VIEWS ON TEST VICTORY

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 8 December 1932, Page 7

VIEWS ON TEST VICTORY

HOBBS EXPRESSES OPINION FUTURE CHANGES PREDICTED. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 10.50 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Dee, 7. Ilobbs, writing in the ‘(Star,” congratulates Jardinc on liis captaincy and gives Larwood the major honours for the vietorv. He expresses the opinion the Test “ victory.. He expresses the opinion that Australia will make several changes for the next test, but, if wise, will not repeat the occasional mistakes of the English selectors in trying too many players. O’Reilly made' the leg break lift disconcertingly and bowled so well that lie would cause trembling for England’s chances if 150 had to be made in the last knock. Hobbs is unable to detect any weakness in McCabe, who, he says, is areally great cricketer. If Bradman had also been playing and been at the top of his form the test story would have been very different. Received 2 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Dec. 7.

“The Times’ ” cricket writer says it is unwise to encourage extravagant hopes for the second test; the Australians’ form must be false or the batsmen are waning. Bradman’s absence had enormously affected the team’s power.