART & JOY OF BOWLING James Anderson • Having feared that his Test career could be over, England’s greatest ever bowler made a triumphant return at Lord’s. He spoke candidly to Felix White before and after that match about a challenging few months, the unadulterated pleasure he still gets from bowling, and a fresh start under new leadership

MATT PARKINSON The long road to a Test debut • Having become England’s first ever concussion substitute in the win at Lord’s, the Lancashire leg-spinner talks to Yas Rana about his manic first day as a Test cricketer, which started with him preparing for a trip to the Lake District and ended with him padding up to face Boult and Southee

Harry Brook and the heritage of Yorkshire batting • With four Yorkshire-born batters in England’s first Test squad of the summer, including an uncapped 23-year-old who has built his reputation in the shorter format, Jo Harman explores the county’s proud tradition of run-making

HIGHEST TEST AVERAGES BY ENGLAND BATTERS

Matt Potts and the Durham pace production line • As Durham continue to furnish England with fast-bowling talent, Taha Hashim examines why the North-East is such fertile land for thoroughbred quicks

FOLLOWING THE MONEY • In this so-called age of social mobility, Phil Walker investigates whether cricket is becoming even more elitist

COMING OUT SWINGING • On the 30th anniversary of Pakistan’s...