AUSTRALIA HITS OUT

Evening Star, Issue 20062, 31 December 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIA HITS OUT

DEADLY FIGHT FOR THE ASHES WHAT IKE ENGLISH CRITICS SAY Press,Association—By Telegraoh—Copyright. LONDON, December 29. “Australia Hits Out,” “England’s Bowling Mastered,” are typical headings in the newspapers, in which the dramatic Ryder-Kippax stand Is paid j lull tribute. The ‘Observer’ says; “The third test is evidently going to be worthy of its critical importance. Australia’s 276 for four wickets creates a solid position, and both arithmetically and morally the match might easily become one of memorable scores and duration. Both sides should now have good nerve, ami both have batsmen whose weapons are not yet ‘smoked with bloody execution.’ ” The* Evening Standard’ says: “It is a fight for the ashes in ''deadly earnest. The figures show how dourly Australia will fight every step. Ryder gave his critics the retort courteous with his 111. Kippax’s stolid work drove home the lesson that these Australians, when fortune is reasonably kind, are worthy foemen for Chapman’s strong eleven.” The ‘ Standard ’ has a cartoon headed “ Australia Going, Going, but Not Nearly Gone,” depicting a cric-keter-auctioneer disposing of a genuine Woodfull for seven, a very rare Richardson for three, and a fine Hendry for twenty-three, and finally “a perfect Kippax for 100. Now we are doing some business.” Sir Philip Trevor, in the course of. a wireless talk on test history, said that the present position should show the danger of being cockahoop too soon, ft was one more demonstration that the English bowling was not unplayable. He repeated his prophecy of many months ago that England would bring home the laurels, and said it was the : ist perfect team ever seen since that from Australia led by Warwick Armstrong in ,1920. ■ Tile ‘Sunday Express’ says: “It

may seem an unpatriotic hope that Australia will win the third test. We I do not wish to lose the hard-won ashes, hut secretly we hanker for a dramatic finish.” The ‘ News of the World ’ says: ‘ Ryder’s success is particularly pleasing in view of the rumours that he would be deposed from the captaincy.” —Australian Press Association.