australian cricket team england australian cricket team england captained making fourth final tour england team famous test match play entire tour england losing match feat earned nickname regarded greatest cricket teams time according australian federal government team australia sporting legends including test matches australia played total class fixtures plus games non class matches played scotland busy schedule days play scheduled days meaning played day week sunday record class games won drawn matches won drew victories large margins won test series draw strength australian team based formidable batting line included vice captain barnes hostile fast bowling popularity generally regarded greatest batsman time fact announced farewell international tour australians greeted fanfare country records match broken record test attendance match england broken times second stands day touring party significance australian team great significance cricket history tour earning tour captain test series immediate postwar team successful appeared claimed english cricket suffered heavily effects world war australians commentators rated australians best cricket teams compared great outfits australian touring team australian world war west_indies team 1980s australian team 1990s 2000s view shared batting rival 1930s wrote australian england critics ignoring apparent lack strength english cricket season dubbed best australian team yorkshire beat australians view minority high regard held annals australian world cricket reflected honours accorded players miller inaugural australian cricket hall fame harvey later inducted team selected australia captain miller deputy miller harvey group australians total players inducted greatest test teams teams compared computer australians emerged second west indians strongly disagreed result writing better team lifetime australian tourists computer regarded member team played tests series harvey picked australians superior team preparations resumption cricket following world war australia played tests unbeaten won test series england followed series win india following season australia regarded extremely strong team lead tour england captain publicly expressed desire achieve unprecedented feat going month tour defeat committee selected touring party held final meeting wednesday february announced team day team chosen dual emphasis strong batting fast bowling large england agreed new ball available ball overs tests new ball generally taken runs usually takes overs accumulate rule change meant new ball frequently available new ball helpful fast bowling favoured team better pace attack case australia australia injury concerns key players ahead tour chronic knee injuries begun medium trip vote medical panel despite players chosen merit leading playing injured leg addition foot drag delivery stride led speculation legality bowling action injury worked ahead tour advised suspicion bowling action australian captain advised bowler ensure foot line usual avoid operate speed satisfied counsel effective ball problem tour secretary managed previous australian tour england offered job managing team turned increasingly unpopular players approach cricket historian called increasingly replaced new_south_wales delegate johnson previously managed australian services team included victory tests took place conclusion second world war europe warm matches australia sailed england australia played warm matches day games tasmania day match western_australia perth australia scored declared centuries barnes harvey reply mixture pace spin reduced tasmania time ran australia won innings runs took tasmania fell australia scored shared wickets tasmania fell barnes taking days later saturday march australians ground found tougher test western_australia western_australia scored took wickets australia replied declared including apiece morris western australia time reach game drawn match attracted total crowd voyage ceylon team set sail board friday march route england australians played day single innings match limited overs ceylon national team local newspaper ran headline definitely play guaranteed crowd australia batted suspicious pitch morning went lunch demanded pitch measured found yards long delivered yards australia declared barnes miller monsoon ended match ceylon reply party docked friday april welcome announced delivery food parcels gift british people great_britain post war popularity despite australia ruthless field dominance succession sided victories touring team drew unprecedented levels spectator media interest dominant stature key factor team popularity public especially known international campaign leading cricket writer time said want feel share australian world batsman australian journalist said cities towns hotels set dignitaries wait extend official welcome writing later opined touring cricketer northern summer received hundreds personal letters day dinner speeches broadcast live causing postpone news bulletin retirement said miracle removed ancient italy felt heard death team australians greeted record crowds gate receipts country wet weather curtailed matches record attendance test match england broken times second test lord test fourth test spectators watched proceedings remain record test english soil field australians inundated requests social functions including appointments government officials members royal family field engagements days scheduled cricket space days day matches held traditional sunday rest day dominance ended matches prematurely earned extra rest days team manager administrator touring party flooded phone calls letters later said worried johnson work cause health problems tribute bulldog determination job said smooth running tour general harmony team largely manager hard working paying tribute loyalty players