Richie at his very best there. He absolutely loved the game, and was offended that anyone would so blatantly denigrate the spirit of the game, regardless of the captain's nationality..

As an Australian, this moment was absolutely disgraceful. One of the most shameful moments in Australian sporting history

Benaud was a Australian, talking to Australians on an Australian network, and he let the Greg Chappell have it, both barrels.

They come from the land down under-arm

You know when Richie Benaud says it's the worst things done on a cricket field that it is the absolute truth.

Richie Benaud....from 1954 to his untimely passing, he was the reason I listened/ watched the game....never surpassed, in my view....somehow, innately, you trusted everything he said in that impeccable voice....thank you Ritchie for enhancing my cricket experience over the decades.

Richie Benaud - an honorable man.

"Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud" said no Australian cricketer ever. (Sophocles in case you're curious)

How can Richie Benaud sound so kind, yet have his word inflict so much venom? That was a classy response from the great man.

4 controversies in this game: 1. Martin Sneddon’s catch of Greg Chappell when he was on 58. Sneddon clearly catches the ball above the ground, however the umpires deems it not out. Chappell went on to score 90. 2. Richard Hadlee’s LBW. Shocking call from the umpire as the ball is clearly pitched outside leg stump 3. Dennis Lillee was not in position when the final ball was bowled, so Australia had too many fielders outside the ring, meaning it should’ve been a no-ball. 4. The underarm ball NZ were absolutely robbed in this game

I miss Richie. Cricket isn't the same without him.

A former nz prime minister once said of the exodus of people leaving New Zealand for Australia, that it increased the IQ of both countries. Millions of kiwi`s laughed.Millions of Australians asked.....what does he mean by that?

The wicket keeper is a class act, he was telling the twat to not do it and not win by cheating. Went and shook the NZ players hands too. Guy looked so disappointed.

For God's sake, man up and bowl the guy. You already took two wickets in the over.

if only all Aussie sportsmen could be like Richie Benaud. RIP

I am kiwi and I think the under arm incident was fantastic. Why? Because we can always hold australia accountable for being bad sportsmen om that day forever! If it didn't happen that game would of been a boring old loss to nz

You couldn't end a match like that. You'd be a total arsehole in everyone's eyes, I do not know how anyone could do it. The on strike batsman throws his bat after the underarm ball and the other batsman sticks two fingers up to Trevor Chappell, and their reactions were completely justified because the two Chappell brothers really were an absolute pair of shithouses.

I agree with the dignified Richie Benaud at the end. And I'm Australian. I remember watching it live as a kid. We didn't even know underarm was legal. What a disgrace!!

Can't blame Trevor Chappell for that! Blame Greg. Ruined Trevor's career

I'm glad Ritchie isn't alive today to see the state of the Australian Cricket Team.

Don't worry Ritchie. We agree with you all these years later.

Craziest thing of all was, Trevor Chappell was bowling superbly, did a fine job with the last over and yet his brother still had no faith in him. I know the story with Greg but still.. seeing Trevor do so well, Greg tore his brother's spine out right there and then, poor bloke.

Richie was the most unbiased man i have known, he loved cricket not just Australia cricket, i agree with all he said, Norman in the UK

Ritchie Benaud - brutally honest, as always.

I'm Australian and this was a fucking dog move. I can't get over the clothing though. V-necks down to the nipple line, bell bottoms, shirts one size too small.

Aussies are not all cowards. Trevor should have had the guts to say to his brother piss off I'll bowl the ball properly but he didn't and wrecked his cricket career, simple as that. It was a gutless way to win a match.

“Hold my beer” Steve Smith 2019

I remember the New Zealand Prime Ministers comment. He said he thought it was very appropriate that the Australians were dressed all in yellow.

I watch this video just to hear Richie Benaud be so brutally honest and speaking his mind, against his own national cricket team.. Something to learn for everyone..

