1 CD, Asantha de Mel, cricketer and Chairman of Selectors of Sri Lanka Cricket, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks.
Track 1: [0:00-0:22] Introduction by Rayvern Allen and de Mel talks briefly about his positive attitude, [0:23-0:53] de Mel talks about criticism when Sri Lanka do poorly but not the praise when they do well, [0:54-1:25] de Mel talks about being appointed a selector in 1997, [1:26-2:53] de Mel talks about taking wickets in Pakistan and Pakistani umpires, [2:54-4:04] de Mel talks about his style of bowling and how he took wickets, [4:05-5:00] de Mel talks about his plan of attack as an opening bowler.
Track 2: [0:00-1:56] de Mel talks about not wasting a single delivery, the nature of bowling in different countries and Australian conditions, [1:57-2:36] de Mel talks about enjoying bowling in New Zealand compared to Australia, [2:37-3:58] de Mel talks about only playing one match in England but did well and fielders dropped catches, [3:59-4:49] de Mel talks about playing for Sri Lanka from 1982 to 1987 and having to retire due to a knee injury, [4:50-5:20] de Mel talks about the lack of support staff for the national team and having to learn from talking to their role models including Dennis Lillee.
Track 3: [0:00-1:32] de Mel talks about how Sri Lanka cricket has changed from the 1980's to the present day, [1:33-2:23] de Mel talks about the competitive nature of club cricket, [2:24-4:22] de Mel talks about the Sri Lankan school system and playing for Royal College and how the school are not producing the same quality now, [4:23-4:57] de Mel talks about the need to find quality players, especially spin bowlers.
Track 4: [0:00-1:09] de Mel talks about the need for different Sri Lankan teams for different forms of cricket, [1:10-1:54] de Mel talks about batsmen with classical technique including Sidath Wettimuny and the rise of Nepalese cricket, [1:55-2:49] de Mel talks about retiring as Chairman of Selectors and staying involved with cricket, [2:50-4:11] de Mel talks about enjoying the period in he did and how cricket is much more professional now, [4:12-5:18] de Mel talks about players playing too much and getting injured and a rise in the standard of fielding.
Track 5: [0:00-2:29] de Mel talks about cricket in the future, a decline in spectators in Test Cricket and one-day cricket taken over by Twenty20.