Should Greg "Bowl this one underarm Trev" Chappell be Australia's next coach ?

[Salamuddin]

Should Greg "Bowl this one underarm Trev" Chappell be Australia's next coach ?

Chappell, Nielsen and Moody are the ones under consideration apparently.


Apparently some Aussie players actually want a coach who's played at the highest level - an unfortunate dig at Buchanan since he has done wonderful job and they could show a bit of gratitude for his work.

Well if that's what they want, then Chappell's the man, A far better player than either Moody or Nielsen (nielsen was in fact Chappell's protege at South Australia) and a cunning cricket brain.
Although, Chappell didn't win anything at SA....several SA players like Blewett, Lehmann and Gillespie speak highly of him and he converted a number of poor SA performers into decent cricketers as I'm sure my good friend Top_Cat will agree.

Plus he has Australia A coaching experience as well as coaching India and Pakistan National Academy......what more do the Aussie players want ? Greggy's the man for the job.

 

[Sanz]

For years Australia have been on top, it's about time they let some other nation take the top spot. I hope they hire Greg Chappell to do the job, I am sure he will make sure of that.

 

[benchmark00]

Should be Rod Marsh IMO.

 

[andyc]

Yeah, Marsh would be a good choice for mine. Did well with the English academy, IIRC.

Bit harsh including the underarm thing in there thuogh, it's not as if CA would take that into account. Besides, you see people who credit Jardine for his Bodyline tactics, yet no one does the same for Chappell. Both served their purposes (winning the game/ winning the series and stopping Bradman), yet both were clearly against the 'spirit of cricket.'

 

[Robertinho]

Yeah, Marsh would be a good choice for mine. Did well with the English academy, IIRC.

Bit harsh including the underarm thing in there thuogh, it's not as if CA would take that into account. Besides, you see people who credit Jardine for his Bodyline tactics, yet no one does the same for Chappell. Both served their purposes (winning the game/ winning the series and stopping Bradman), yet both were clearly against the 'spirit of cricket.'

Haha you're an idiot Cameron, there was nothing cunning or tactful about that ball. Comparing it to Jardine's brilliant bodyline tactic is an insult to Jardine.

 

[Slow Love™]

Haha you're an idiot Cameron, there was nothing cunning or tactful about that ball. Comparing it to Jardine's brilliant bodyline tactic is an insult to Jardine.

I don't think Andy's post is that ridiculous. I wouldn't say Chappell's move was tactful (is that what you meant?) but I don't think many would deny that it had a fair degree of cunning about it. Outside of a wide which you'd likely have to bowl again, it's a delivery you could guarantee nobody could hit a six off.

Fast leg theory was regarded as pretty outrageous though, in it's time. It's not just the odd bouncer, it's pinging the ball at the batsman's body incessantly (in a way not seen before,) and packing the legside field with fielders for when the batsman fends the ball away rather than taking evasive action or taking the ball on the body.

Probably the reason Chappell's action has suffered more in terms of how it's judged is for a few reasons. Amongst them - intimidating the batsman through threat of physical injury is now regarded as part of the game, along with the necessary protections it demands. Also, Chappell deliberately exploited his younger brother, whose position in the team was hardly set in stone. And in Chappell's case, the stakes weren't nearly as high, either, so it just seemed unnecessary as well as unsporting.

Did Trevor ever write an autobiography? I wonder if he's written anything about it with the passage of time.

 

[Turbinator]

Yes Aussies shud hire Chappel.....so he can make Johnson a world class allrounder like Pathan.