The Cricketer Magazine | January 2026
• The January issue has Robin Smith as its main image, with England’s struggling cricketers in Australia underneath
• Mike Brearley pays tribute to the brilliance of Travis Head and Mitchell Starc
• Editor Huw Turbervill says England should take a leaf out of world champions South Africa’s book
• Nasser Hussain says England lost the key moments in the first two Tests
• Tanya Aldred says it's clear the Australians value the County Championship more than the England team do
• The former Australia captain Meg Lanning is interviewed by Melinda Farrell
• Nick Howson blasts TNT’s coverage of the Ashes
• Richard Hobson laments the demise of cricket tour books
• George Dobell looks back to Headingley 1975 and the ghosts of Ashes past
• Derek Pringle pays tribute to his former England team-mate and friend, Robin Smith
• Rob Smyth picks his five favourite Robin Smith innings
• Matt Roller ranks the top T20 leagues, with the help of Reece Topley and co
• Mike Selvey talks to the Australian who made West Indies fit for purpose in their heyday
• Jarrod Kimber analyses why India are suddenly losing Test series at home
• In a review of the year, Simon Barnes says Bazball plays into opponents’ hands
• James Coyne looks at the year ahead in international cricket
• Huw Turbervill looks at the year ahead in men’s domestic cricket
• Nick Friend looks at the year ahead in women’s cricket
• Surrey allrounder Cameron Steel describes a frustrating year
• Nick Newman explains his love of cricket, and how he came to draw for The Cricketer
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Cricketer Magazine January 2026.