WHAT ARE THE TESTS TESTING?

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 661, 14 January 1933, Page 1

WHAT ARE THE TESTS TESTING?

Spirit of Cricket Lost in Bickering and Petty Jealousy. STRIKING ARTICLE IN “ DAILY EXPRESS.” (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received January 14, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 13. THE “ DAILY EXPRESS ” features a leader page article entitled “ The Call of the Tests,” by R. W. Thompson, who asks: “What are the Tests testing?” and answers: “They are testing the spirit of friendship between England and Australia to the limits. The spirit of cricket has been lost in a maze of petty bickering and jealousy.” He concludes: “If the Tests cannot be played as games it were better that they should not be played at all.”

AUSTRALIA HOPEFUL. Should Gain First Innings Lead, M’Cabe says. (Received January 14, 12.5 pjn.) SYDNEY, January 14. Cricket critics generally are hopeful of Australia’s chances in the third Test. Woodfull, In a broadcast message, said that the phenomenal success of

the Australian side in the earlier stages was due to the splehdid bowling of Wall and O’Reilly. Australia had a fine chance. M’Cabe said: “We ought to dismiss England for a moderate score and have a lead on the first innings.” Fingleton in the “ Daily Telegraph ” says: “ I think that Australia did remarkably well to finish with seven of their opponents out.” The Sydney papers feature the resin incident and Jardine’s note to Woodfull protesting against Richardson moving about between fine and square leg. while Wall was bowling.