Trevor Chappell Eddie Barlow. "Eddie once said to me early on in the series, 'You gotta stop trying to play like Ian or Greg and play like you. Just be Trevor.' That definitely helped me through World Series." Chappell's highlights that season included 93 against the West Indies and 126, 96 and 72 against the World XI. Chappell led the aggregates out of all players in the Country Tour, making 629 runs at an average of 33.1, including one century and four half centuries. This form helped earn Chappell selection in the Australian XI one day team for the International Cup that
Trevor Chappell to bowl more and his fielding by now was amongst the best in the country; he began to be discussed as an international prospect. At the beginning of the 1980–81 summer Chappell's bowling spell of 3–22 helped NSW defeat Queensland. In November Chappell was selected in the Australian one day side against New Zealand. Australia lost the game. Chappell managed only 12 runs and took 0–21 with the ball. He did not bat or bowl in his second game. Chappell was kept in the team to play India, taking 1–14 and scoring 14. His figures for his next game were