I was there that day and I've never heard 53,000 Melbourians boo their country off the ground like that - and trust me I was one of them!! Richie's thoughts summed up mine and many others at the MCG.

Shameful! This and the ball tampering fiasco are the lowest moments in Australian cricket

Richie Benaud saying it how it is, R.I.P.Richie

I'm American and I know cricket very well. Been watching the sport for about 4 years. As for this bullshit, this is the most despicable and most controversial moment in sports history. WTF the Chappell brothers was thinking? They were thinking about cheating by using underarm bowling that the early cricketers used in the 1700s to mid 1800s. The rulebook stated that underarm bowling can't be used. Why the umpire won't give Trevor Chappell's underarm bowling a no bowl? If I were the damn umpire in this match, I would've give him a no ball. The umpire was very stupid and they didn't know the rule of underarm bowling being banned in cricket.

R.I.P Richie Benaud

I was born in New Zealand so obviously grew up supporting our team, but I always enjoyed Richie's commentary, he was a real gentleman. Re this incident, I think it's important to realise that quite a few of the Aussie players on the day didn't agree with the decision to bowl the underarm. You can see Geoff Marsh in particular looking quite embarrassed about it, but you can't argue with the skipper in these situations.

Richie's rant at the end is just brilliant and classic.

I'm Aussie and I was about 10 years old when this happened watching the game with my dad on tv. I couldn't understand when I was 10 how someone could do something so low to win a game in any sport and now I'm 41...I still don't understand.

Oh yeah now I remember what the Chappel brothers were famous for ..... "sportsmanship"

Richie Benaud got it dead right with his comments here. Considering that New Zealand could only tie the match at best, unless Trevor Chappell bowled either a wide or a no-ball, why the need to have to bowl an underarm ball in the first place? Did the Chappell brothers really think that Brian McKechnie was going to hit the last ball for a six? Really?

Everytime any weird or ugly or disgraceful thing happened, there has to be an Australian Team involved no matter what.

In 1981 one-day cricket was a relatively new sport and crowds had not seen many close finishes like that, especially in internationals. Underarm bowling was not actually illegal, it is just that nobody did it as it was considered unfair. Greg Chappell made a decision based on "win at all costs". He said in later years that he regretted it but. New Zealanders have never fully forgiven him for it. Brian McKechnie got his revenge years later in a joke during a charity match in which he produced a bowling ball and rolled it to Chappell who was batting. For the record I am a New Zealander. We were pretty angry about it at the time, but now it is simply a bit of history.

Captain is seen advising Trevor Chappel to bowl underarm...what a shameless aussies

Who else is watching this after the ball tampering incident yesterday?

That is PATHETIC. JUST PATHETIC.

Hadlee was utterly brilliant - and this is coming from an Aussie. I remember watching as a kid.. an amazing bowler, as never dominated, a real pro.

Not the most disgraceful moment anymore, thanks to Steve Smith.

Second most disgraceful moment in the history of cricket.

Well said Richie

Australia destroyed cricket quality...

5:36 Did anyone see Edgar go "up yours" to Trev after the ball was bowled?

I wouldn’t call it cowardly, but it was shocking sportsmanship. How can the bowler ever look at himself or his children as a role model again.

Onya Richie. A gentleman and a person of integrity. Miss you.

Not sure that was even the worst thing Greg Chappell did during the match... Snedden held a great running, low catch, but Chappell refused to accept the player's word. The umpires "did not see it" as they were "looking for short runs", so NZ's appeals were unanswered. Chappell (G) had scored 52 at the time, and got 90.

Richie Benaud a true aussie legend!

You tell 'em Richie- great man , cricketer and commentator- RIP mate! x

Though Nz lost but they always has the utter respect and true sportsmanship.

Richie - a class act as always

It's hard to say it, but I'm glad Richie Benaud isn't around to see what happened with Bancroft and Smith in South Africa.

"might have JUST pitched outside leg stump" thats the understatement of the century

From under arm to sandpaper, a long tradition of bad sportsmanship.

