1961-07-03 — Page 1

by NORMAN YARDLEY

Now bring back Bailey -and make him England's captain!

Englund boobed badly at Lord's. That shock defeat in the second Test could decide the series. Certainly if there is to be any hope of winning

now, First, and most important, and tell him to hammer the Aus- concerns the England captaincy, tralian attack out of sight in the I would like the selectors this quickest possible manner. weekend to relieve. Colin Cow- drey of the responsibility which seems to worry him and hand It straight over to Trever Balley. I know that Balley, the cuttthi Essex captain, is not averybody' cup of tea. t kilov, lou, that the selectors have already discarded him in hete entorts to build a new and stronger side. But i don't think they have défiloved what they as out, iu do.

strong measures must be taken.

This side still needs Bailey's all-round Oghting qualities. England is not "building for the future" sq there should be no experimenting with your hope- fuls. The Australians are here, they are one up, nd regardless of feelings and phobian England needs the best team that can be put in the eld

Free of worry

as he had to rely too much on sheer luck.

I think, too, that by batting first England and slightly the was tougher task. For the wicket at its livellest when the preparation moisture was stlik in

Must attack That is exactly what England's one-behind position demanda. Ther simply have to courier attack.

Every county has established Deceived to win the fact that the limited Aus- But, with all those points tralian bowling can be ham-conceded, the fact remains that mered. England have to prove the Australians fought through it, too and the best way to these problems beiter do that is lò slark at the top England did. Harvey kept his with somebody who can bit bowlers fresher to make tnore# the new ball. Cowdrey is the use of the wicket thon did best in the world for that job. Cowdrey, and their over-all There were one or two tacti- approach was more positive and col points on which would fault assertive right through. Cowdrey in life handling of the second Test,

I thought he tended to over- bowl Statham and that he should have set an attacking feld agalast the · Australian tall- enders who got all those runs. But I don't blame Cowdrey early as much as some of his crities seemed to do.

Never any hope

I suggest Boiler as captain for two reasons. First of all I think he is shrewd and know. ledgeable. Also he has the toughness needed to combat the As one who has had to handle fighting power of an Australian side in very airatlar circums nide which will have acquired tances from time to time, tremendous confidence from the cun masure you it isn't easy to do win they never expreterl to the right thing when your achieve at Lori'a.'

bowlers have no fans to bowl

Secondly, I think it would be a good thing to have the batting power of both Cowdrey and Peter May completely freed from captaincy problems and worries. With Balley's toughiteas as a batsman at about number seven, and his stock bowling to count on, his recall must be a sound and sensible thing.

I

Is Balley too old at 377 can almost hear some of you naking the question, I don't hink he is. You see, I have rot past the time when I ask how old a player is. I prefer to. know good he is,

Cowdrey to open In this connection, I always remember the philosophy of Tom Goddard, the great Gloucester shire off-spinner, who, was still bowling them out in Orst-class cricket when he was fifty.

"Nobody over asks to see my birth certificate when I bowl them out," he used to say.

I don't think the Australians will ask to sce Bailey's it he starts to bowl them out again elther,

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England's first innings total dr 200 just didn't give him a chance against this powerful Australian batting, dine-up. Even taking the ridge on the pitch into at- count, too.

And when his batsmen let him down even more lamentably in the second Innings-all out for a naerable 202-there was hope,

no

to Cowdrey's

Ik it was credit and the eternal credit of Statham and Trueman, that England fought well enough to tear down five wickets before Australia got the 69 they finally needed win. But there was never really any lippe of victory, Without renscnable runs, captain can hope to win.

no

Too much luck

raises the point: how

That bad was this Lord's wicket?

thon

On those counts they thoroughly deserved the match; and for their dithery batting of Saturday, especially, England deserve to lose.

Apa from recalling Bailey (Pullar would have to drop out for him), the only other change think England can make for the third Test at Headingley is that of off-spinner David Allen for Ray lingworth.

I felt that Illingworth had a thoroughly bad game as Lord's, As Allen spins the ball harder, I think he should be preferred

for this match.

As the rest are England's best, they should remain-with the selectors demanding that they start off the next came with the fighting spirit they showed co splendidly when I was too late at Lord's.

Courage proved

This question of spirit, of the mood of side, is a dificult one to assess and understand. I noticed that several people wete lamenting the lack of "guts" in soveral of the top English players, in this game.

Bul surely that isn't the real ease. Cowdrey, May. Subba Row. Barrington and Dexter....... to name only, Ave-have all proved their physical courare against the fastest bowling in the world,

They have all stood up to the hammering of Wesley Hall at his terrifying fastest, for in- stance. So it wasn't simply a From a batsman's point of lack of physical, courage view it was pretty bad. That Lord's.

et

astonishing survey after the} Maybe the sight of the big malch established what Harvey green peaked caps of the Aus Insisted on from the start-tralians produced certain meh- that there WAS A ridge to tal worries. I Imow they worry about at the Nursery shouldn't-but they do. end. And with that there, it At Headingley this could not be a good cricket England hate to get over this wickel,

problem with an all-out effort

week,

Many people probably fear that, because Bailey's personal reputation was built on defen- sive batting, he would bring a defensive approach to the whole

As Harvey put it-if you don't to win from the first ball. And of England's cricket. don't know whether the bait is going the batting line-up best equip- believe that for one minute. to come throat or ankle high, ped to do it is: Cowdrey, Bailey is too shrewd and clever you can't make many good Subba Row, Dexter, May, Bar- for that.

strots,

rington, Bailey teaptain), Mur- Cowdrey felt much the same ray, Allen, Lock, Trueman, thing. He felt that the good Statham, batsman was peralised inasmuch

My bet is that one of the first things he would do is put Colin Cowdrey in to open the innings

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