The Pinch Hitter
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Editor's Letter
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Contents
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Best & Worst: Teammates
From best buddies and budding bromances to bust-ups and brouhaha

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CALLING THE SHOTS PODCAST
Broadcasters Adam Collins and Dan Norcross present the third part of their definitive series on cricket commentary

USMAN KHAWAJA
Exclusive interview with the spiky stylist

SHIFTING SANDS
How Sharjah became a unifying force for cricket

MAELSTROMS IN MUMBAI
A photo essay from the symbolic hub of modern cricket

DARREN STEVENS EXCLUSIVE
“I feel like I’m at the start of my career”

BOOK CRICKET
Authors CC stalwarts on combining their passions

THE INVINCIBLE CAP
Finding life in the old Baggy Green

THE INNINGS I WISH I'D SEEN
Trumper’s Mancunian masterpiece

DISABLED CRICKET
Alison Mitchell talks to five frontline cricketers

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Introducing the inventor of the humble groin safeguarder

THE PINCH HITTER QUIZ
Steven Lynch on those marvellous one-offs

VERSE SWING
‘Early Season’, by Will Burns

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