Sport: Cricket

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If the sun never sets on the British empire, then there is seldom a time when it is not shining down on a cricket game. Last week, when London was in darkness and the old, sick king stirred in the night at Buckingham Palace, the most important cricket of the year was being played in Melbourne, Australia. This was the third match in the series played yearly between a team of picked Britishers and a team of picked Australians for the "ashes."*

The English had...

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