Jonathan Wilson - Cricinfo magazine

The first game back

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first time this year you had fun playing cricket

Cricket equals pain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Your body hurts, your mind rebels, and your spirit can't handle the world changing around you

I'm not ready to retire, even if my body is

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Redemption, fate and hope are words that swirl around in the mind as the dreaded day looms closer

The ball you're always trying to bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When your shoulder is sore, your shin protests, you feel like death, and you play cricket - hoping to produce the devastating dipper you long for

England lost? No worries

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Can a lifelong supporter of written-off teams handle seismic victories?

Pre-qualifiers are good, but the structure could do with a tweak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having a qualifying round in the World T20 is not a bad idea, but it wouldn't hurt to have two more sides go through to join the top eight

Why do remorselessly excellent players get faint praise?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In cricket as in life, we favour sharp drama and narratives of redemption, doing the Stewarts and the Gooches of the world a disservice

We won at the P Sara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Authors notch up their second victory away from home, with a little help (sort of) from your correspondent

Talking shop with a pro

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The perils of getting into a detailed discussion about your technique and game with an expert

Why unfairness makes cricket special

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's the only sport that expects its athletes to perform feats they are bad at, and where the conditions can turn a match on its head. Let's not lose that

An agony only cricket can create

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No other game makes you crave updates, no matter how trivial, when you are denied live coverage

My first five-for

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's rare when you're at a certain stage of life to do something for the first time, but it can happen

The travails of a middle-aged cricketer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When the bad days outnumber the good, and the aches and pains hasten your decline, you wonder if each game might be your last

Where were you when...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As Stuart Broad ripped through Australia, one writer found himself in an electronics store, surrounded by TVs, none showing the cricket

Be alarmed, be very alarmed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Death of a Gentleman exposes how neo-liberal economics threatens the game, while also hinting at worse lying beneath the surface, leaving you feeling disillusioned and angry

The purity of make-believe childhood cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There was a certain honesty in matches we played against ourselves as kids, recording it all in scorebooks as we went along

Long hop or peach?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A ball can be both; it all depends on how you look at it

Three drops. Should I worry?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Does confidence play a role in catching? Even if the statisticians say otherwise, it certainly feels like it does

When was the last good World Cup?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A six-week long tournament with a handful of tight finishes? Who can call that a success?

The wicket I took on a Test ground

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It only changed a nine-wicket defeat into an eight-wicket one but the memory will live forever