Wisden Cricket Monthly Magazine October 2019 Back Issue

This month we've picked out the 10 biggest stories from the most thrilling Ashes series in a generation – Phil Walker details how Steve Smith has become the best since Bradman, Ben Gardner gives the inside story on the miracle of Headingley, and Ben Jones of CricViz analyses what made Australia’s quicks so devastating. We also look at the sensational impact of Jofra Archer, Joe Denly’s rollercoaster summer and consider Joe Root’s future as England’s Test captain.

Elsewhere, Jo Harman speaks to Michael Carberry, Sam Robson and Adam Lyth about their experience of opening the batting for England, Heather Knight reflects on the most difficult summer of her career, we mark David Gower and Ian Botham’s departure from Sky by looking at the changing face of commentary, and Elizabeth Ammon says ‘Vive la Blast!’ in its last season on centre stage.

Also in a magazine packed full of opinions and personalities, Jonathan Liew welcomes back the indomitable Misbah-ul-Haq, Michael Vaughan tells us to stop taking Twitter so seriously and Graeme Swann reveals which song he wants played at his funeral. And to round things off in style, we have a warm slice of nostalgia from the ineffable Vic Marks, who recalls the scorched summer of ’76, and Lawrence Booth, who hails the enduring influence of Sir Frank Worrell.