CRICKET TESTS
WYATT IN OPTIMISTIC MOOD "These Australians need not scare us,"' is the heading over an article by . K, S. Wyatt; in tho Daily Mail. Wyatt says he is still optimistic regarding England's prospects in tho tests.
"Our visitors nro full of runs. They have started tho tour triumphantly with big scores and easy victories, but it must be rqinombercd that, beside batting on easy-paced wickets, .they have not yo't met much strong opposition," he writes. . "The Australian batting is undoubtedly powerful. ■ Now that Brown has got going each recognised batsinan appears to have played himself, into form'. It may sound. trite to say that our greatest problem lies in our ability to dismiss Bradman cheaply, but to a large extent the rubber dQos depend on that point. * " The Australian bowling should not cause any considerable worry to our test batsmen. I am still convinced that it was a grave error to omit Gnmmctt."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23058, 8 June 1938, Page 11
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