Ian Chappell Part 1: Great captains don't crave the job | Opening Up 

He's probably the only bloke left nowadays from Nine's cricket commentary team who you could have a beer with.

@@xalstarx what about Bill Lawry? He's also regarded one of the best along with Richie, Tony, Ian etc.

@@sln7839 Larry is a teetotaller anyhow

They are all gems. The bonding and friendship among them helped in their work as well. That’s a golden era for commentary. My all time favorites are Greig and Benaud

Yallop may have been mediocre, captaining Australia B, but the crying speech given by Kim Hughes, as he resigned, makes it a certainty that I.C. is referring to him.

except for the series they lost - England 1977? west indies a couple of times; never won a World Series series; without Lillee and Thommo he wouldn't have won 1974-75

@@andrewmaroc113 I started listening test cricket from December 1972.From this date to present Ian Chappell is the greatest Captain.The batting pair of Chappell brothers (Ian and Greg) was the best. When any country plays against Australia in test match,I always wish Australia should win. Lille , Thomson and the big cheerfull Max Walker who with his accurate pace bowling use to take wickets intelligently under the pressure it Lille and Thomson.

@@drhemantjoshi5585 Hi Hemant thanks for your recollections. I've been a cricket fan - my first recollection was Wes Hall bowling in 1961 and I have avidly followed all cricket but mainly Test Cricket ever since. In that time I would rate - not in order - Gary Sobers, Ray Illingworth, Glenn Turner, Ali Bacher as far superior captains than Ian Chappell. None of these captains were divisive, confrontational or arrogant and yet attained better results than Chappell. Those were all in Chappell's era. Since then without giving it too much thought I would have to place Clive Lloyd, Imran Khan, Ian Botham well ahead of Chappell in all aspects of captaincy - Chappell's record as a batsman was mediocre, the run rates under his captaincy were woeful, and his success rate and results were middle of the road. Even with Lillee and Bob Massie bowling superbly he only got a drawn result in 1972. Most of the myth about his captaincy emanated from the spectacular results Thommo and Lillee( along with Max ) achieved in 1974 /75 against England. Ian Chappell wasn't captain in 1975 / 76 against the West Indies. When World Series arrived in 1977 Ian Chappell's Australians got smashed - if those results were included his record would drop from middle of road.

Selfless, Selfish, individual, team game!!!! Well put. 😂😂

Keith Parker Shane warne???

I think Steve Waugh (Chappelli's pet hate). I believe Tugga craved the captaincy. Kim Hughes said in a documentary that he was pushed into the job by the ACB (Bob Parish and co) while he was completely unprepared.

Bob Simpson?

and a mediocre batting average to boot - 88th in Australian batting averages - how was he a great batsman ?