Wisden Cricket Monthly

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WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY • Sri Lanka's likely lads rescue the summer

EDITOR'S LIST

Wisden Cricket Monthly

THE Top Six The month in cricket No.1

New challenge lures McCullum to take dual role • By extending Brendon McCullum's remit to white-ball cricket, the Kiwi could be the unifying force that England's fractured set-up needs, argues Andrew Miller

Team of the Month • Jo Harman selects a team of the month's top performers including a trio from Bangladesh's maiden Test series win over Pakistan

Facing up to mental health • Mark Ramprakash pays tribute to his friend and former teammate Graham Thorpe and considers how far the game has come in tackling issues of mental health

Pakistan's fast bowling stocks ravaged by inept mismanagement • Ahead of Pakistan's imminent three-Test series with England, Osman Samiuddin considers how the plight of their two best quicks, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi, reflects wider problems at the heart of a culture in perpetual crisis

Dawid Malan and the search for acceptance • Following Dawid Malan's retirement from international cricket, Lawrence Booth reflects on an England career in which he struggled to win over his doubters, no matter how well he played

NEWS CYCLE • English cricket suffers from a Rush of Blood to the Head, writes Ben Gardner

ADAM HOLLIOAKE • LEADER, BALL-FEEDER, TRAVELLER, COUNSELLOR

‘Of all the elements of captaincy, the least important is the tactical side’

RE:VIEW • In a summer marked by the emergence of a clutch of breakout stars, three Wisden writers consider some names that have impressed them the most

NO.3 PLANT-BASED KIT AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY • Next in our series examining how cricket is tackling the climate crisis, Jo Harman investigates how vegan leather and a more enlightened approach to recycling could make the game more sustainable

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 • NEXT MATCHES: Leics, CC (H), Sep 17-20; Yorks, CC (A), Sep 26-29

Nottinghamshire

Somerset

Surrey

Sussex

Warwickshire

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Regional Round-Up • Raf Nicholson picks out the top stories from the women's domestic game, including transfer news ahead of next year's restructure

Harry Brook THE SEARCH FOR A MOMENT • Despite registering his maiden Test hundred at home, Harry Brook's brilliance has been relatively contained this summer. Ahead of England's winter tours to Pakistan and New Zealand, heading back to where his phenomenal story properly began, Brook opens up to WCM about pressure, leadership, and the endless quest to stay ‘in the moment’

BROOK IN FOCUS • With WCM coach Toby Radford

SPINNING THE WHEEL

THE SPIN ARSENAL • GARETH BREESE, ENGLAND'S ASSISTANT COACH AND A FORMER OFFIE HIMSELF, LIFTS THE LID ON THE QUARTET OF SPINNERS IN THE...