Always a pleasure to talk to Joe Root, who believes England - and their coterie of quicks - have their best chance for years of winning in Australia www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏With cricket fretting over a "bat emergency", it was fascinating to hear about the emergence of a possible non-wood alternative... 🧑‍💻... not to mention plans to insert technology into the new bat to produce data on hitting power www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Thanks for having us, @gillis49.bsky.social! Really enjoyed it.

RIP Dickie Bird, who has died at the age of 92 www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Jacob Bethell's hundred on Sunday confirmed what many already suspected: he has the talent, and the temperament, to bat at No 3 in the Ashes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇦🇺 www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Rummaging in county cupboards brings all sorts of curiosities to light. Kit Harris goes around the north of England in nine objects, in the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

🏏Cricket’s existential crisis: why the sport is in danger of running out of willow to make bats… 🇮🇳 Suppliers failed to take into account the post-IPL boom 🪾Not enough trees have been planted 🏁Race is on to source alternative material www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Last year, Australia won a home series from 1-0 down for the first time since 1968/69. Read Gideon Haigh’s tour review and all five match reports from India’s tour of Australia, from the current edition of Wisden. www.wisden.com/series/austr...

🏏Spoke to Liam Livingstone, who has been in red-hot form for Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred but is no longer wanted by England: "I was just told they were going with someone else, and that is pretty much all I’ve had since." www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏I've not always been nice about the Hundred. But a trip to Southampton was a reminder that there's more to like than many imagine. PLUS 🇦🇺A worrying take from Aussie boss 🙇‍♂️ Was the captaincy an apology to Bethell? 💯 Bob Simpson's near claim to fame www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

It’s 100 years since Jack Hobbs equalled, and then surpassed, W. G. Grace’s record for most first-class centuries. In this year’s Almanack, Leo McKinstry looked back at Hobbs’s summer of summers. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

🏏The end of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿v🇮🇳 can mean only one thing: the Top Spin awards... 🐈Who purred along as the most serene batsman? 🦹Who was the best pantomime villain? 🤦‍♂️What was Bazball's biggest blow-up? 🤷‍♂️Who was the most baffling (non-)selection? Plus several more... www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏The problem with 🇦🇺's top order - and time is running out before the Ashes... PLUS 🤯Meltdown for Warwickshire's No 11 🥵County bowlers toil in the heat with the Kookaburra 💵The England opener born in the wrong era www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/articl...

🏏I've had a crack at naming the 20 best international venues in the world. How many have you been to? And do you agree with the 1-2-3? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

The landmark 50th issue of The Nightwatchman is out now *raises bat* Packed full of great writing from @jonathanliew.bsky.social, @camsell59.bsky.social, @garfieldr.bsky.social and more Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nigh... Digital: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/the-nigh...

🏏 Where does Joe Root's 166* in Cardiff rank in England's top 10 ODI knocks? Three old-school efforts in my list... PLUS 😵‍💫New concussion rules to prevent repeat of Dube-Rana farce 🎉Jimmy Anderson thrives on T20 comeback 🫂Farewell Glenn Maxwell www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏After decades of Tendulkar, Dhoni and Kohli, which Indian cricketer will next achieve cult status? Seven candidates here... PLUS 🤷‍♂️What happens to Eng v WI now that the IPL has been extended? 🤢10 retired hurts in one innings! 🌹Trouble at Old Trafford www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

At the end of the last decade, when Virat Kohli was the world’s leading cricketer, our editor @boothcricket.bsky.social paid tribute to him. www.wisden.com/cricket-feat...

🏏Virat Kohli's Test retirement feels like the end of an era. We're going to miss him. But would England's bowlers have been quietly happy if he had extended his career by one more series? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

@ACScricket has another auction underway which kicked off at 8.00am on Saturday 10th May & closes at 10.00pm on Monday 19th May at 10.00pm BST. Lots of Wisden Almanacks from 1971-1990 & Women’s Cricket Annuals & Minor Counties yearbooks. Go to archive.acscricket.com/auction_page_all.html

JOB OPPORTUNITY Ever fancied working for @WisdenAlmanack? Now's your chance: we're looking for a new assistant editor. Details here: bloomsbury.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

🏏Eight dilemmas facing cricket - from the World Test Ch'ship, via two Test divisions, to rogue leagues PLUS: 🥳 England's rise to 2nd in Test rankings a boost for Bazball 😣Back to earth for Vaibhav Suryavanshi 📱Tom Bailey's errant mobile phone

We’re top of the indie charts! Have you bought your Almanack yet? And if not, why not? www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/...

It was lovely that four of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year made it to Tuesday's dinner at Lord's to mark the launch of the 2025 Almanack - Liam Dawson, Sophie Ecclestone, Gus Atkinson and Dan Worrall. (Jamie Smith couldn't make it.) Thanks to Clare Adams for the photo.

