Soon afterwards, the London press reported that the entire proceeds of the match, a sum of £1,334, had been awarded to the Australians. This had been agreed beforehand by Alexander and Harris to enable the tourists to cover their costs, but the press disapproved and accused the Australians of being mercenary and acting outside the spirit of the game. Harte commented on the extreme bias of the press as, in all their other games, the Australians received only a share of the gate money, "an arrangement appreciated by the county clubs as the visitors' popularity always boosted takings". In fact, Alexander had attempted to secure payment of half the whole gate (main stands and outer grounds) for every match but the counties refused to share main stand revenue. The agreement brokered by Lord Harris was for the Australians to receive half of all outer ground revenue plus the entire gate for the Lord's Test.