SECOND TEST IN AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21827, 6 July 1936, Page 13

SECOND TEST IN AUSTRALIA

COMFORTABLE WIN FOR ENGLAND ! VISITORS ADOPT WET WEATHER TACTICS (uaiTBD vases assocxatjos—corraiowr.i (Received July s, 7.30 p.m.) BRISBANE, July 5. With their players fresh alter a spaU of three days, and the ground soft under foot from heavy rain during the night England won the second League test against Australia by 12 POlntsio 7 at Brisbane. The Englishmen fielded a much stronger team than in the first test, the inclusion ol Rlsman and Brough in the backs eliminating the weaknesses which let them down at Sydney. Exploiting short punts and grubber kicks, they had the Australian defence in a hopeless muddle for the greater part of the game. Only the individual brilliance of Prigg saved the Score from being much greater in favour of England. Except during the final quarter of an the Australians seemed quite unable to evolve tactics that would counter_th« successful moves ol the Englishmen, The Utter then merely concentrated on defence, kiemng the ball out end wasting time in an effort to hold the advantage. _ . . in spite of the weather, a crowd of more than 30.000 attended the mah*. I standing In rain during thefifsthalf, U whichte* football waa entertaining with; out being brilliant, it wag not ejmected that the greasy ball the backs on both sides tried for a time to initiate passing movements. England waa tee first toreallse the sz rhXVS Austreliana in for tee first try. He broke away clavaly. but threw • P«f and Crlppin flashed through, picked up the bail in the open, and deshed down the line to score after Brough had made a weak attempt to tackle him. The try was converted by Beaton. Australia’s only score in the second halfj

waa a penalty by Brown from a wide angle. Edwards and Jenkins co-operated in a splendid move to make the winger’s second try. The stand-off half eluded Norman, short punted across to Edwards on the wing, who beat Crippin. The English winger gathered the ball to score in tee corner. Rlsman converted with a beautiful kick, Late in the game Hodgson raised tee flags with a penalty in front of the posts. The teams were:— England—Brough, Edwards, Rlsman, Bel* shaw, Brogdan, Jenkins, Watkins, Beverley. Hodgson, Arkwright. Woods, Armlt, Sllcock, „ Australia—Beaton, Crippin. Brown. Hey. Ridley, Norman, Thickness*, Prigg, Heldke, Pearce, Curran, Stshr, Falrall.