About this episode
Ashley Giles joins the Tailenders to discuss the 2005 Ashes series and the intricacies of professional cricket.
The King of Spain, Ashley Giles, is our special guest on this week’s Tailenders. Inevitably we travel back to the 2005 Ashes series - the greatest series of all time - but also reflections on the highs and lows of professional sport, the genius of Richie Benaud, bowling to Brian Lara, the Art of Spin and the challenges of running Worcs CCC. Plus Mattchin has a new feature ‘Village People’ as he seeks to discover the underbelly of Village Cricket.
People in this episode
Host: unknown
Guest: Ashley Giles
Topics covered
- cricket
- professional sport
- village cricket
- spin bowling
- Ashes series
- sports challenges
Keywords
- Ashley Giles
- 2005 Ashes
- Richie Benaud
- Brian Lara
- village cricket
- spin bowling
- Worcs CCC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Worcs CCC
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