“They came in their thousands to form an English corner of a foreign field for the climax, a day of days in the history of the England team, and another one of abject misery for a once-proud Australian team fallen on hard times. Not even the snap showers washing in to interrupt play, and a flatness to the team on the field, could deny them a third overwhelming victory, which came, by an innings and 83 runs, at 11.56, four minutes before the shipping forecast, and just as Billy the Barmy Trumpeter was playing a poignant Last Post for the demise of Australian cricket.” — Mike Selvey’s match report Sydney, January 7, Australia v England, fith Test.
