Test Cricket

Mark Wood has walked away from England duty at 36, and his numbers tell only part of the story. This article looks at why a bowler capable of genuine 95mph pace could never fully escape the injuries that…

England thrashed Pakistan inside three days at Headingley, but the story that followed had nothing to do with cricket. This article explains why captain Joe Root felt compelled to talk about trust rather than…

Harry Brook missed a century again but not the point: passed over for the Test captaincy, he still showed why England cannot do without him. This article explains how four batters making fifties without going…

England already reshuffled their top order once this summer to cover for Ben Stokes's retirement and Jacob Bethell's injury. Now a shoulder problem for opener Emilio Gay threatens to force a second reshuffle…

England's first Test squad since Ben Stokes' retirement and Brendon McCullum's sacking was meant to signal a fresh direction. Instead it leans heavily on recalled faces, and the question of who fills Stokes'…

Can England’s former captain return for the 2027 Ashes after retiring from international cricket, and what would such a return actually mean? This piece explains the gap between Rob Key leaving a door open and…

Cricket Australia's chief executive wants the England-Australia rivalry to travel to India, of all places, but the reasoning matters as much as the idea itself. Read on to understand why the sport's most…

Cricket does not agree on much, but it agreed on Garfield Sobers. This is a look back at the life of the man Wisden placed among its five cricketers of the twentieth century: the 365 that stood for 36 years,…

Brendon McCullum has apologised for England's results after being sacked as Test coach on Sunday, a decision that closes out the Bazball era's four-year run in the red-ball game while leaving him in charge of…

Sam Curran has put his hand up for the vacancy nobody knows how to fill. This looks at the Surrey all-rounder's pitch to replaceBen Stokesin England's Test side: the five years since his last cap, the groin…

Four years ago Bazball was born at Trent Bridge in a blaze of fearless chasing. This week, at the same ground and against the same opponent, it looked very much like it died there. This piece examines…

Ben Stokes has spent the better part of a decade dragging England across finish lines they had no business reaching. Now, at 35, he has decided he has given enough. This piece looks at his retirement from…

England's series against New Zealand reaches a decisive third Test at Trent Bridge under circumstances nobody could have scripted, with captain Ben Stokes walking back into the dressing room freshly cleared by…

Ollie Robinson's comeback from two years away was brief, brilliant, and now abruptly paused. With Robinson, Ben Stokes, and Gus Atkinson all absent from The Oval, England's selection puzzle is more complicated…

Day two of the first Rothesay Test at Lord's produced another 17 wickets on a surface that has made batting look almost impossible, yet England's debutant opener Emilio Gay offered a composed counter-argument.…

The ICC has announced a trial that could fundamentally change how umpires respond to fading light in Test cricket, allowing the pink ball to substitute for the red mid-match. We break down what the change…

This piece looks beyond England's 4-1 Ashes defeat to examine what Brendon McCullum's own admissions reveal about the structural and cultural cracks in the Test set-up. With a New Zealand series opening at…

Ollie Robinson has gone from believing his England career was finished to receiving personal reassurances from the head coach and managing director. We look at what those conversations mean, where Robinson…

Ben Stokes has spoken candidly about the nets accident that left him needing major facial surgery, admitting things could have been far worse. The England captain has also delivered his most honest assessment…

Ben Stokes has broken his silence on the reported tension between himself and England head coach Brendon McCullum, conceding their partnership needs to operate differently following a difficult winter. This…