Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain

Where are the next superstars?

Where are the next superstars?

The potential superstars may seem like lean pickings after the star-laden period we've just experienced, but never underestimate cricket's ability to spring a surprise

What India should expect

What India should expect

India's tour of England is a crucial one where winning shouldn't be the sole aim; the team needs to win and also ensure the young players develop

It's not the coach, silly

It's not the coach, silly

If the major cricket nations need a coach at international level, the system that is producing the players isn't doing its job

Vulnerable, but where's the challenge?

Vulnerable, but where's the challenge?

Even when Hayden and Gilchrist are gone in two years' time, there aren't enough teams in sight to challenge the Australian supremacy

27-May-2007•Ian Chappell

Revamp needed at the top

Revamp needed at the top

It's about time the players asserted more control over the game, lost in a maze of politicking and power-broking dead ends

The 2007 World Cup is a PR disaster

The 2007 World Cup is a PR disaster

The game is like a tree; if you keep the trunk and the roots healthy the branches will take care of themselves

I doubt if Greg will feel fulfilled

I doubt if Greg will feel fulfilled

Greg Chappell was a perfectionist who sought to bring those standards to Indian cricket and his exit leaves a system that isn't yet complete

An Anzac battle for the World Cup

An Anzac battle for the World Cup

As Australia batter their way through the World Cup it is only New Zealand that look like coming up with some resistance against the world champions

Look into that mirror, Sachin

Look into that mirror, Sachin

If Sachin Tendulkar is playing to eke out a career, he is wasting his time and should retire immediately

Big picture, blurred vision

Big picture, blurred vision

More important than the symbolism of minor teams at the World Cup is the question of what's being done for them in between tournaments

18-Mar-2007•Ian Chappell

Most open World Cup

Most open World Cup

Diverse and unpredictable conditions, coupled with a wide field and a huge time span, make it difficult to pick favourites

Australia must find answers quickly

Australia must find answers quickly

Australia have gone from raging favourites to suffering a case of raging World Cup fever in the space of three weeks

The World Cup or the Well Cup?

The World Cup or the Well Cup?

The World Cup might just be won by the team who has 11 men standing by the final

A whole new ball game

A whole new ball game

The colour television was invented around the same time as the World Cup of 1975. The limited-overs game has seen as much change as the modes of entertainment

The dark side of the chatter

The dark side of the chatter

Cricket can't bring an end to abusive behaviour; it is a public problem. However, cricket can do more to ensure its own house is in order

The long and the short of it

The long and the short of it

By the last Test of the Ashes, the difference between the two teams was so great one wondered how Australia ever conspired to lose in 2005

Unchallenged champions

Unchallenged champions

Warne and McGrath have succeeded partly due to their own skills and partly their opponents' inability to put up any fight

Mind over matter

Mind over matter

No cricketer is irreplaceable, but Shane Warne comes mighty close

The difference between England and Australia

The difference between England and Australia

The final day of the second Ashes Test proved that the Australian way of playing is superior to the English

Flawed strategy has England in a spin

Flawed strategy has England in a spin

England's worst fears were exposed at the Gabba when the ball didn't swing and they were shown to have little else in the way of strategy

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