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...
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It did not remain confidential though I would have preferred it to have remained so. What else can I say at this stage?
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There are some things which are non-negotiable. Fielding and fitness are two of them. Unfortunately, players would not find it any easier,
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We have identified some bowlers, but at this stage we haven't been able to use them for various reasons.
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Our bowlers learnt from the experience of bowling on flat pitches.
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I think the media gets a lot excited at such happenings,
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John Wright obviously allowed this to go on to the detriment of the team, ... I am not prepared to sit back and allow this to continue.
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It is disappointing that what was a private discussion between the captain and myself has become a cause of public speculation. Even more disappointing is that much of what has been written does not represent the discussion fairly,
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Paul was a different character that some said was pretty selfish,
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We need results in test cricket. Both teams are evenly matched and we are excited about this game. We got some good batting practice in Lahore.
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Most games at the international level are played in very good spirit. There are some personality clashes from time to time and there's a bit of emotion that comes out from each game. If there's no emotion in cricket at this level it would not be worth watching.
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Pakistan provides an ideal challenge and by playing a good team we would know where we stand.
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We hope to be able to manage him through this tournament and through the series against Sri Lanka and South Africa,
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We wanted to make sure the best eleven would be selected for the match. Experience and knowledge of conditions here were also taken into account.
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We had couple of close decisions which could have gone either way. I thought it was a reasonable effort from our bowlers.