johnson said note party tour said wished better manager role position gave power previous australian captains explicit vote team selection member active player combination occupied australian cricket history according dominant figure australian cricket figure age years oldest player team quarters team younger viewed father figure wrote personally fulfilling period playing days 1930s passed wrote knowing personnel confident great opportunity team respect loyalty regard sense listen advice follow guidance question handling affairs longer fears wisdom result sense freedom reign creative ability personal judgment players expressed displeasure ruthless obsession opposition miller deliberately allowed bowled ball duck protest australia world record runs day essex hard attitude fixtures nominally designated festival matches feeling batting australia far miller played reckless aggression measured style line captain aim remaining undefeated letters later life published posthumously revealed hostility miller criticised reluctance allow reserve batsmen meaningful captain reluctance risk australia unbeaten run roles strategy matches started day previous fixture amounting days cricket week sunday rest day australia employed rotation policy order allow players tests matches chose strongest team result member squad included played class matches vice captain led australians tour matches rested maintained unbeaten run opined addition playing ability leadership extended field programme combined ideal vice captain able lift considerable load busy shoulders likewise batting regularly rotated brown took turns sitting middle order changed frequently wicket keeping duties divided australia bowling attack led miller took new ball tests pair short fiery bursts new ball english cricket administrators agreed new ball available overs time norm allow new ball runs scored usually took longer overs new regulation played directly hands australians new ball ideal fast bowling tourists vastly superior pace attack wanted preserve choice vigorous attack english batsmen overs result australia fast bowler bowled overs left arm heavy workload knee injury ended campaign new ball rule meant spin bowling effective tests australia time spinner tests spinner johnson omission favour leg spinner ring took wickets things different county matches wanted miller fresh tests generally gave lighter workload weaker opposition county matches ring johnson work especially rule apply outside tests ring second bowling outside tests despite choice team reserve batsman open bowling times order rest second match yorkshire decided bat extended period instead going win matches test ashes series won convincingly australia england captained batting strong paper order generally supported likes junior wicket keeper found fast bowling trio miller supported medium pace real handful especially new ball rule miller groundbreaking fast high pace ability deliver menacing short pitched bowling upper body batsmen prior world war pace generally slower rarely bowled body england develop similar result australia able pepper upper body opposition fear retaliation stage australian short pitched barrage prompted english drop leading batsman provoked great controversy dominated home batsmen took wickets apiece averages respectively injury prone miller took england batsman emerging credit scored runs runs player average contrast australia batsmen relatively little difficulty hosts attack england bowling largely reliant powerful australian batting line managed wickets provided support action english bowler wickets morris led century making runs triple figure scores supported barnes batsmen form australia regularly strong starts innings averaging wickets australian victories gave england problems sought find combination challenge tourists superiority result england players australia forced injury australia players competed tests england seven players test second world war australia played tests unbeaten won test series england followed series win india following season australia regarded extremely strong team lead tour england publicly expressed desire achieve unprecedented feat going month tour defeat prior test australia played class matches winning drawing victories innings wickets thought play ring changed mind morning test rain forecast played hope exploiting wet wicket rewarded captain taking wickets bowler match won toss elected bat innings set pattern series england order struggled australia pace attack minutes play possible lunch break weather miller bowl interval heavy rain ball resumption caught attempting hook came took score left arm bowled balls later removed scoring leaving england runs later bowled miller half english team runs board forced leave field mid innings groin injury bowl bowled evans dismissed score england wickets left scored half england total adding runs minutes fell runs ending england innings scored ended display characterised accuracy variations pace swing miller took catch australia morris barnes successfully negotiated new ball reach stumps loss minutes ideal batting conditions greeted players second day barnes morris took score removed morris came score progressed barnes caught wicket keeper evans handed diving effort miller dismissed duck australia scored slowly employed leg theory slow scoring brown came played career opening batsman appeared uncomfortable falling came australia reached stumps lead reached 28th test century minutes runs taking minutes slower innings focused stopping runs morning added falling leg short fine leg johnson came went failing pass scoring slow passage play young delivered consecutive maiden overs came bat added runs eighth wicket reached century proceeded hours batting fell quick succession australia wicket pair runs minutes ended innings leaving tourists run lead