THE COUNTY FILES

A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL

EDITOR IN CHIEF " Are we really meant

The month in cricket No.1

Umesh Yadav finds James Anderson’s edge to seal

It’s back to the future for England’s Test side

After England's defeat to India at The Oval confirmed they will go through a home summer without a Test series victory, Andrew Miller draws parallels with the chaos and confusion of the 90s

Can the Championship overcome divisions?

As this summer’s County Championship enters the home straight, Elizabeth Ammon considers whether the new conference structure adopted this summer has staying power

Yorkshire’s muted response to racism allegations speaks volumes

More than a year since Azeem Rafiq first made serious allegations about racism during his time at Yorkshire, the clubs subsequent investigation is still to see the light of day. Lawrence Booth argues that despite talking a good game, English cricket is reluctant to face up to hard truths

Mighty Joe Root

After hitting centuries in three successive Tests against India, Joe Root climbed to in the batting rankings for the first time in six years. We take a closer look at the sensational run of form which took England’s captain to the summit

Quick Singles

The month’s news in brief

The world according to... Alice Capsey

17, WUNDERKIND ALL-ROUNDER AND A-LEVEL STUDENT

NEWS CYCLE

The summer of Jarvo 69 doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, writes Ben Gardner

Lisa Keightley

Nearly two years after being named the first full-time female coach of the England women's team, the Australian talks to Jo Harman about a role that has thrown up unexpected challenges, her decorated playing career and the game-changing impact of The Hundred

‘We needed The Hundred’

England's coach gives her verdict on the first edition of the new tournament

CRICKIPEDIA

The alternative compendium of cricket

RE:VIEW

On October 5, the Cricket Writers’ Club will announce their Young Cricketer of the Year, an award previously won by emerging greats such as Ian Botham, David Gower and Andrew Flintoff. Three Wisden writers pick out who should take home the gong this year

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Your hero, your call

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Be Here Now

After a headline-grabbing summer featuring some scarcely believable hitting, Liam Livingstone now has the opportunity to make his name on the world stage. James Wallace speaks to the England and Lancashire batsman about a “whirlwind six weeks”, the forthcoming T20 World Cup and his prospects as a Test cricketer

Judgment Calls

Tales from the selector’s hot seat

KISS from a ROSE

Ten years ago this month, Lancashire won their first outright County Championship title since . Tanya Aldred looks back on how a team largely made up of homegrown players and with few star names finally delivered the holy grail to the Red Rose faithful

ICONOGRAPHY of cricket

PART 1: 1900-1909

England’s ill- fated Ashes summer of 1921

Christopher Sandford takes us back 100 years to the 1921 Ashes series, when England’s scattergun selection policy – which saw 30 players picked, including 16 debutants and two captains – was shown up by Warwick Armstrong ’s relentless Australian side

2-54 Wahab Riaz

Wisden.com ’s features editor remembers a barrage of short-ball fury which ultimately came in a losing cause

Javed MIANDAD

Pakistan's indomitable former captain reflects on a career in which there was rarely a dull moment

Are more people playing cricket in the UK?

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Brian Collins

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Books of the Month

ABOVE: Philip Brown captures a game of club

A matter of life and cricket

In an extract from his new memoir It’s Always Summer Somewhere, Felix White recalls a dream-like day for both his band The Maccabees and Stuart Broad

Ted Dexter

1935-2021

Time Warp

The winner of this month’s quiz will receive

My Golden Summer

2005

The Line-up

Australia down and out at The Oval

Chaos Theory

Australia v England, First Test, Brisbane, 2013

Andy Zaltzman’s Number Palace!

India overturned a first-innings deficit of 99 to