Good points, well made by Richie at the end; mind you "canary yellow underarm cheats" is more appropriate.

"Most disgraceful moment in Cricket History!" Warner: "Hold my beer"

Revisiting the history of disgrace in Australia's cricket after seeing today's events

Full marks to Aussie great Rodney Marsh for his disgust, contempt and sportsmanship shown to the kiwi's on this appalling incident.

Kiwis have officially been the victims of cricket rules, quite lately now...

I don't know whether to dislike it or like it! It's a good video, but it is a horrible and disgraceful moment, that I really hate it!

Sir Richie Benaud RIP left us all in no doubt about how he felt!

Not now it isn't...

Richie Benaud was a great cricketer and a great commentator and I agree with every word of his summing up of this miserable episode, in which Australia lost far more than she would ever have lost if the New Zealander's had scored six off the last ball.

As if the terrible clothing wasn't enough

The sporting Aussies, bend the laws when it suits them. Well said Richie.

Not even the most disgraceful moment in the history of Australian cricket.

The thing that always got to me was that there was very little chance of a 6 being hit on the large MCG, it was unnecessary to bowl underarm. But the year or two before against the WI in the old WSC the WI hit 6 off the last ball to deny Australia the title, this was in there minds. But still....... not good.

don't forget the batsman needed a six to win, not one or two, makes even more umbelieviable

I was at the game. I have never been so ashamed as an Aussie and was sickened by the fact that about half of the crowd cheered the result. I admired Greg Chappell as a batsman but after that incident all of his achievements meant nothing to me.

Well said Richie, that man was respected by everyone.

I remember feeling sick to my guts when I saw this when it happened! A 6 needed off the last ball to tie the match, not win it...and what were the odds that the batsman would hit a six? Well we'll never know because the low down bastards never gave him a sporting chance to do it. "The underarm incident" = The day sportsmanship died in Australia.

I'm Australian and still look at this with shame. It's not cheating, but it's not CRICKET. And don't blame all Australians. We disowned it at the time and Greg Chappell went from being a great captain to a complete outcast for telling his brother Trevor to bowl underarm.

Those awful 70's-style, big collar, plunging neckline, tight trouser kits are the 2nd most disgraceful thing ever on a Cricket field.

Cricket seemed to be more popular back then

Only an Australian cricket team would do such a thing. The saddest thing is, the likelihood that the new batsman would hit a 6 on the last ball is quite low and NZ couldn't win the game anyway even if they did.

thumbs up if you remember watching this live on the tv!

I think this is one of those moments you remember where you were when you saw it.

Over 35 years later and we are still pissed off about it.

There was no need of an underarm at all. No decent batsman left. And NZ required a 6 for a tie! And it was MCG - so not easy to hit a six anyway. Disgraceful.

Love how Richie in an instant goes from utterly disgusted into a cheery farewell at 8:33

As an Australian this was and still is a disgusting thing

No commentary on the event ever surpassed Richie's on the spot analysis.

4:49~ Greg Chappell actually demonstrating the underarm action.

I AGREE WITH YOU RICHIE!!!

Anyone who come here after bancroft-smith ball tampering incident???

I'll never forget this. The dog Greg Chappell sacrificed his own brother's cricketing carreer to win. As Greg marsh was seen saying."Nah mate" Greg Chappel the most over-rated egotistical cricketer ever to be in the game.

That bowler is even worse than I thought, he doesn't even believe in himself enough to bowl a ball normally. If he was a good bowler, he would have bowled a different speed or bowled a good length bowl that was slightly slower, to catch out the batsman. What an idiot.

if Richie doesn't think its fair then i don't think its fair.

Very well said Mr Benaud

Most disgraceful moment in cricket no longer

the reason why they wear yellow !!

Better to loose fairly then win unfairly

Who’s here after the ball tampering incident?

Now "Bairstow-gate" to add to the Aussies long list of disgraceful behaviour on the Cricket field.