ENGLAND’S BEST.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3415, 5 January 1912, Page 6

ENGLAND’S BEST.

RESULT OF THE TEST.

ESTABLISHED CONFIDENCE AT HOME.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT] SYDNEY, January 4. -The “Herald,” in commenting on the test match, states than eight wickets defeat is sufficiently thorough .to give tilie supporters of Australian cricket, occasion for hard thinking. Until now there has been no particular reason to believe that the visitors liad more than a bare chance of extending our representative eleven). As it turns out, they defeated them conclusively. After referring to the failure of the leading batsmen the “Herald” says: “A far more disconcerting portent is that the bowling attack is-dependent on one or two men, ;and when they fail Australia is likely to fail-” The “Telegraph” says: “The match was won. by the fine bowling performance of Barnes in the first innings, and Fester in the second. Against them the Australians failed miserably. The weak men did l their best to pul'l Australia) out of a hole, but the failure of the cracks made all the. difference in the world between a winning and a losing chance. Comparison of the fielding -throughout the match is odious to the Australians. On the showing of both sides the better team Avon-” ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS. LONDON, January 3. The “Westminster Gazette” says that the result of the test match confirms the opinion that Warner took a team nearly representative of England’s best." They have established confidence at- Home, which is the best guarantee that they will not lack confidence in themselves.

(Received Jan. 4, 11 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 4. The ‘Daily News’ states that the victory will act as a tonic to the English cricketers. _ The “Chronicle” says the most promising fact is that Hordern’s googlies have been conquered. The “Morning Post” says the keenness of the fielding is specially gratifying. In this respect England is taught by the enemy. The “Sportsman” comtmonds the batsmen in placing Hordern’s googlies for singles in preference to punishing them. “Sporting Life” thinks Barnes’ sensational bowling on the opening day was the dominating factor of the victory.