placed majority bowling load young bowling overs respectively bowled overs taking start england second innings fell early leaving england brought england leading batsmen took score loss stumps day miller battled afternoon delivering day struck high left arm batsmen survived miller received hostile reaction crowd english better late afternoon period scoring runs minutes resumed progressed light deteriorated thunderstorm stopped proceedings shortly resumption miller bowled cutter dark conditions ending run partnership innings repeatedly interrupted poor light opined rarely test match played conditions day supported partnership removed followed soon brought consecutive century trent bridge aided run partnership captain dismissed england reached stumps run ahead evans continued resist australians final morning briefly interrupted twice rain resumption hit wicket attempting hook miller batted minutes hit opined praise high manner carried responsibilities defied class attack trying circumstances fall exposed australia quickly finished innings half hour england finished leaving australia target absence meant remaining bowl overs bowled ended miller took overs australia progressed steadily bowled morris dismissed duck caught short fine leg left australia joined barnes reached target loss barnes ended boundaries second test australia retained test trent bridge hand england changes leg spinner wright regained fitness replaced left arm orthodox young test debut place replaced following injury previous test subjected thorough fitness test morning included protesting inclusion australia won toss elected bat miller played unfit bowl barnes fell duck morris rebuilt innings slowly taking score caught consecutive time leg trap meantime morris slow start runs total scored wicket including innings noted powerful placed cover drives dismissal left australia quickly followed miller left australia brown rebuilt innings slowly taking half minutes average run dropped times removed brown space runs leave johnson fell soon england placed australia ended day australia lower order batted tourists control second morning batted supported scored highest test scores australia wicket keeper scored joined pair runs fell successful ending overs took overs took new ball felt pain groin delivering ball pain removed fourth fell johnson leave england clean bowled duck balls later england australia firmly control joined pair rebuilt innings scoring runs minutes tea break returned new ball edged run later bowled leave england dismissed johnson removed evans added eighth wicket minutes resistance removed england pair added runs close stumps morning removed ending england innings giving australia innings lead ended weather fine australia started second innings barnes given early life took advantage combine morris opening stand morris bowled joined barnes amassed runs second wicket barnes accelerated reaching half century reached century barnes particularly aggressive dispatched runs including successive finally falling caught boundary struck boundaries innings speed batting allowed australia minutes departed bowled ball miller came face hat trick ball miller survived loud leg wicket appeal hat trick ball fell time brown joined miller australia reached stumps loss rest day fourth morning punctuated rain minutes play australia added runs brown caught run partnership miller followed declared australia runs ahead multiple wicket showers extra life pitch extracted steep bounce new ball english batsmen dropped scored played missed multiple times took score removed quick succession leave england added england close final day started poorly england caught second ball day took score took wickets runs later bowled stayed low bowled duck later leave england england bowled run victory ended innings took respectively gross attendance receipts record test england test teams old test dropped reason said struggles short pitched bowling omission generated considerable controversy australians pleased feeling england best batsman opening position taken england changes young replaced wright bowling department replaced batsman australia dropped brown scored runs innings won toss elected bat change england opening pair result better results run narrowly avoided ball appeared uncomfortable surface helped fell early leaving england attacking attempted establish attempted hook edged face forced leave field score engaged grim defensive batting resulting minute period run added reached lunch resumption accelerated hitting boundaries johnson australia took new ball trapped fell england lost wickets run minutes slow batting fell returned field wound having fell score bringing evans evans added runs removed leave england england resumed second day australia unable break new ball defied australians minutes adding featuring run partnership soon pulled ball johnson ribs barnes standing short leg forcing hospital wickets fell england bowled unbeaten minutes batting having struck took barnes injury left australia morris specialist opener johnson deployed australia makeshift second opener fell seven leave australia morris rebuilt innings adding wicket minutes fell miller joined morris took score stumps australia added runs morning miller fell runs later morris fell leaving australia barnes came despite having collapsed nets lingering effects blow chest painful single pain forced hospital added fell came bat australia facing prospect follow added bowled leaving runs follow mark helped advance australia follow removed australia bowled giving england lead runs innings given series short pitched balls hit hand cheers crowd successful taking respectively removed duck start second innings bringing bounce miller earning crowd settled run partnership minutes aided dropped catches struck boundaries brought immediately run morris