<p>“I like the concept, I’m sorry that it has been postponed because I think it is a fabulous concept and one which I would endorse and I think Test cricket would benefit from it,” Chappell said after launching his autobiography ‘Fierce Focus’.<br /><br />“It is a shame it isn’t going ahead, the sooner it can happen the better, as far as I’m concerned,” he added.<br /><br />Chappell said having an event like that would bring back the spectators to the five-day matches. “It is one thing to have a ranking system, but to have a final set-up would be good for Test cricket. It elevates the brand of Test cricket and that can’t be a bad thing,” he said.<br /><br />“I just think to have a finals series like that every four years would just heighten the interest and also make each series also meaning something extra as well,” he added.</p>.<p>‘Don’t dump seniors’<br /><br />Chappell also said Australia have several good young players but must resist the temptation to pick too many at the same time. One such talent, 18-year-old Pat Cummins, made a spectacular Test debut this week in Johannesburg, claiming seven wickets and hitting the winning runs to level the two-match series against South Africa. <br /><br />However, Australia’s national talent manager Chappell is not ready to sacrifice experience at youth’s alter. “Knowledge and experience is a very handy asset to have in the group.<br /><br /> You don’t want to bring all the young players in together. I don’t think that’s a recipe for success, any more than you want to have a team that's all old players and all experienced players. </p>
<p>“I like the concept, I’m sorry that it has been postponed because I think it is a fabulous concept and one which I would endorse and I think Test cricket would benefit from it,” Chappell said after launching his autobiography ‘Fierce Focus’.<br /><br />“It is a shame it isn’t going ahead, the sooner it can happen the better, as far as I’m concerned,” he added.<br /><br />Chappell said having an event like that would bring back the spectators to the five-day matches. “It is one thing to have a ranking system, but to have a final set-up would be good for Test cricket. It elevates the brand of Test cricket and that can’t be a bad thing,” he said.<br /><br />“I just think to have a finals series like that every four years would just heighten the interest and also make each series also meaning something extra as well,” he added.</p>.<p>‘Don’t dump seniors’<br /><br />Chappell also said Australia have several good young players but must resist the temptation to pick too many at the same time. One such talent, 18-year-old Pat Cummins, made a spectacular Test debut this week in Johannesburg, claiming seven wickets and hitting the winning runs to level the two-match series against South Africa. <br /><br />However, Australia’s national talent manager Chappell is not ready to sacrifice experience at youth’s alter. “Knowledge and experience is a very handy asset to have in the group.<br /><br /> You don’t want to bring all the young players in together. I don’t think that’s a recipe for success, any more than you want to have a team that's all old players and all experienced players. </p>