The Cricketer Magazine | July 2025
The July issue previews the Test series between England and India. On the cover is Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes and Shoaib Bashir
• James Anderson runs the rule over India’s attack
• George Dobell previews the series
• Derek Pringle wonders if Jasprit Bumrah is the greatest
• Jarrod Kimber says India’s is the toughest batting line-up to break into
• Neeru Bhatia explains how Shubman Gill came to lead India
Also in the issue…
• Vic Marks says England must stick with Shoaib Bashir
• George Dobell asks who is going to go into bat for Pakistan
• Jack Russell is interviewed in Facing Up
• Nasser Hussain insists the Zimbabwe Test was not a waste of time
• Monty Panesar says England can learn from the IPL spin kings
• Derek Pringle opens up his photo album
• Mike Selvey pays tribute to the genius of Javed Miandad
• Huw Turbervill is worried about the plight of Lancashire
• Paul Edwards’ big match is Durham v Somerset
• Melinda Farrell picks Ben Stokes as her favourite cricketer
• Graham Gooch recalls his debut in 1975, his Ashes high in ’85 and his final Test in ’95
• Alan Fordham explains how he schedules the fixtures
• Richard Hobson recalls the day England’s cricketers lost to West Indies and the footballers to the United States
• Tanya Aldred reviews the County Championship treats we have enjoyed so far this summer
• Nick Howson explains how the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup can be even better
• Scott Oliver recalls Richard Johnson’s 10-for for Middlesex against Derbyshire in 1994
• We find out whatever happened to Alan Wilkins
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Cricketer Magazine July 2025.