PRAISE FOR THE LOSERS

Evening Star, Issue 20055, 21 December 1928, Page 2

PRAISE FOR THE LOSERS

THE OLD SPIRIT OF RESOLUTION Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. LONDON, December 20. The critics are unstinted in their E raise of Australia’s stand, which is ailed everywhere as a return to the traditional fighting spirit, which will add greatly to the interest in the remaining tests. P. FT Warner says: “ They are hitting back, true to the tradition that they are best when the odds are heavily against them. It is a shining example of grit and courage, and cricketers everywhere will congratulate them sinr cerely on their magnificent counterstroke when they were apparently in full retreat. Ever since ' the Australian cricketers first came to England half a century ago they have been pulling matches out*of the fire, and they may set us to make a score in the fourth innings that will take some getting.”’ Clem Hill says; “If the ' Australians set the Englishmen to get 250 to win, the latter might find the task difficult. The Australians have at last revealed their true selves. In view of the position of theganft, Kippax should have sacrificed his own wicket when Woodfull called. Ryder did the proper thing in attacking the tired howling.” Woolley says: “ The worst that can now happen is a glorious defeat. The recovery of batting prestige will do ■cricket no end of good,” He considers the Woodfuli-Hen'dry partnership one of the most notable in the history of Australian tests, and he says that “England'may yet have to get an awkward number of runs.” “Well done, Australia!” writes Lord Tennyson in a column eulogy, in which he says: “The old spirit of resolution in a battle against odds has shown itself.”—Australian Press Association.

MATCH AT HEWCABTLE

Pres* Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. SYDNEY, December 20. The following members of the English team will go to Newcastle by an early train to-morrow > to play Newcastle and Hunter River District:— Chapman, White, Ames, Duckworth, Tate, Geary, Leyland, Freeman, Mead, Larwood, Tyldesley, and Hendren. Tho twelfth man has not yet been selected.'