Chappell picks Aust, to win

Press, 20 October 1987, Page 48

Chappell picks Aust, to win

NZPA-AAP -Sydney; Thefonner Australian '* cricket? / captain, Greg Chappell, now a national selector , and Australian Cricket Board delegate, has said Australia could win the three-test series against New Zealand this summer. L .V / "The talent is there — it’s up to the commitment. of the players,” Chappell said yesterday. Chappell was at the Sydney Cricket Ground - with Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee for the launch of the book, "Ten Turbulent Years,” tracing events in cricket since the 1977 Centenary Test and the following World Series Cricket breakaway. He said he thought that the Australian resurgence would have surfaced a season earlier in 1986-87. But he felt that Australia would be too strong for England in the blcentenary test and Sri Lan*a later in the one-off <

'' , ’ ' ■'V' • test/ '. •W ■ Chappell singled out.ihe Hadlee, and the talented batsman, MarthlCrowe, as the danger men fdr the first test at Brisbane from December 4 to 8. "Hadlee is a key player and will be an integral part of their attack,” he said.’ . ~. “Martin Crowe is a topclass competitor, although tiiS very talented brother Jeff, who played in South Australia, hasn’t been as successful. “But we are not just focusing on one or two. They will be determined to win In their usually competitive way but we can beat them if we play to our potential.” Later, Chappell said that with hindsight, the underarm incident against Mew Zealand’s last bagman, Brian McKechnle, at the M.C.G. on February 1, 1981, was the only action tie regretted in his cricket areer. , ” JK”