CRICKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 4 March 1912, Page 2

CRICKET.

LONDON NEWSPAPER, £OMMENT. | (Press Association.—-Copy-hight.) 'LONDON,"Sunday." '" '. The "Standard,", commenting on the ■ final tost, says the Australians had the worst luck; but the element of. luck-can be disregarded in connection :, w.ith. this match, as with the whole, tour. Pro-' bably the dispute with the .authorities was a handicap on the Australians. "Sporting Life" declares that.the English, though dogged by misfprtune, has done better than any previous'team. The other newspapers, are jubilant at the English winning four.of the tests. BEST TEAM-OR NONE: SYDNEY, Sunday. Smith has accepted a place, completing the team for England. . J. W. Trumble,. an old international player, is visiting Sydney to place before public meetings the decision's of the late Melbourne public meeting against the Board of Control's selection. He declared that one of two things must happen; .either Australia would put her best team in the field, or no team would go to England. AN INJUNCTION TO BE SOUGHT. MELBOURNE, Sunday. It is stated that prominent cricket supporters intend to apply ex parte for an injunction to''prevent the Board of Control proceeding further with the despatch of the- selected team, after it had taken the conditional acceptance of the six players as a refusal of the invitations.