One must not lose sight of the fact that an English side cannot be expected to show its best form in Australia, in the same way as the Australians have disappointed at times their admirers at home when touring in England. A player leaving for a foreign country ought on the second occasion to be a decidedly better cricketer than on his first visit, there being so much to be learnt by any. cricketer on these occasions if he only make up his mind to master the altered conditions, To give an instancey—an English batsmi Australia anay find the bowling too accus rate for him to score at his accustomed rate, which means that the sun is all the time doing its work tiring out the batsman, and such occasions a sudden dash at the bowler often answers well, as he is put off his length and runs come more fred; Again an Englishman will soon disco that it is a mistake to run anything a short run which soon finds one out in the great heat, and Lam sure.it isa ood rule to always run between the wickets without any" unnecessity bustling. The batsman who forces the game must of neces sity be giving chances occasionally, and in Australia the good batsman enn get his hundred against any bowling if he will only make up his mind to gob his run along the ground; such a style at tim: disheartens one's opponents, and it is very noticeable how the field appears to wake up after a steady batsman has left. In all our last Test matches in Australia, from the commencement to the finish of the tour, we kept on getting ourselves out instead of playing fewer forcing strokes. There is no doubt, on the other hand, that the Aus-careful game, and their new heviers do tralian when with us often play a too not all at once get into the difference of pace between our wickets and theirs, as arulo being a trifle short and getting' too much work on the ball on slow wickets, a certain four to any batsman who La mastered the hook stroke. The light on our ground is never bright enough for our opponents, and the Lord's pavilion is a big handicap to them, there being. no daube about many of them having at times lost their wickets owing to blackness behind the bowler's arm at the pavilion end: The
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