1 CD: 24 minutes 20 seconds

1 CD, Stephen Brenkley, cricket journalist, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:19] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [0:20-1:01] Brenkley talks about becoming cricket correspondent for the Independent on Sunday and working for the Independent as well, [1:02-1:59] Brenkley talks about his love for cricket writing, [2:00-3:07] Brenkley talks about the camaraderie and rivalry between cricket journalists on tour, [3:08-5:39] Brenkley talks about an average day for a cricket journalist during a match and reading cricket pitches. Track 2: [0:00-1:43] Brenkley talks about how the nature of journalism has changed, doing a podcast and writing a piece on Test cricket returning to Galle, [1:44-2:10] Brenkley talks about being busy and appearing on Test Match Special, [2:12-4:03] Brenkley talks about doing research of a country before going on tour, [4:04-5:57] Brenkley talks about the status of Sri Lankan cricket and the quality of Mahela Jayawardne and Kumar Sangakkara. Track 3 [0:00-0:56] Brenkley talks about Duleep Mendis and the politics of Sri Lankan cricket, [0:57-1:57] Brenkley talks about problems in cricket and status of Test cricket highlighting its popularity New Zealand and Pakistan, [1:58-2:20] Brenkley talks about the popularity of cricket in Australia, [2:21-3:26] Brenkley talks about day/night cricket and the popularity of cricket, [3:27-4:49] Brenkley talks about how T20 cricket has led to a revival in county cricket and how it will survive. Track 4: [0:00-2:23] Brenkley talks about his Test Match routine including speaking to players and how an article gets to be written giving an example of interviewing Steve Harmison, [2:24-3:37] Brenkley talks about how he got into sports reporting and a brief overview of his career in journalism, [3:38-4:30] Brenkley talks about how the characteristics of the press box has changed and how there are many more journalists on tour, [4:31-5:32] Brenkley talks about how the nature of reporting has changed and the need for higher quality writing. Track 5: [0:00-1:17] Brenkley talks about John Woodcock, [1:18-1:51] Brenkley talks about his hope to keep writing on cricket, [1:52-2:22] Rayvern Allen and Brenkley joke about the press box doing a huddle like the England players. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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