🏏 I've ranked the 18 first-class county HQs - highly subjective, of course, but good fun. See if you agree www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏 Lots going on in the first round of the county championship: 👋Tom Banton says hello with 371 💷"Bats cost £500 - use them": Darren Lehmann's advice to Northants 🧤Ben Foakes provides a reminder of his class 🤷A shaky start for Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

WISDEN CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR Quinn Rooney's shot of the closing moment of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India at Melbourne is this year’s winner. Nathan Lyon leads the vociferous appeal.

🏏Josh Hull was arguably 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿's most out-there Test pick in 2024. But he's had a taste of the big time, and wants to add to his one cap. Enjoyed chatting with him about the madness of last year, why his role model is an Australian, and plans to hit 90mph www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

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The new edition of @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social has landed. Publication is April 24.

🏏 In the last couple of months, Jofra Archer has gone for his (two) most expensive T20I figures, his most expensive ODI figures and now the most expensive figures in the history of the IPL. So what's going on - and should England be worried? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Ben Duckett always good value... 🇮🇳Hugely respects India, but Jasprit Bumrah won't offer surprises this summer 🤐Promises to watch what he says after Rob Key's "talking rubbish" comment 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Wants to be go-to man for new white-ball captain www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Why England won't go anywhere near plans for a Saudi Arabian T20 grand slam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿/🇸🇦 PLUS: 🇵🇰Pakistan cricket's forbidden number 💰Corbin Bosch's T20 contract dispute 🧤The refreshing confidence of Sam Billings www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

In my latest Mail + column: 🏏 India are one of the great teams - but their administrators have damaged their popularity 🇮🇳 PLUS - The 🇵🇰 batsman who fell asleep during a hat-trick - And Harry Brook 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: brave or foolish? 🤷‍♂️ www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏The farce of 🇿🇦's itinerary at the Champions Trophy is just the latest example of cricket bending to 🇮🇳's will. Woe betide anyone who dares point this out. PLUS 🇵🇰's damp squib The bizarre fat-shaming of Rohit Sharma 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jos Buttler's inevitable fate www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

It's time for Jos Buttler to step down as England's white-ball captain, and focus on his batting. I think he knows it, too www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🚨 Aussie fringe bowlers on way for Championship stints 🇦🇺 Durham and Yorkshire finalising early season deals ⚱️Big few months for Ashes contenders www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Harry Brook, England's first triple-centurion for 34 years, is the cover star of this year's @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social. Thanks to Stu Forster for the lovely pic! Pre-order your copy at a discount below.

This week's Top Spin column asks 10 questions arising from the 💯 auction, including: 🫰What happens when the cash runs out? 💸How will the ECB ensure it is spent wisely? 🇮🇳/🇵🇰 Will teams with Indian owners sign Pakistanis? Plus: fake news and Alex Hales www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Was Alex Hartley right about England's women? Hard to argue otherwise after the Ashes meltdown 🗓️Why teams of the year rightly included more Englishmen than Aussies 😡Stay in your crease! Tom Curran the latest villain 🕺Joel Warrican trolls Sajid Khan www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏🇦🇺The absurd over-reaction in Australia to the Konstas/Raygun gag misses the point: Sam Konstas will be brilliant for the Ashes. Plus: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England's women lose the plot 🇮🇳Karun Nair averages 389 (and it's still not enough) 🕺Coldplay invokes Bumrah www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Ten Test players with a point to prove - including four from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, and two each from 🇮🇳 and 🇦🇺 Plus: 🇦🇫 A woman cricketer from Afghanistan explains why banning the men won't help 🐦‍⬛Why James Vince is not the first to tangle fatally with a bird www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Ten lessons from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, including: 🇮🇳What next for India's batting? 🩰Australia's secret love for twinkle-toed batting 😠Why does Sunny's moaning never stop? Plus: latest plans for a Test carve-up, and why the Taliban won't care what MPs say... www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

🏏Can India pick Virat Kohli for the tour of England? Ben Stokes's team may well be hoping so🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇮🇳 www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

New for 2025: the Wisden Almanack blog presents the County Census. Where does each county get its players? For the full breakdown, visit wisdenblog.wordpress.com. No paywall, no login, no subscription required.

3-1 to Australia seems fair. India had one and a half bowlers, while only one batter - Jaiswal - averaged over 40. That's six defeats in their last eight Tests. I wonder when they'll reach an obvious conclusion: Virat Kohli's Test career is over.

🏏Who makes the World XI Test team for 2024? Five from one country, I reckon, and a fast-bowling captain. Plus: 🏆 Don't blame 🇿🇦 for reaching the WTC final 😡 Why Kohli got lucky at the MCG 🇦🇺 v 🇮🇳 Great game, but not even the best Test of the past week www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

What a crucial partnership that could turn out to be with the series on the line. Not sure which way the game’s heading now. But hats off to Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi for giving Afghanistan a chance against Zimbabwe.

Today is the 90th anniversary of women's Test cricket, which began in Brisbane in 1934. In this year's Almanack, @rafnicholson.bsky.social looked back on England's first 100 women's Tests. Click on the link to read. www.wisden.com/wisden-crick...

Happy Cricketmas / Creasemas!