For example, in Sachin Tendulkar's recent comments he said: "No coach
had mentioned even in passing that my attitude was not correct."

As a cricketer Greg was always trying to better himself, especially his
mental approach to the game. Improvement doesn't come without constantly
challenging yourself and also responding to the demands of your
team-mates, something that happened regularly in the Australian team.
Having seen Tendulkar struggle in recent times Greg would accept it as
part of his job to challenge the him to resurrect his batting
in order to help India win matches.

There is no point in trying to be like an Indian when you've been employed because of your knowledge and experience as an Australian cricketer

That is not questioning a player's attitude, that is called striving for
improvement.

Greg was one of the best half a dozen all-round fieldsmen I've seen;
he's up there with Neil Harvey, Viv Richards, Mark Waugh, Mohammad
Azharuddin and Ricky Ponting and it would have grated that many of
India's best batsmen were slouches in the field.

To see senior players just going through the motions in the field would
have been enough to send Greg off on a search for young players who
could field. However, they would also have needed to be good at another
skill and hence his early push to get younger, more athletic cricketers
into the team.

The fact that his tenure as Indian coach was less than satisfactory for
both Greg and the team is probably a good indication that the system
producing young cricketers needs more than just a bit of fine tuning.
The day before he resigned, a "Kerry Packer'-style proposal was put
forward for Indian cricket, which suggests Greg isn't the only one who
thinks the system needs a large overhaul.

I agree whole-heartedly with Ian Chappell. He made sense to me. In fact, now that Greg has voluntarily stepped out, why not ask Ian to fill in? He and Ravi Shastri would be a great combo as coach - mentor to the team. Both of them have won wide respect as players and for their incisive knowledge of cricket.

Hi Ian

I agree regarding India (& Pakistans) poor fielding. It is not a surprise to me they are not in the Super 8's and I predicted (as at the last Champions trophy) there would probably be no Subcontinental sides in the semis with the possible exception of Sri Lanka. Judging from both I & P's tours to SA and the WC their fielding is lacklustre and directly caused their early exit. Good fielding requires & creates positive energy which can then be channeled towards the will to fight which wins tougher matches ala Ireland & Bangladesh. (Australia, NZ, and SA have made a science of it and are a joy to watch). Until Indian's acknowledge there are three elements to a match - batting, bowling & fielding which are equally important they are going to struggle. The advent of Jonty Rhodes (Sorry Ian to everyone other than some Australians he is, with respect to Colin Bland, the greatest fielder ever.) and the SA side of the mid to late ninety's fielding standards improved (Under Bob Woolmers guidance)to the extent it became critical to success. SA sides were regularly successful against teams who were undoubtedly more "talented" than them because they applied themselves. Therefore, in my opinion, to try and diminish its importance is either naive or arrogant (but certainly stupid -assuming you are trying to win). Indian players will have to put in the "hard yards" in the field if they want to compete, no one questions their ability or desire but the requisite level of committment has been upped considerably.

Absolutely correct-- though stated in milder terms probably.As an avid cricket watcher I firmly believe that we are losing ground in Indian Cricket by not keeping pace with the trends elsewhere.All our senior players are no longer good enough to compete in challenging environment.I felt Tendulkar is just trying to distract public attention elsewhere from his declining prowess as a batsman.Media is just fuelling public sentiment against Greg Chappell.The entire system should be revamped and it is time to say goodbye to at least sachin, Ganguly and Sehwag.

Stop protecting your brother who has brought nothing but problems to indian cricket. However good an individual may be, it is as important for anyone starting in a new job to gauge the difference in environment, people interactions and sensitivities and history before trying to impose past experiences : this is something which Greg never worked out

To be the best team at the international level, players with great potential need to be cultivated at young age and exposed to competitive and world class cricketing and coaching. Otherwise we end up doing too much too late.

I would favor European soccer or American baseball style of leagues and profit sharing for couple of reasons. Indian public will have more National cricket to satiate their appetite so they don't get too carried away at the International level. Also will distribute wealth to up and coming teams and players. There should be some mobility of players among different teams.

It's tempting to respectfully disagree with Ian. Did India, on the basis of standards set by the rest of the teams deserve to be in the super 8 ahead of teams like B'desh and Ireland. If the answer is an easy yes, then the responsibility of them not reaching the super 8s has to rest with the coach and the captain....more so the coach...because he is supposed to be the mentor who builds cohessiveness in the team. Chappel being the task master he strived to bring up the quality of cricket among the teammates but failed to build cohessiveness. He needed to be the emotional support - the standing wall among the ruins - but somehow, he appeared to take the job more as an outsider who wanted to improve the system rather than an insider who wanted to build a team. The emotional aspect was lacking in his method which is an important considertation when you coach a team from the sub-continent. It's best he stepped down. It's time to bring in someone who can build emotional/mental toughness in the team. They more than have the skills to bring down the best when they genuinely believe they can - something that Chappel never figured out.