Greg Chappell decides
NZPA-AAP Brisbane The former Australian test cricket captain, Greg Chappell, will not play first class cricket for Queensland this season. Chappell, aged 36, who announced his retirement from test cricket during the fifth test against Pakistan in January, was appointed an Australian selector in June. The rangy former South Australian, now living in Queensland, announced his intentions in Brisbane yesterday and said: “I delayed making a decision because I wanted to
wait until nearer the start of the season to see if the desire to play was still there. “The desire is not there. I find I have lost the mental commitment needed to play cricket In any case my duties as an Australian selector would have made me unavailable to play in a number of Shield games. “The role of Australian selector is an important one, and I feel it would have been difficult to play Shield cricket and at the same time devote the time necessary to do the job properly.”
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