By Richard Edwards

Stop the talking: Greg Chappell

THERE was a time when the talking between England and Australia would only take place on the field of play. With the verbals dished out by the likes of Dennis Lillee and Merv Hughes confined to the squares of Lord’s, the SCG and the Gabba.
Now it seems the war of words before an Ashes series starts as soon as the previous one finishes. And one Ashes legend has had enough.
Greg Chappell led his side in two Ashes series in 1977 and 1982/83, and believes the warm-up sledging between both teams has got too much. The t...