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Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1932, Page 4

The first- test match lias ended in a very decisive win for the visiting team. The feature of the game has been, the' ascendancy of the visiting howlers over the Australian batsmen. In the first innings only one blatsman, McCabe was able to successfully stand up against their attack, while in the second 1 innings the Australian side failed again in a marked degree, the innings proving a regular procession on a good if wearing wicket. The English side had made a fine score in their first innings, three centuries having been scored, whi'e at no time, except when the tail whs in, did the opposing team g..in the ascendancy and that was. only when th e damage had been done. The result of this first test will give the visitors every confidence for the outcome of their quest for the Ashes, while on the contrary the Australian si lectors will have a very difficult .problem to solve in making their selection for the second and follov.i"g tests. Though the howling Ims not been very oueces'fill, at no time during the English innings was it loose, and throughout their long stay in the field the howling was of decid’d- q - vlitv, even if not having that little extra that eui

ables wickets to be secured. On the other side the bowling string in the hands of the English captain proved more than sufficient to mow down the standard bearers for Australia in no uncertain manner, .and on the form shown in this game, if true, there should be a necessity for some decided change to he made, as it would appeal that more is needed than the indn-ion of Bradman in the team to bring it up to the strength of that which will oppose it in the next tost, that is set down to begin, at the end of the present month.