Wisden Cricket Monthly

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The Outlandish Everyman • WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY

The Top Six • The month in cricket

Thanks for the memories, Baz • Following Brendon McCullum's sacking as England Test coach, Andrew Miller reflects on a white-knuckle ride that thrilled and frustrated in equal measure

Kiwis script triumph in Williamson’s image • After Kane Williamson announced his retirement in typically unassuming fashion, the Black Caps produced a victory of understated brilliance, writes Lawrence Booth

Breaking point • Daniel Norcross takes us behind the curtain to reveal how news of Ben Stokes' stunning retirement was received and relayed in the Test Match Special commentary box

The Diary • Motherhood, stacks of runs, and the road to a World Cup final

TEAM OF THE MONTH • Jo Harman-McGowan picks out the top performers from the last month including two World Cup winners and the first woman to appear on the Lord's honours board

RE:VIEW • Following Ben Stokes' abrupt international retirement, three writers consider how a gaping hole can be filled

Mailbox • Letter of the month receives their choice of book from the Fairfield collection, available to browse at fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop*

Will Jacks • Despite his status as a world star with the bank balance to match, Will Jacks occupies a strange place in English cricket, still relatively untried and his identity undefined. After a whirlwind winter on and off the field, including four Ashes Test matches that no one saw coming, he is ready to become one of the key men across the formats

THE COUNTY FILES • Covering all 18 first-class counties in every issue

The Women's Scene

NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN • From Perth to Nottingham, Lawrence Booth unpicks the events which led to Ben Stokes' extraordinary resignation from the Test captaincy and retirement from England duty with immediate effect

THE FINAL CURTAIN • It's the job that catches up with everyone eventually. David Hopps gives a brief history of the painful exits experienced by England Test captains

JUST GETTING STARTED • Though a rousing T20 World Cup inevitably fell to Australia in the final, England went a long way to reclaiming the respect of the English sporting public. Hen Cowen, who stood alongside England's World Cup winners on the Lord's outfield in 2017, was there again, nine years on, to see how far the game has travelled

OPEN SEASON • As the County Championship takes a breather, the season is tantalisingly poised for a grandstand finish. Jo Harman-McGowan reflects on a gloriously unpredictable campaign so far and explores the enduring appeal of a unique competition

THE HUNDRED VFM INDEX 2026 • THE ARGUMENTS HAVE BEEN SETTLED. THE HUNDRED IS STAYING PUT. AHEAD OF ITS FIRST SEASON IN ITS NEW GUISE AS A GLOBAL ENTITY, REPLETE WITH VAST SUMS OF OVERSEAS CASH, WE FOCUS ON THE ONE ELEMENT THAT MAY YET SWING THE SCEPTICS: THE PLAYERS

Pakistan's bad Hair day and the saga of '06 • Ahead of Pakistan's latest tour of England, Jo Harman-McGowan revisits the infamous series of 20 years ago when ball-tampering allegations led to chaotic scenes at The Oval and the hosts' victory masked the gradual disintegration of a once-great side

12 INNINGS THAT EXPLAIN THE ASHES • In part eight of our series of classic Ashes knocks from the last half-century, Phil Walker recalls an innings he witnessed in the flesh that kickstarted one of the great careers

Inside the Mind • The prolific South African spinner talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about bouncing back from rejection, his second home at Chelmsford...