Cricket is the most unusual of games with the most unusual of histories -- which can reveal so much about our society and our times. Tim Wigmore joins Amit Varma in episode 422 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the history of Test cricket -- and how the game is changing today. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Tim Wigmore on Twitter, LinkedIn, Amazon, Cricinfo and the Daily Telegraph. 2. Test Cricket: A History -- Tim Wigmore. 3. Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution -- Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde. 4. Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket -- Stefan Szymansk and Tim Wigmore. 5. White Hot: The Inside Story of England Cricket’s Double World Champions -- Tim Wigmore and Matt Roller. 6. The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made -- Mark Williams and Tim Wigmore. 7. The Wisden Book of Test Cricket (1877-1977) — Compiled & edited by Bill Frindall. 8. Beyond A Boundary -- CLR James. 9. Pundits from Pakistan -- Rahul Bhattacharya. 10. England: The Biography: The Story of English Cricket -- Simon Wilde. 11. The Unforgiven -- Ashley Gray. 12. How to Think About Cricket (and Life) -- Episode 19 of Everything is Everything. 13. Selected pieces by Amit Varma on T20 cricket and changing cricket strategy: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 14. Money in Cricket — Episode 41 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gideon Haigh and Prem Panicker). 15. The Evolution of Cricket — Episode 97 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Harsha Bhogle). 16. Homeland -- Fernando Aramburu. 17. Levels of the Game -- John McPhee. 18. Rear Window -- Alfred Hitchcock. 19. Psycho -- Alfred Hitchcock. 20. State of Happiness -- Petter Næss and Pål Jackman. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Amit and Ajay also bring out a weekly YouTube show, Everything is Everything. Have you watched it yet? You must! And have you read Amit’s newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It’s free! Also check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: ‘The Cricket Tragic’ by Simahina.

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