Ashes Quotes: What A Difference A Win Makes (3 January 1999)
'The constant failure of the England Test team is not funny anymore
03-Jan-1999
3 January 1999
Ashes Quotes: What A Difference A Win Makes
Electronic Telegraph
For this entire Ashes tour the beleaguered England team had been
made a laughing stock by the Australian journalists, who are
never known to mince their words
'England faced the stinging reality that it no longer deserves a
five-Test Ashes series' - Robert Craddock (Adelaide Advertiser)
'No jibe could be too cruel on the various England bowlers who
have filled non-specialist batting spots' - Ron Reed (Melbourne
Sun Herald)
'The constant failure of the England Test team is not funny
anymore. Something serious most be done or soccer will squeeze it
into a curious but largely irrelevant sideshow' - Malcolm Conn
(The Australian)
But by Tuesday the local media were having to eat a large portion
of humble pie:
'England climbed from the canvas to secure a famous
victory....Certainly the momentum has turned...Taylor is under
pressure for the first time' - Martin Blake under the headline
'The Choke is On Us' (Melbourne Age)
'It was a magnificent victory...The Englishmen hurled themselves
at their opponents and did not stop until the day was won' -
Peter Roebuck (Sydney Morning Herald)
'The remaining Test in Sydney has been transformed from a
lifeless squib to a razor-edged battle. The bulldog bites at
last' - Ron Reed (Melbourne Sun Herald)
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)