direct hit joined helped new ball england reached close unbeaten rest day followed fourth day abandoned persistent rain declared start fifth day leaving australia victory target rain meant entire session lost tourists batted defensive manner ensure draw ended overs morris finished unbeaten fourth consecutive half century test series attendance exceeded previous test fourth test australia changes test harvey replaced injured barnes replaced injured stumps england changes dropped recalled opening position replaced left arm finger spinning colleague young innings replaced england won toss elected bat ideal batting pitch opening partnership best england series hook shot caused lose wicket earlier occasions series partnership ended bowled reached century joined pair batted late day dismissed day innings included boundaries ended second wicket partnership yielded exactly runs sent survived england closed day batted steady support pair saw england lunch loss runs added wicket hours batting struck fell runs later new batsmen australia quickly leave england removed evans england fell miller bowled end england innings home team lost wickets addition runs took johnson took australia lost services broke knee injury barnes injured moved middle order open innings morris morris fell saw tourists stumps majority scoring finishing unbeaten morning england ideal start removed left australia struggling harvey playing joined miller australia harvey told senior partner let stuck england remove pair expose australia lower order opportunity win taking substantial lead pair launched counterattack miller taking lead boundaries allowed australia seize initiative harvey joining hitting consecutive boundaries miller dismissed attempting partnership yielded runs minutes prompting hurricane harvey shared century stand yielded minutes harvey ended century ashes debut scoring balls innings noted powerful driving sides wicket high rate scoring innings freed match england firm control particularly severe lifting deliveries crowd addition end harvey johnson fell quick succession leave score australia way replaced johnson runs later bowled managed leaving australia remaining hit scoring innings marked powerful driving pulling dominating stands respectively man leaving runs innings took final wicket end took ended wickets england set extending innings lead remainder fourth day second time match century opening partnership leaving england continued left adding trapped england lost wickets regular intervals late day removed england recognised batsmen remaining having lost wicket keeper evans led rearguard action england reached close fourth day england batted minutes final morning adding runs overs declared evans pick bowling figures batting final day allowed ask use heavy roller help break wicket surface likely spin left australia target runs victory time highest fourth innings score result test victory batting australia minutes reach target local press wrote predicting dismissed deteriorating wicket expected favor spin morris started slowly pitch offered spin bounce runs came hour runs added minutes dismissed left arm unorthodox spin score joined morris runs needed minutes began attack morris hit consecutive bowling australia reached lunch half hour preceding interval australia added runs given chances england resumption morris severely attacked bowling attempt exploit spin aided series long easily dispatched runs prompted new ball australia reached halfway required total minutes left morris passed century dropped given life evans missed opportunity australia reached tea morris pair added session morris eventually dismissed having partnered stand minutes struck minutes batting brought miller runs required fell runs needed harvey came got mark boundary brought winning runs australia won seven wickets setting new world record highest successful test run chase unbeaten minutes attendance highest cricket match english soil pounds attendance remains record test england series lost england changes team replaced injured replaced making test debut england played young replaced fellow finger spinner leg spin replaced pace widely condemned changes australia changes spinner johnson replaced leg spin ring australia second change forced injured replaced recovered batsman barnes final change return wicket keeper injury match saw best english won toss elected bat rain affected pitch precipitation week meant start test delayed afternoon humid conditions rain assisted particular managing ball bounce variable heights miller bowled second ball leave england removed leave england dismissed morris taken diving catch miller removed failed score ball innings leaving england lunch break england struggled bowled swinging batted balls scoring dismissed duck leave england collected shoulder bowling later match removed evans young space runs innings ended leg caught wicket keeper ball handed stretch left post lunch spell bowled overs taking wickets runs finishing overs described spell devastating fastest saw test cricket batsman resist scoring minutes deliveries player passed seven miller took respectively ring needed bowl contrast australia batted apparent ease morris barnes passed england innings total score reached barnes fell ending partnership taken minutes brought late day announced tour international level innings test level australia batted crowd gave standing ovation walked bat led team giving cheers test career runs needed runs average test cricket bowled second ball duck came australia closed morris unbeaten second morning morris took score run stand ended fall following batsmen unable establish passed morris finally removed ending innings noted driving took run remove morris australia eventually morris scored half runs rest team struggled leg spin took england relied heavily spin thirds overs