WILL DON BRADMAN PLAY?

Chronicle (Levin), 17 September 1946, Page 6

WILL DON BRADMAN PLAY?

All Australia, is awaitiug Don I'.radinan 's decision in big erieket. Will he play in Ihe coming Tests against the tuuring M. teani? That question is: posed in a letter from an Australian sportsmau received in Auckland last week. Bradman, at 3S, is reported to be fit. Aust ralians would like to see him play, and on tho'eredit side in guessing his decision they note that Bradman has recently rejecled a £1700 otl'er from a l.oudon nexvspaper to eomment on the English totir. ' That may mean that he is keeping himself eligible for selection. On the other hand, however, it is recognised that in his eapacity as an Australian erieket selectnr he may not feel disposed to writing news])aper commenl ury , As only two inter-Stato matches will be played before the -lirst Test at Brisbane at Ihe end of November, Aust ra-

lians will have little time to eaicli the selector 's eye. Any misgiviugs which the tourists, may feel about their bowliug strength is not shared by Aust ralians, who regard their own attack. withoui OTleilly, :is pi-oblemat ieal. Experu'iti-e is regarded as being with the M But it is noted that wliereas the Australian Services team did well in England after the war, only two of their jdavers — llassett atid .Miller— seein assured of iaclusioa in the Australian Test side. The servieemen are . not t'.s gooil as ihe A.I.F. team aflei the First World War. when six of tii'eii players could hold then own ;it a ^ Australian ericketiug eonij.'an^.