We speak to the legendary Australian captain Ian Chappell on a book he published in 1992 - Chappelli: The Cutting Edge.
Chappell offers his thoughts on captaincy, coaching, cricket administration and the muddled approach of those running the game today. Having followed the game for over seven decades - and read avidly about its evolution – he offers both critique and perspective while burnishing his arguments with insightful (and often hilarious) anecdotes.
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Talking Points:

Test cricket's parlous future both in the 1990s as well as the present
Evaluating a captain and the difficulty of explaining good captaincy
Captaincy as amateur psychology - and the time-consuming nature of it
Getting the best out of his fast bowlers, especially Dennis Lillee
The challenge, and satisfaction, in captaining match-winners like Doug Walters
Why the best coaches should be working with players at a formative stage
How senior players are often better coaches than the appointed coach
Chappell's relationship with Richie Benaud - as mentor and friend
The thrill of the hook, and how modern techniques are not favorable to the shot
The age-old problem of over-rates
Sir Garry Sobers: genius nonpareil

Participants:
Ian Chappell
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
Books by Ian Chappell - Amazon
Ian Chappell column on ESPNcricinfo
'Captaincy is not a 9 to 6 job' - Ian Chappell interview - Sportstar archive
Why Bruce Laird's World Series knocks were as good as Test hundreds - Ian Chappell - The Cricket Monthly
The science of deception - Ian Chappell and Erapalli Prasanna on the thrill and skill of spin bowling - The Cricket Monthly
'Early in life I worked out that being yourself is the easiest thing' - Ian Chappell on the transition to commentary - The Cricket Monthly
'I get really annoyed with one-sided cricket' - Ian Chappell on 30 years of broadcasting - ESPNcricinfo