Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Abin takaici ga Chappell, lafiyarsa yanzu ta lalace ta hanyar sake dawowa na tonsillitis kuma ya sami wahalar yin bat don dogon lokaci yayin jerin Ashes na 1974-75. Ya kasance kashin bayan wasan Australia wanda wani lokacin ba shi da daidaito, inda ya zira kwallaye 608 a 55.3. A Sydney, inda Ostiraliya ta ci nasara don dawo da Ashes, Chappell ya mamaye tare da 84 da 144, wanda ya biyo baya tare da karni a cikin rashin nasara a cikin gwaji na shida a Melbourne. A Perth, ya karya rikodin duniya don mai tsaron gida ta hanyar kamawa bakwai. Abin mamaki, kakansa Vic Richardson yana daya daga cikin 'yan wasan da suka rike tsohon rikodin na shida. Chappell da rashin yarda ya cire tonsils dinsa, amma da sauri ya rasa nauyi da yawa wanda ya shafi aikinsa a yawon shakatawa na Ingila wanda ya biyo baya. Ya buga gasar cin kofin duniya
(don abin da ya tabbatar da cewa shi ne kawai lokacin), sa'an nan kuma sanya kawai daya kyau ci (73* a Ubangijin) a cikin hudu Ashes Tests cewa ya bi.