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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Pakistan provides an ideal challenge and by playing a good team we would know where we stand.
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But we clashed because his needs as a struggling player and captain and those of the team were different.
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Saurav and I discussed the balance of the team and there were a number of issues but that's all I want to say at this stage.
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Sourav and I discussed the balance of the team and there were a number of issues but that's all I want to say at this stage.
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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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I have to let it wash by and say people have their reasons for saying what they do and I can't be distracted by that and do what I believe in. At the end of my time, whenever that might be, the team and therefore I will be judged ultimately on the results we achieve, not whether I have been able to convince this or that member of the media that what we are doing is in the best interests of Indian cricket.
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I have seen some terrifically exciting changes with young players coming into the squad which is reinvigorated. The older players and the whole group has been refreshed by the youth and enthusiasm that has come into the team. I think that has been misunderstood and misrepresented in certain quarters to the detriment of Indian cricket.
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You can't afford to have the same group together for too long because most of the problems that most teams face from time to time is that if you have four or five players who are going to finish around the same time, you are going to have problems.
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I think the media gets a lot excited at such happenings,
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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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Our bowlers learnt from the experience of bowling on flat pitches.
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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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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,