AUSTRALIAN REMARKS

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 18, 21 January 1921, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN REMARKS

ARE THBVASHES WON YET?

(Received Jamiary 21, 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This Day. The Herald says it was a remarkable match, England having a winning chance till ilobbs lost his wicket. His innings was a. masterly display. Without doubt he is a master among the many centurion's of the match. Australia has won the rubber, but not the ashes, which tire in England, and muat be won there by an Australian team. The Telegraph a&ys : "The Ashaa'- 1 are

ours, although the English manager has a queer, idea that Australia must win them in England. The maxcti is the greatest* of the series.- Douglair was hopeful till Woolley was dismissed. Armstrong states that .it was anybody's game up to a. certain point, Hobb» equalled Trumper's record of six centuries in the Tests, and also smashed the aggregate record, 1541 being the previous best for a Test. England fought to the very last, and lost all^save honour, which remained to her with embellishment." . ■ '" • ■ (AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) V (Received January 21, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 20th January. ' The Evening News says thi; Australians won because they were the better team, Throughout the histDTy of Australian cricket, there is nothing finer ! than . this .victory, snatched after the' game, seemed lost; but England is not disgraced, thanks to Hobbs's ami Ruesell's recovery of form. England, needed a larger leaven of young men to stand the strain of such a tour. Australia had a great all-round side, with no batting "tail," and a variety of bowling. England had a, painfully long.'tail and needed new bowlers. The .Australians won the third Test at Adelaide yesterday by a margin of' 119. runs. Fender's mistake with !Kelleway. proved a costly one, and swung tho luck of the game in Australia's favour. The visitors have refused numerous chances, and in consequence have paid the penalty. J. B. Hobbs gave a. sparkling display. He ha;s now scored six centuries in Tests' with Aus-, tralia—three at . Melbourne, two at i Adelaide, and one at Lords. Hobbs! leads the English batsmen; his irecovd» is now equal to that of the Into Victor .Trumper. The English bowlers have, not been." .class enough to. get rid easily 1 ' of their doughty opponents, and unless ' Douglas can win the toss: at Melbourne and Sydney before the tour closes, his chance of notching a victory in Tests. ia remote. ', The M.C.C, by not agreeing to the terms asked by S. F. Baraii.i did' not assist the Essex amateur in a department of the game tlie Australians have made light of. The present team of trundlers have been unable to keep runs down, but unable to turn, their opponents out. The Australians-'jooss-es an eleven of the highest calibre, and' W. W. Armstrong is.to be oongnitultit-i ed'onJiis achievement. The lion has a twist in his tail, and the smile is on the face of the kangaroo., ... _ M. A. Noble has to be. added to the list of Australian bowllers wiho have taken over 100 wickets'in Tests. The Sydney player captured 115 wickets for 2850 runs—an average of. 24.78.