Test cricket's "average" XI: Andy Zaltzman and Jaideep Varma help explore the stories revealed and concealed by those at the statistical centre of Test cricket

“It’s easy to think that once you go up, you just automatically bring in lots of new faces. But you have to show trust to the players who had such a good season to get you there."

As he prepares to embark on his fifth season at the helm of county cricket’s least decorated club, the seasoned South African coach tells me that Derbyshire are finally ready to take the plunge

Chasing meaning, memory, and the thrill of being there

Two decades after crashing out of Division One, Glamorgan have finally returned to county cricket’s top table. I investigate the club’s revival and the distinct culture that has underpinned it

England may have won the Melbourne lottery – but turned up too late to claim the jackpot

The collapse of England’s fearless experiment

Leicestershire are top of Division Two, favourites for promotion with four wins from six games. Find out what's driving their success here

County DIV2 2025, Gloucester vs LEICS Match Report: Leicestershire will hope late wicket swings momentum but with Cameron Bancroft 36* contest remains in the balance

🟣 All the Round Two previews 🟢 A fine Round One reviewed 🟠 Gloucs unveil special mural 🔴 Essex celebrate century at Chelmsford 🔵 Middlesex legal trouble 🟡 Championship reform ahead?

With the world seemingly stuck on fast-forward, the return of county cricket this week gave me some much needed respite from the madness.

In the week Harry Brook shunned the IPL in order to prioritise England’s upcoming Test schedule, I revisit his ‘favourite hundred’, the counter-attacking masterclass from Wellington last December.

Last winter I covered England's Test series for wisden.com. Here's the story of how it happened, why I needed it so badly, and how I got along...

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"Sad eyes, you knew there'd come a day when we would have to say goodbye..."

Last week, during the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took a catch so logic-defying that – for the first time in four weeks – I sat bolt-upright, well nearly.

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