AUSTRALIA FACE DEFEAT

Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1948, Page 5

AUSTRALIA FACE DEFEAT

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Collapse Against English Bowling

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Receivea Sunday, 7 p.iti. LONDON, July 10, Australia faces a desperate struggle to avoid defeat in the third Test against England at Old Traflord. With seven wickets to fall, England hnished the third day 316 runs ahead of.Arlstralia. . Barnes, who was injured yesterday. pluckily went in to bat today but feftei batting 20 ininutes and scoring One, he coilapsed and had to be lielped to thc pavilion. A doetor sent liim to hospital for treatment and rest and he will not play again in this match. Against the good bowling of Bedsei and Pollard, Australia coilapsed toaay and were all out for 221. At stumps, England in the second innings, were three for 174. Washbrook (85 not out) redeemed his earlier test failures but he should have been caught at 21, 77 and 80. His lirsr. t wo escapes weru at Lindwa.il Js ex pense, Hassett dropping catches on the long leg boundary. Loxton was tho sufTerer on the thinl occasion wlien the ba.ll slipped through JohnsoiUs iingers in the slips. Kdrich oppoftunely returned to his best form aua, with Washbrook, added 124 for the lirst wicket, Compton, England 's hero in the lirst innings, was dismissed for a duck. Today 's attendance. of 36.000 was a record for the tour. The weather was line with sunny periods and the wicket slow and easy wlien Morris and Miller resufned the struggle to retrieve Australia 's earlie'losses. I was nearly a quarter of an hour before Miller uiade the first sCor ing shot for the day against the aggressive English attack. Pollard, taking the new ba.ll, beat Miller with a swerve and dismissed kina leg before. Barnes- got a great reception from the crowd when he came out to bat. Morris reached 51 in 305 minutes and then hooked a short ball froln Bedser higli to long on where it dropped 'into Compton 's hands right on the boundary. Then Barnes clutched his injurett side and coilapsed. Bradman and Yardlev lielped him to the pavilion. Loxton upd Tallon were associated in a brief Jively partnership of 33 before Tallon snieked a Dumper from Edricli to Evans. Loxton aml Lindwall carried thc score to six for 202 at lunch. A deadlv over from Pollard immediately after luneh spelled tlie end foi all practical purposes, of Australia innings. After 75 ininutes of enterprising batting Loxton reached forward over an inswiuger a.nd was bowled. A lucky siiick by Lilidwall feiiioved the threat of a follow on for Australia. .Soon afterwards he lifted a ball from Bedser into the safe hauds of Wasli brook at deep mid-on. Johnston did not last Idftg and Australia 's itmings closed for 221 — 142 be hind on the lirst innitigs. Despi'te tlie" persistent"sdfeness of his side, Miller agreed to bowl in Australia 's hour of nepd. He shared the attack with Lindwall Who seht Emmett back for a duck with the third ball of his lirst over. Washbrook seored freeh' and reaclied 50 in 73 minutes. England 's hundred came up in 110 minutes. The success of accurate overs from Miller and Toshack slovyed tlie scoring. Fqui' successive bumpers from Millei drew boos from the crowd. Edricli ducked into oue and others flew ovei his head. Ed/i('h hit Toshack for six aiul four to reach 53 and then was rui. olit by Alorris who brilliantly threw down the wicket from eover. kliller immediately Oaught Compton in the slijis off Toshack but a series of bowling changes and a new ball halt an hour before stumps, failed to break the stubborn partnership by Washbrook and Crapp. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Morris, c Compton, b Bedser .... 51 Johnson, c Evans, b Bedser .... 1 Bradman, lbyv, b Pollard .. 7 Hassett, e Washbrook, b Young .. ' 38 Miller, lbw, b Pollard 31 Barnes, retired lilrt I Tallon, c Evans, b Erlrich 18 Loxton, b Pollard 36 Lindwall, c Washbrook, b Bedser 23 Johnston, c Crapp, b Bedser .. .. 8 Toshack, not Out . . 0 Extras 12 Total 221 Fall of wickets: 1 for 3, 2 for 13, 3 for 82, 4 for 135, 5 for 139, 6 for 172, 7 for 208, 8 for 219, 9 for 221. Bowling: Bedser 4 for 81, Pollard 3 for 43, Edricli 1 for 27> Yardley 0 for 1 12, Young 1 for 36. ENGLAND. Fifst Innings .'. 363 Second Innings. Washbrook, not out ... . 85 Emmett., c Tallon, b Lindwall . . 0 Edrit'h, run out f 58 Compton, c Miller, b Toshack . . 0 Grappt not. out . . • . 19 Extras .. ., .... 17 Total for three wickets .. ..171 Fall of wickets: 1 for 1, 2 for 125, 3 for 129. Bowling: Lindwall 1 for 37, Miller 0 for 15, "W. Johnston 0 for 34, Loxton 0 for 29, I. Jolmsoti 0 foi1 16, Toshack 1 for 26.