delivered england started second innings runs early breakthrough joined pair consolidated innings close end second day early day bowled consolidated innings partnership minutes fell catch managed continue resisting miller having scored innings leave england england collapsed fading light prompting play ground hit rain resulting premature end day play england lost wickets runs end england resumed fourth morning quickly removed wickets seal australian victory innings runs ended result sealed series favour australia match followed series speeches matches great_britain worcester april lost australians declared innings runs pitch slow weather cold traditional tour opener worcester attracted record attendance hosts elected bat started strongly century second wicket stand took minutes dismissal scored precipitated collapse lost wickets hours australian shared wickets johnson taking sole innings australia took initiative outset run second wicket stand morris took declared miller hit unbeaten faster time spinner took locals second innings bowled australia runs minutes spare took took wickets leicester australians defeated innings runs australia elected bat miller promoted shared century partnerships barnes middle order collapse ensued remaining australians struggled local spin attack man managed hold end run wicket partnership allowed miller reach double century ended australia dismissed australian born slow bowler best bowler taking scored innings australian scored ring took hosts hampered batting efforts run outs australia enforced follow faced prospect bowled twice day johnson took wickets rain delay australia took final wickets runs hour final day innings defeat johnson ended yorkshire yorkshire lost australians wickets low scoring game closest australia came defeat tour game played cold overcast wet conditions suited spin yorkshire innings miller mixed medium paced breaks fast bowling combination returned end bowled left arm orthodox spin took overs pair bowled unchanged delivering overs australia struggled reply stumps called fell miller came start second day play scored runs added falling collapse hit innings including ball faced feeling defensive strategy impossible difficult conditions australia ended unable bat injury best bowling figures yorkshire yorkshire scored second innings followed similar pattern effort wickets fell steadily miller bowled overs australia set target runs victory elected pitch rolled australian test batsman said initial mistake having pitch rolled rain england heavy roller knock nonsense erratic bounce sideways movement pitch fell score leave australia australia effectively seven injury home loss harvey harvey given chances missed defeat english county harvey won game straight drive fence wickets fallen runs apiece rate overs surrey oval australians defeated surrey innings runs australia won toss barnes morris opening stand fell barnes added second wicket barnes came minutes minutes departed wickets began fall regularly held end remained unbeaten surrey test took second afternoon surrey scored runs hours innings johnson took carried bat received little support highest scores australia enforced follow took early wickets stumps second day continual final day surrey complete innings win took johnson cambridge_university cambridge cambridge_university lost australians declared innings runs cambridge elected bat wickets fell regularly player hosts second session day miller prominent ball field taking catches fellow reply australia stumps brown heading consecutive century second wicket brown reached immediately prompting stand declare midway second day having reached second innings cambridge failed cope leg spin took match ended early morning attendance days nearly essex australians defeated essex innings runs bat australia history day breaking record runs scored class match day ironically time dismissed single day entire tour centuries brown australia innings totalled dismissed close day play came minutes brown lasted hours pair minutes barnes fell came seized initiative reaching minutes lunch including subsequently entered essex club folklore brown parted fell halfway day play miller famously deliberately allowed bowled ball protest australia crushing hosts angered captain batting partner miller later told wanted local horse races refused duck protest races later minutes sixth wicket late order collapse saw australia lose leaving unbeaten reached class century career australian batsmen day essex innings overs took miller australia enforced follow essex second innings appeared heading way early wickets johnson partnership seventh wicket salvaged johnson ended australians dismissed hosts twice single day ground attendance record oxford_university oxford australians defeated oxford_university innings runs australia batted won toss opening pair brown scored century succession indian test player morris reached australians posted oxford best batting performance came form run partnership innings resisting spin dry wicket despite innings score innings australia won innings runs wickets fell steadily wickets spread evenly tourists took innings totalled match lord australians defeated innings runs fielded seven players represent england tests capped players basically strength test team australia fielded choice team barring change bowling department team lined australia test batsmen position chance gain psychological advantage winning toss australia batted loss morris early barnes set regaining run stand scored took hours took added miller saw australia stumps continued day australia highest scorer johnson supported despite collapse saw wickets fall runs following pair departure australia reached batsmen gained psychological advantage ahead tests attacking spin hit english test representative second morning miller sought gain advantage