CRICKET
[Reuter Telegrams.]
LESSONS OF THE TESTS
LONDON, Aug. 19. '^(j Faulkner, writing to the “Daily Gazette.” says: “The tests have taught stern lessons, the most obvious being that Hobbs and Sutcliffe stand alone. There are no batsmen of similar calibre in England to follow them. Despite England’s victory, the Australians are stronger batsmen. Another moral is the need of spin bowlers like Rhodes, who proved that such bowling is the greatest asset. Larwood lias a iig future, although his physique will ire- ' vent his rising to the heights of Gregory and McDonald. The matches proved England must cultivate bow!, rbat.smen and also perfect returning of the hall to the wickets, similar to the Australians. The “Gazette” suggests that new “Ashes” should be formed by burning Hobbs’ and Sutcliffe’s bats and the toll used in the fourth innings of the final test, but the bats arc covered with autographs and the owners would be -y~ reluctant to sacrifice them.
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