Today’s conversation is with the esteemed Nirgunan Tiruchelvam discussing the merits of two of the greatest spin bowlers of all-time, Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia’s Shane Warne.
Podcasts
I started recording podcasts in mid-2024. I publish my podcasts through Podbean but you can listen to the cricket related readings and interviews here. If you enjoy them you can find my poetry readings on Podbean, Apple Podcasts or by searching for (and subscribing to) "Readings from the Pavilion End" in your favourite podcast app.
A Conversation with Nirgunan Tiruchelvam: Who was the greater bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan or Shane Warne?
Joe Root: England’s Greatest Batter?
In this episode, Bill writes from the Pavilion End. Listen to his case for why Joe Root might just be England’s greatest batter.
A conversation with Imran Khwaja, Deputy Chair of the International Cricket Council
We begin season 2 with a chat from the Pavilion End from the insightful Imran Khwaja (International Cricket Council). We have a wide ranging discussion, beginning from his love for cricket to issues like the effects of inequality of membership statuses on elite performance, and musings on the future of test cricket. Enjoy!
A conversation with Abbas Ali Baig
Today we have a special interview with the legendary former cricketeer Abbas Ali Baig.
Why We Watch Cricket (essay)
This episode features an essay written in August 2017 on Why We Watch Cricket. For cricket and not-yet-cricket fans alike.
The End of an Era
This post was written in April 2024, when English cricket lost one of its great performers in the left-arm spinner Derek Underwood.