THE ASHES

Grey River Argus, 15 January 1925, Page 3

THE ASHES

ENGLAND’S CHANCES. NONE TOO GOOD. (Received January 14 at 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 13. The critic Wilson in the “ Daily Express” states: “We must admit that the probability of England winning the three remaining tests on foreign soil, after ten successive defeats, i s the remotest. Beyond Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Tate, Woolley and Hendren, the side has not shown test form. It has been beaten , by a team less brilliant individually, | but a soldier team. Our bowlers have | not yet managed to dismiss the Austral- | ians twice for less than 850 runs, which is too heavy a task against the clever Mailey and Gregory’s speed bursts, backed up by a steady change of bowlers. 1 hope that a chance will be given to the all-rounder, Kilner, who is almost sure to do something. The omission "f Fonder from this team was I a sad mi.-iake. He has always made j lhe ball luim on Australian wickets. and he might have proved an English