CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 18, 4 January 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

: PRESS COMMENT. i A CLIMB DOWN. i (Received 4, 9.2<> a.m.) I Sydney, Jan. 4. i The •■Herald.’’ commenting on the ■ test match, rays that an eight wicklets defeat is sufficiently thorough to give the supporters of Australian H-riefcet cccasrin for hard thinking.

i Until now there had beer, no particu-l.-tr i; n-'m to b.’-licv:- the visitors |tv(. u!d bare more than a bate chance lof t .xmiitiiug cur representative i eleven. As is turns <;ut they have ( b; i.i d r featcd conclusively. After . . ring to the failure cf the leading {hr;.-m- n. the "Herald" says a far ; more diseopceri’irg portent is the j diseicsu>-e that the bowling .attack ■ G d> j>sndent on <,ne or two men and iwb.-n thev fail Australia is likely to ! mil. t The "Telegraph’’ says the match ■ w-s w<m by the fine bowling peri p’fniances of B-mies in the first and ■ J'oster in the* second innings. A.g--'’ 1 litem the Australians failed ’ mis; w'JJy. Tim we-ik men did their ibt si. to pull Australia out cf the I mile, but the failure cf the cracks i made .'til the difference in the world | between a wining and losing chance. : T’m comparison of the fielding I throughout the match is odious to ! Australians. On the showing of ■ firth sides the better team won. ! a i CONFIDENCE AT HOME. j Lcndcn, Jan. .3. The "'Westminster Gazette” says the suit of the test match confirms ■ the cpini-ju that "Warner lock a team • nearly representative cf England’s j Ifrst. They have established con- | fid-;nee at Heme, wl-ieh is the best | guarantef’ that they will not lack ! confidence in themselves.