CRICKET SUPREMACY
ENGLAND’S EFFORTS TO REGAIN
ASHES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. MELBOURNE, August 12. (Received August 12, at 10.15 a.m.) The cricketer Oldfield, who has returned from England, declared that England is taking _ cricket serious!?,’, and in order to retain the ashes in the next test matches Australia will have to put as strong a team in the field as that captained by Armstrong. County clubs aro searching the land for promising material, and treating the pitches so that practice could be carried on practically throughout the year. Regarding M'Donald, the express bowler, he declared that without the support of Australian fieldsmen ho was convinced M‘Donald could not attain on English wickets the standard of excellence won in Australia.
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Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 3
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123CRICKET SUPREMACY Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 3
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