 England won the series 1 – 0 with a 10 wicket victory in the first Test at Lords in which Hardstaff scored 205* and Alec Bedser took 11 wickets on debut.Bedser took another 11 in the next test at Old Trafford.This proved to be a false dawn as England, under the aging Wally Hammond, were roundly beaten 3 – 0 on the 1946–1947 Ashes tour as Lindwall and Miller came to the fore.