What England obviously wanted at Trent Bridge was another Fames,
even if his name did happen to be Lax-wood. (Baring's success at Portsmouth had its lessons.) It was irony enough that while the need of more fast bowling was being glaringly demonstrated on the Notts county ground the Notts fast bowler should have been taking half the Sussex wickets for 13 runs each at Horsham. But the last thing anyone wants is to see the leg-theory controversy breaking out again in Test Matches. If it is true that Middlesex and Lan- cashire have laid complaints about Larwood's and Voce's methods there can be no surprise at a little sen- sitiveness about them on the Australians' part. On the batting side the England eleven had a distinct tail, despite Geary's gallant effort in the first innings, though no doubt it would have been one shorter if Wyatt had been able to play. Having said so much, I am content to assume that the real reason why we lost was that the Australians were the better all-round side.
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