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WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY • The absence of completeness

EDITOR'S LIST

Wisden Cricket Monthly

THE Top Six The month in cricket No.1

Is The Hundred taking back control, or giving it up? • With The Hundred apparently oven-ready for investment, Andrew Miller says English cricket would be wise to beware the pitfalls of grand plans built on dubious promises

Team of the Month • Jo Harman selects a team of the month's best performers including the architect of Sri Lanka's first ever Women's Asia Cup triumph and the star man from Ireland's maiden Test victory on home soil

England can blossom under Flower • Following the departure of Matthew Mott as England men's white-ball coach, Mark Ramprakash makes the case for a familiar face to replace him

Capsey finds her role as England brush aside the White Ferns • After rediscovering her form in England's whitewash of New Zealand, Alice Capsey tells Katya Witney she's added a new maturity to her game as she prepares for the T20 World Cup in October

England's new kids on the block sing a different tune • The outstanding performances of England's trio of Test novices in the whitewash of West Indies justified the selectors’ decision to move on from the past, writes Lawrence Booth

NEWS CYCLE • You wouldn't see a football journalist write a whole column that's actually about cricket, writes Ben Gardner ISSUE 80

COURTNEY WALSH • COACH, TALISMAN, HALL OF FAMER, INVINCIBLE

‘Test cricket needs eight or 10 strong teams’ • Walsh believes the ECB's decision to pay Zimbabwe a touring fee for next year's oneoffmen's Test could provide a blueprint to shore up the future of the format

RE:VIEW • Three Wisden writers consider who should replace Matthew Mott as head coach of the England men's white-ball teams

NO.2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCC • Next in our series examining how cricket is tackling the climate crisis, Jo Harman highlights the innovative work being done at the County Ground in Bristol, a sports venue which is proud to be different

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. An alternative prize will be provided if the winner is aged under 18, or if requested *Only available to UK residents

THE COUNTY FILES • Covering all 18 first-class counties in every issue, including news, interviews and stats, as well as the oddities which make county cricket what it is

Derbyshire

Durham

Essex

Glamorgan

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Middlesex

Northamptonshire

Nottinghamshire

Somerset

Surrey

Sussex

Warwickshire

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Regional Round-Up • Raf Nicholson picks out the top stories from the women's domestic game, as counties begin to make their moves ahead of the 2025 restructure

FAST FORWARD • Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson are the new spearheads of Ben Stokes’ latest tactical shift. Phil Walker spoke to them both

CATCHING BULLETS • Jamie Smith kept to Atkinson and Wood across the Windies series and lived to tell the tale

ENGLAND V SRI LANKA A PUNCTUATED HISTORY • Jo Harman looks ahead to Sri Lanka's three-Test series against England by revisiting previous tours that have shown the Lions should never be underestimated, even if they often have been

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