Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBEis a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricketorganisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1984. The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration. An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and, at his retirement, held the world...
experience gained hoping knowledge next pass playing
I'm hoping that he will pass on the knowledge and experience he has gained from playing for 16 years to the next generation,
bat pressure
We are under pressure and we need to bat well.
cup game journey obviously positive stepping stone toward trying win
We are trying to look at each game as a stepping stone on our journey toward the (2007) World Cup and from each game we are trying to get positive out of it, but obviously we need to win some games.
areas game improve journey positives stepping stone towards trying
We are trying to look at each game as a stepping stone in our journey towards the World Cup. We are trying to take positives from each game in the areas we need to improve from that game.
best careful next overdoing sure
We must be careful of not overdoing it. We must make sure we get the best out of him, not just for now but for the next two-three years.
good incident life obviously odd time
We will have the odd incident from time to time and it obviously makes life good to you guys. Why would you complain.
batting bowlers good group happy keen obviously spirit win
We are obviously keen to win the game. The spirit in the group is excellent. We were happy with most of what we did in the first game. We were happy with our batting in the first game, which was pretty good. The fielding was good too. The bowlers did pretty good too.
bowling lost match overly small worried
We have done the small things right. I wasn't overly worried about the bowling when we lost the first match in Peshawar. We did all the things we could do well.
bubbling involved worried
I have been through this before. There is always going to be something bubbling around the place. We can't get worried about it or get involved in it.
fit future recovers seen
I am disappointed that Tendulkar wouldn't be seen on this tour, but it is important that he recovers completely and is fit for India's future engagements,
draining energy helping innings modest neither nor
Modest innings were draining him. He had no energy to give to the team, which was helping neither him nor us.
captain needs player struggling team
But we clashed because his needs as a struggling player and captain and those of the team were different.
begins days game october series together
I have just arrived. But yes, I would like to do something (before the series begins on October 25). If we can get together for 2-3 days before the first game begins, it will be good.
attack bowling counter develop due fast hopefully likely obviously players situations sort
Obviously between now and then (till they arrive) we will give due consideration to their fast bowling attack and the sort of situations that's likely to develop and hopefully we can counter those with the players we have.