Trevor Chappell keep his place in the squad for the finals. In the second final Chappell took 2–21. He is most remembered for what happened in the third final. Chappell became infamous after bowling an underarm delivery when playing for Australia during a match against New Zealand in 1981. The teams were contesting the third final of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup. New Zealand needed to score six runs to tie the match. Not wanting to risk this, Greg Chappell, Australia's captain and Chappell's brother, asked Trevor Chappell how his underarm bowling was. When Trevor Chappell replied that he didn't
Ian Chappell seven years. Chappell's battles against the short-pitched bowling of Snow during the season compelled him to reappraise his game. Following a conversation with Sir Donald Bradman, he decided to reinstate the hook shot and spent the winter months practising the stroke by hitting baseballs thrown by his brother Greg. Although he still regularly lost his wicket after playing the shot, Chappell felt that the psychological benefit of showing aggression to opposing bowlers offset the times that he was dismissed for a low score. Australia lost an unofficial Test series to a Rest of the World team led by Gary Sobers