IND vs AUS: Legendary Australian cricketer Ian Chappell has stated that Australia has a Test series victory over India under Pat Cummins’ leadership. Chappell was a member of Bill Lawry’s famous 1969 side which won the Test series in India 3-1.
Australia’s last series triumph over India came in 2004 under the leadership of Adam Gilchrist and since then, they have been unable to replicate that same result in four successive trips to the country.
“Australia have a chance. Bowling-wise, I think they’ll be OK. They’ll be light on for a second spinner because I don’t know anything about Todd Murphy. In terms of Ashton Agar, if you’re averaging 42 in first-class cricket, you’re not a Test-match bowler in my opinion. I thought he showed that in Sydney.”
Chappell backs Lyon
“India will be hard to handle. It’s Australia’s batting that concerns me. Nathan Lyon can’t be doing it all on his own. He’s going to have to get some help. Their batting is the biggest concern. There’s some absolute crap spoken about selection. This business of you’ve got to have a left- and the right-arm bowler is bollocks. You pick your best bowlers.”
Chappell has also advised Australian batters on playing in Indian conditions. He said watch the ball without fearing about the spin.
Chappell regrets chances missed in India
“We always fancied our chances because we had some damn good players of spin. I learnt some things there that I never ever forgot. You couldn’t go there thinking it’s all in favour of the bowler because, to me, it wasn’t.”
“The most important thing I learned was that you had to watch the ball really closely. That’s critical. In Australia, if you weren’t quite there, you could drive through the line. You can’t do that with safety in India.”
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