The Cricketer Magazine | December 2025
The wonderful cover of the January issue of The Cricketer is from celebrated illustrator Nick Newman, teeing up the Ashes and Christmas. Look out for Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, Joe Root, Ian Botham and Glenn McGrath.
• It's England’s best chance for years, says George Dobell
• Nasser Hussain hopes Joe Root can ‘get that Test ton in Australia that everyone is talking about’
• John Snow, Mike Brearley, Chris Broad and Jonathan Trott explain how England win in Australia
• Jarrod Kimber says England must not trail going into the pink-ball Test
• Tanya Aldred says the Ashes still swirls above cricket’s whirlwind calendar
• Malcolm Conn says no one down under is buying the England ‘nice guy’ stuff
• Brad Hodge reflects on how unlucky he was to win only six Test caps for Australia
• Vic Marks compares how Australian domestic cricket is structured to England’s
• George Dobell says county cricket doesn’t need more change, it needs confidence
• Ian Botham is about to turn 70. David Gower pays tribute
• Nick Friend reviews the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup
• Kane Williamson faces up in an exclusive interview with Mel Farrell
• Nick Friend reviews the first season of women’s professional county cricket
• Mike Selvey pays tribute to Richie Richardson
• Paul Edwards takes a look at this year’s cricket books
• Sports broadcasting legend Jim Rosenthal tells us why he loves cricket
• Rob Shepherd recalls the attacking exploits of Essex and West Indies allrounder Keith Boyce
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Cricketer Magazine December 2025.