Not Playing Safe

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30958, 14 January 1966, Page 11

Not Playing Safe

(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) SYDNEY. England has no intention of playing safe the remainder of the test series with Australia in order to retain its 1-0 lead in the battle for the Ashes. “Any approach like this would be contrary to everything we have tried to achieve on the tour so far,” Mr S. C. Griffith, the M.C.C. manager, said yesterday. “We shall continue to try and get results at all times, treating each game as an entity. Whatever happens, there is no idea at all of playing for draws in the remaining two tests.” The England team embark next on three successive three-day matches of differing importance before the fourth test- I

Today, they start a match against Northern New South Wales at Newcastle, and follow it with two games in Tasmania. U.K. SOCCER (N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. Results of soccer matches played in Britain yesterday were: SCOTTISH CUP First preliminary round replays: Peebles 2. Dumbarton 3 <after extra time); Brechin 1. Forfar 3. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division One: Leeds 1, Manchester United 1. Division Two: Manchester City 3, Rotherham 1. Division Four: Bradford City 2, Port Vale 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division Two: Queen's Park 1, Alloa 8.