THE TEST-AND AFTER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1329, 5 January 1912, Page 5

THE TEST-AND AFTER.

■SUDDEN CANDOUR. Bl' AUSTRALIAN TKESS. Bj Teleur&Db—Press .Association—OoDrrlchl Sydney, January I. The "Sydney Morning Herald," commenting nn the Test Match, says that an eight wickets' defeat is sufficiently thorough to give (he supporters of Australian cricket occasion for hard thinking. Until now there had been no particular reason to believe. , that the visiters had more lhan a. bare chance of extending our representative eleven. As it turns out, they wcro defeated conclusively. After referring to (ho failure of tho leading batsmen, tho "Herald" says that of far more disconcerting portent is tl.o Hi-clos-ure that tlio bowling attack U dependent on one or two -Ben. When they fail, Anstralia is likely to Ml. Tho "Daily Tolegraph" says the matih was won by the fine bowling performance of Barnes in tho first, , and ot Foster in tho second innings. Against them tho Australians failed miserably. The weak batsmen did their best to pull Australia out of the hole, but the failure of the cracks made all the difference in tho world between a winning and ;osing chance. Comparison of the fielding throughout tho match is odious to the Australians. On the flowing of teth sides, the better team won. LONDON OPINIONS. WHICH OF THEM IS CORRECT? (Rec. January i, 11 p.m.) London, January 1. The "Daily News" states that tho victory will act as "a tonic on tho English cricketers. Tho "Chronicle" thinks that the most promising fact is that Hordern's "googlies" have been conquered. The "Morning Post" is keenest on tho fielding, which it considers was specially gratifying. In this respect England has been taught by the enemy. Tho "Sportsman" commends the batsmen for placing Hordern's "googlies" for singles in preference to punishing'them. "Sporting Life" expresses tho opinion that Barnes's sensational bowling in the opening innings was the dominating factor in the victory.