CRITICISM RESENTED
BARDSLEY HITS OUT.
(Australian-New Zealand Cablo Assn.) (Received 29th July, noon.) LONDON, 28th July. Warren Bardsley, replying to criticism both ia England and from Australia for not declaring earlier in tho fourth Test match at Manchester, says ho did not declare on the first'day.as Australia would have had a load of only 260 runs, which was altogether inadequate. The reason he did not dcclaro on tho last day was that the bowlors were tired out, and he did not want to tire them further in view of tho closenasß of the final Teat. Bardsley reaenti Australian critics, who are 13,000 miles away, trying to teach ex_pericnoe4 orwjjceterg how to captain » t
side. He felt sure thoy cVd not realise the circumstances, otherwise they would not be so ready to criticise.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 25, 29 July 1926, Page 11
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