5 great Australian captains who never won an Ashes series in England

#3 Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell

Born in Adelaide, Greg Chappell was probably the greatest batsman to ever play for Australia after Don Bradman. One of the few cricketers to score a hundred in his first and last Test innings, Chappell was one of the batting pillars through the 1970s and early 1980s. He played 87 Tests and ended his career with 7110 runs at an outstanding average of 53.86.

A master tactician, shrewd thinker and a fierce competitor, Greg Chappell took over the captaincy reins from brother Ian Chappell. His stint began very well as Australia won 8 out of 12 Tests. But the charge came to a halt when Australia were in England in 1977 for the Ashes.

The hosts regained the urn with a 3-0 series win against an under-par Chappell-led Australia who failed to put up substantial performances. After the draw in the first Test, Australia lost the next three Tests (by 9 wickets, 7 wickets and innings and 85 runs respectively) to surrender the Ashes.

Chappell continued to captain Australia till April 1983 and ended with 48 games as captain. He has 21 wins and 13 losses as skipper, becoming the 5th most successful captain for Australia.