Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006

WISDEN HAS RECORDED 143 SUMMERS, BUT NEVER ONE LIKE THIS Wisden 2006 has more feature articles and more colour pictures than ever before, plus a special section on the 2005 Ashes. Top writers include Gideon Haigh, Steve James, Clement Freud, Ed Smith, Kevin Mitchell, Quentin Letts, David Frith, Francis Wheen, Angus Fraser, plus * Paul Hayward on cricket's first rock star * Simon Barnes on the Freddiad * The Analyst on how England won * Mark Taylor on Australia's defeat * John Woodcock's Ashes reflections * Derek Pringle on the post-match beer And Wisden answers the questions: Who are the teams of the decade? Who are Flantiff and Vorner? Who is the Leading Cricketer in the World? Wisden: the essential companion for every follower of cricket.