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Kaikoura Star, Volume XVII, Issue 1849, 8 March 1898, Page 6

SYDNEY, March 3 Ranjitsinhji, when interviewed, warmly endorsed Stoddart’s complaints with reference to insults levelled at English team, and his appeal to the trustees of every ground to use their efforts to check fast growing evil. He added that insulting behaviour at times . had greatly discomposed some of the I players. He emphatically denied that there were dissentions amongst English team. It is practically certain an Australian team will visit England next I year. Wardell has been asked to manage it, but has not yet given an answer. LONDON, March 3 Daily Chronicle says the English batting, bowling and fielding in test ' matches were distinctly inferior to the Australian. Sportsmans^ s the tour has been dismal failure. Articles appear in number of newspapers commenting on final test match. Standard says the tour has been the means of placing Noble, Howell and McLeod in first rank of cricketers. Sportsman says last collapse of the Englishmen is inexplicable.