The world's most famous sports book takes a giant leap forward in 2004. The 141st edition of Wisden will introduce a range of new features designed to make sense of a vivid and hectic cricketing year - from Australia's World Cup triumph and eighth successive Ashes triumph to Steve Waugh's amazing farewell series.
For the first time, Wisden will pick - as well as the traditional Five Cricketers of the Year - the top 40 players in the world and review their form over the past calendar year. It will also reveal the name of the world's No.1 player in 2003. Will the first winner of this new award be an Aussie?
Former England captain Nasser Hussain pays tribute to Waugh, his most formidable opponent. Wisden also asks whether cricketers would be better off as footballers, reviews the rise of the players' agent, considers the fate of the specialist wicket-keeper and takes a look back at the happy world of country house cricket.
More up-to-date than ever before, Wisden will cover all the major cricket in 2003 and will also try to answer the one cricketing question that has never been in Wisden before: what is cricket, exactly? And pictured on the cover will be . . .
