Editing Ian Chappell (section)

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He retained his place for the following Test and for the tour of South Africa in summer 1966–67. Playing in a side defeated 1–3, Chappell struggled to make an impression. His highest score in ten Test innings was 49, while his five wickets cost 59 runs each.<ref name=Statsguru>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1243;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1964-12-04;start=1964-12-04;enddefault=1980-02-06;end=1980-02-06;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_series;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype Cricinfo Statsguru: Ian Chappell.] Retrieved 11 November 2007.</ref> On the advice of Simpson, he ceased playing the hook shot as it was often leading to his dismissal.<ref>Mallett (2005), p 26.</ref> In the first Test of 1967–68 against [[India national cricket team|India]], he failed twice batting in the middle order. Heading into the second Test at Melbourne, Chappell's place was in jeopardy, but he rode his luck to score 151 – his innings contained five chances that the Indians failed to take.<ref name=Brayshaw/> However, in the remainder of the series, he managed only 46 runs in four innings,<ref name="testlist"/> so his selection for the 1968 tour of England was based as much on potential as form.

In England, Chappell rewarded the faith of the selectors by scoring the most first-class runs on the tour (1,261 runs, including 202 not out against [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]), leading the Australian Test aggregates with 348 runs (at 43.50).<ref>Mallett (2005), p 30.</ref> His top score was 81 in the fourth Test at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Leeds]]. [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|''Wisden'']] lauded his play off the back foot and judged him the most difficult Australian batsman to dismiss.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150223.html The Australians in England 1968.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707151622/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150223.html |date=7 July 2012 }} ''Wisden, 1969 edition''. Retrieved 19 August 2007.</ref>