THE ALTERNATIVE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 13, 17 January 1933, Page 7

THE ALTERNATIVE

ASHES AND .HATRED

OR RISK DEFEAT WITH FRIENDSHIP

(Eeceived 7th January, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 16th January. The Warner-Woodfull controversy ranks with the actual play as the.most important Adelaide news in tho "Evening Standard," which says: "Amid all this war and rumour of further war there is also some actual cricket.'' Warner told Harris, the "Standard's" correspondent, that the Woodfull. incident was now closed. '' Woodfull having expressed regret in a very nice manner, wo are now the best of friond3."

Harris adds: "Present appearances indicate that the choice lies' between winning the Ashes and leaving soreness in Australia cr risking defeat in the interests of friendship by modifying the leg theory. The. authorities at Lord's cannot ignore the position. Jardine has .pluck and captained 'his side magnificently at Adelaide, despite his unpopularity with the crowd."

The "Star" editorially describes Woodfull's protest to Warner as very dignified. "Many English cricketers would prefer to see us win without the leg theory, because it gives the other side a chance to protest. We believe that England's job is to win within the rules. We hope she is eoino to do it."

Carson in the "Evening News" says: "It is scarcely possible to see cricket for incidents drifting like a smoke cloud. England started with the foolish suggestion that Ironmonger used resin, followed by a trivial objection to Bich-

ardson changing his place in the field. Now the leg theory has put the fat in the fire again." Carr, a foi-mer Test .captain, declares that if a fast bowler must be told how to bowl the sooner we abandon cricket the better.