Launching a lampoon at John Buchanan, former captain Ian Chappell
has said that his daughter would not have done a bad job as coach of the Australian
team.
Defending spin great Shane Warne, who has been criticised for his panning
of Buchanan, Chappell said the former coach's contribution in Australia's dream
run was nil.
"It's a simple decision. The captain is 95 per cent important,
the coach is five per cent important. Guess who I am going to worry about first?"
Chappell was quoted as saying by the 'News Limited.' "Shane Warne would
have been a magnificent attacking captain for Australia.
"A lot of people refer to John Buchanan's record as coach.
How many wickets and how many catches and how many runs did he make? "He
didn't make any. His contribution to those victories in my opinion is absolutely
nil. Is someone going to tell me that if my daughter had coached Australia,
would the results have been any different? "I am here to tell you the results
wouldn't have been any different at all. In fact, they might have been better
without him there.
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