Verdict

England's evolution

Watching England in 2004 has been like watching one of those time-lapse photography sequences so beloved of David Attenborough

19-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

England's evolution

Watching England in 2004 has been like watching one of those time-lapse photography sequences so beloved of David Attenborough

19-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Brimming with confidence

Paul Coupar runs the rule over England's victorious XI

16-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Paul Coupar at Old Trafford

The strange case of the unresumed innings

The strange case of the batsman who retired hurt (or didn't)

15-Aug-2004•Roving Reporter by Paul Coupar at Old Trafford

Flintoff approaching true greatness

At 4.45pm Andrew Flintoff bowled a horrid 90mph bouncer that Brian Lara could only fend to second slip, from in front of his throat

15-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Paul Coupar at Old Trafford

Streetwise West Indies hold their own

This was a bar-room brawl of a day

14-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Paul Coupar

Moving talk amid the showers

Roving Reporter at the third Test at Old Trafford

13-Aug-2004•Roving Reporter by Paul Coupar at Old Trafford

West Indies swing and miss their chance

West Indies dominated more than half the first day of the First Test at Old Trafford

12-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Paul Coupar

Sri Lanka rediscover their mojo

Midway through the game only diehard Sri Lankan pundits believed that Sri Lanka had chalked up enough runs to keep India's top-order batting machine, apparently bolstered by the return of VVS Laxman, at bay

01-Aug-2004•Charlie Austin

Giles rips out the cream of the Caribbean batting

England retained the Wisden Trophy inside nine days when they crushed a demoralised West Indies by 256 runs

01-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Hugh Chevallier at Edgbaston

The masters of asphyxiation

The masters of asphyxiation did it comfortably in the end

01-Aug-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Sambit Bal

A new and triumphant England

England, 378 ahead with seven second-innings wickets left, have this game firmly by the collar

31-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Hugh Chevallier at Edgbaston

Flintoff confirms his coming-of-age

This was Freddie Flintoff's day

30-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Hugh Chevallier at Edgbaston

An inconsequential end

There are a number of ways you could look at Pakistan's performance in the Asia Cup

29-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Osman Samiuddin

Bravo keeps the discipline required

Confronted with the weight of statistics, it's getting easier to think of England as firm favourites to win a Test against West Indies

29-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Hugh Chevallier at Edgbaston

The wheel's still in spin

This was a game that Sri Lanka could afford to lose, and they managed to do so after having held the inside line for much of a frenetic run chase

27-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

West Indies rue their luck

Andrew Miller's verdict on the second day's play between England and West Indies at Lord's

23-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Key turns the corner

Steven Lynch's verdict on the first day's play between England and West Indies at Lord's

22-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

India rusty but Sri Lanka shining

There are two things batsmen have to do in conditions such as these, and at a ground such as Dambulla, to ensure that they build a big total

18-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma

Late bloomer's masterclass

Usually, centuries compiled at quicker than a run a ball are frenetic affairs, but Dravid's effort today reached its crescendo with the smoothness of a mellow jazz composition

16-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

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