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AUSTRALIA’S BIG FIVE
A quintet of standout performers from Australia’s champion team
WORDS JO HARMAN
AUSTRALIA SQUAD
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A play for the future
Just for a moment, let us pause, breathe
EDITOR’S LIST
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THE TOP SIX
The month in cricket No.1
PHOTO BY SAJJAD HUSSAIN IPL final, Ahmedabad May
The phoney war with added feeling
The build-up to the Ashes has involved the usual hype and banter between the two sides, but this time there is more at stake than who wins or loses, writes Andrew Miller
Team of the Month
Jo Harman picks a side of the best performers from the last month including stars of the IPL and the cream of the county game
How to survive the heat of Ashes battle
Mark Ramprakash reflects on the singular nature of contests between England and Australia and the psychological pressures they can bring
Foakes the odd one out as England stick to their guns
The axing of Ben Foakes may have appeared the orthodox move, but it represents a significant gamble ahead of England’s biggest test yet in the Bazball era, writes Ben Gardner
Quick Singles
The month’s news in brief
The Big Three becomes The Big One
The ICC’s proposed revenue-distribution model leaves the game in peril, with India’s increased slice of the pie having serious ramifications for the less wealthy nations and cricket at large, writes Lawrence Booth
NEWS CYCLE
Stuart Broad is not phoning it in, writes Ben Gardner
FEATURES
THE FOUR KNIGHTS
PROUD ANTIGUANS, CRICKET ROYALTY, HEAVY HITTERS
RE:VIEW
Three writers make their Ashes predictions
The Game’s GONE
#3 REST AND ROTATION
Mailbox
In association with Chapel Down, the letter of the month receives a bottle of awardwinning English sparkling wine – Chapel Down Brut. Based in Kent, Chapel Down is England’s leading wine producer and the official sparkling wine of the ECB.
THE COUNTY FILES
Covering each of the 18 firstclass counties every month, including news, interviews and stats, as well as the oddities which make county cricket what it is
Came shows the way
Derbyshire NEXT MATCHES: Notts, T20 (H), June 9;
Raine relishing brave new world
Durham NEXT MATCHES: Notts, T20 (A), June
Das boost
Essex NEXT MATCHES: Glam, T20 (A), June 9;
Aussies sparkle to keep Glam in promotion mix
Michael Neser’s county form has put him in
Walkers and Talkers
Gloucestershire NEXT MATCHES: Somerset, T20 (H), June 9;
Hants keep Surrey in their sights
Hampshire NEXT MATCHES: Kent, T20 (A), June 9;
Bhuiyan’s emergence a feather in the cap for SACA
NEXT MATCHES: Hants, T20 (H), June 9, Surrey,
Parkinson in need of pep
Lancashire NEXT MATCHES: Hants, CC (H), June 11-14;
Patel breaks through
Leicestershire NEXT MATCHES: Durham, T20 (H), June 9;
Roland-Jones calls for batters to find their identity
Middlesex NEXT MATCHES: Sussex, T20 (H), June 8;
Cobb “shocked and disappointed” at sacking
Northamptonshire NEXT MATCHES: Birmingham, T20 (A), June 9;
Hutton’s return pays off
Nottinghamshire NEXT MATCHES: Durham, T20 (H), June 8;
Gregory retakes the reins
Somerset NEXT MATCHES: Gloucs, T20 (A), June 9;
Abbott hits different
Surrey NEXT MATCHES: Sussex, T20 (A), June 9;
Red-hot Coles takes inspiration from Smith
Sussex NEXT MATCHES: Middx, T20 (A), June 8;
Larsen: ‘There are some fine players on the county coalface’
Warwickshire NEXT MATCHES: Northants, T20 (H), June 9;
Josh’s talent sets tongues wagging
Worcestershire NEXT MATCHES: Yorks, T20 (A), June 9;
Yorkshire’s winless run continues
Jordan Thompson hits the deck in Yorkshire’s defeat
Regional Round-Up
Jo Harman picks out the big stories from the opening month of the women’s regional season including an unexpected early pacesetter
THE ASHES 2023
Two tantalising series, a dozen matches spread across
‘Just another game.’ ‘Seriously?’ ‘It’s just a human, bowling a little round leather thing to another human.’ ‘Right.’ ‘And I’ve got to hit it with a bit of wood.’
‘You know that the Ashes is unlike any other cricket that we play?’
ASHES 2023 THE BIG QUESTIONS
In a series overflowing with intrigue, Phil Walker sifts through some of the questions that will need resolving
WELL, ANY IDEAS?
Probably 2- or 3-1 England, pretty much in
Pastures Green
What does the Australian Test team represent today? For so long a towering symbol of a thrumming culture, does the baggy green retain the same lustre and meaning as it once did? Or does it merely risk being swept up in the latest disfiguring culture wars?
THE 20 GREAT (AND NOT SO GREAT) ASHES CAMEOS
It’s not always about the headliners in Test cricket’s most celebrated jamboree. Here we pick out a selection of the bit parts and support acts who have made their presence felt, in one way or another, on Ashes series
CHASING THE INVINCIBLES
HEATHER KNIGHT
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Matt Roller spent the last month in India watching the unstoppable juggernaut that is the IPL. Where it will take the game, and what it will leave steamrolled in its wake, has become the most urgent question of the age
PROCREATION
Next in our series on the origin stories of elite cricketers, Jo Harman tells the story of a father and son who followed in the footsteps of genius
LOST TALENTS
Better to burn out than to fade away? In part nine of our series we look at those who lit up the stage all too briefly
STEPHEN FLEMING
A CRICKET LIFE
YOUR GAME
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THE NUMBERS GAME
Negating swing and seam
The WCM coaching team is here to help you improve your cricket. Email us at editorial@wisden.com and one of our experts could be tackling your question in a future issue
Blades, grades & custom-mades: inside the world of batmaking
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Morison Zuill
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FINAL SESSION
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