ENGLISH CRICKETERS
AUSTRALIANS LUCKY. VIEWS OF SPORTSMEN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney “ Sun ” Cable. (Rereived February 13. 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, February 12. Tbe “Evening News” asked prominent sportsmen what would be England’s best policy with a view to ascertaining if she had lost the knack of winning, and whether she should continue playing for the sake of the game or concentrate on winning, like Lord Harris says: It is impossible to further concentrate on an uncertain game like cricket. There is very little between ourselves and tbe Australians except luck. I>ord Wodehou.se expresses the opinion that we must adopt the intensive training other international teams undergo. The All Blacks were- an excellent example of this. It is an insult te our opponents and a slur on England’s sportsmanship to compete untrained. Mr Davies, ex-captain of the English team says:—“The Prince of Wales gave the right advice. We muafc concentrate on winning and give more attention to detail. There is no reason to believe that concentration will jeopardise the spirit of sport s man-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17462, 13 February 1925, Page 7
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