england leading batsmen tests composed entirely test players reached removed quick succession reduce hosts took wickets end eventually dismissed conceding innings lead runs english observers leg attack negative australian test batsman said line close leg balls played opted enforce follow damage taking johnson locals batsmen passed match scoring australia taken key psychological victory ahead tests innings victory total attendance lancashire manchester australians drew lancashire day abandoned rain australia lost toss sent bat drying pitch year old bowler took wicket twice match causing media sensation bowled arm ball australian captain score tour australian batsmen failed starts dismissed australia looked set lead time tour hosts reached took seven wickets runs lancashire innings ended morning result impossible australia time batting practice reached came australian captain earlier events attempted hit spinner attack missing balls charged swung missed fell harvey shared unbeaten fifth wicket partnership nottingham june drew australians innings took overs scoring strokes junior batsman reached double figures run wicket stand broken australia took bowl hosts conceded run balls scored single run taken balls said absolutely batsmen bowling real manner australia batted brown scored hours minutes added australia middle order fell away tourists lost wickets runs county second innings hit chest deliveries took match final day hit century australians tour simpson batted making australian second innings ring johnson took wickets respectively hampshire southampton june hampshire lost australians wickets hampshire won toss elected bat australians led rested australians innings time tour match remained balance afternoon drying pitch hosts reached losing remaining wickets took reply australia fared worse collapsed spin proved challenging australians miller scored successive collapse scoring second innings miller took hampshire wickets scored hosts innings australia needed runs minutes win barnes went duck johnson sent minutes lunch hit second wicket partnership including seven brown saw australians victory sussex june sussex lost australians declared innings runs won match australians bowling taking winning toss sussex batsmen struggled length variation pace hit times innings end bowled innings taking australia replied sussex strongly end day powered morris centuries harvey australia added runs second day declare time send overs finish match days sussex second innings took wickets sussex losing seven wickets wickets bowled swinging batsmen unable counter deliveries said bundled stumps directions sussex completely depressing batting performance tour knew end helped pin batsmen delivered overs yielded scoring shots total runs june lost australians declared innings runs starting day test match interrupted rain batted collapsed tail end resistance took johnson took wickets australians passed locals score afternoon innings built included morris fifties runs second innings ring taking wickets county innings player reach yorkshire sheffield june australians declared drew yorkshire australians work hard reaching harvey passed convert starts large scores took hosts selected second test yorkshire reply taking bowled overs innings like australians local batsmen struggled starts batsmen reached double figures passed wanting tire ahead second test declared australia second innings lead runs seventy minutes play remaining brown hit putting second wicket expressed displeasure bowling promoting upper half order second innings australians batted fashion urgency force result allowed second string deliver overs match draw australians field spectators surrey oval june july surrey lost australians wickets australia won toss sent surrey bat scored uneven effort single figure scores match started day second test let second string work rest choice ring took wickets test players took total opened batting australia brown injured finger fielding duck making sixth century tour australians lost wickets steadily surrey second innings taking bowling overs hosts batted steadily fifties wickets fell regularly partnership greater tourists wanted finish run chase quickly watch fellow australian play tennis final harvey volunteered chased runs needed victory minutes complete wicket win overs harvey ended unbeaten australians arrived time gloucestershire bristol july australians declared defeated gloucestershire innings runs australians elected bat highest score tour second biggest score australian team england team oxford portsmouth highest score australian team versus english county morris balls hours highest individual score tour featured century stands barnes miller harvey match preceded test spinner regarded candidate england selection strong performances county cricket morris aggressive attack gave figures overs effectively ending chances selection english test said tom batsmen feet county batsmen shuffle instead quickly moving position attacking gets wickets instead forced way test gloucestershire replied innings jack johnson took follow final day hosts losing wickets johnson took end match ring took end seven match australia took wickets middlesex lord july middlesex lost australians wickets hit cautious middlesex lost wickets regularly fall shared wickets taking apiece stage australia morris partnership batsman took australians collapsed lost wickets middlesex scored second innings resisting tourists managed single figures shared wickets ring required victory overs derby july australians defeated innings runs australians chose bat brown scored taking hours shared century stands miller later australians fell away late innings losing innings future test umpire scoring miller ring taking wicket apiece county followed losing wickets runs second innings making highest individual score player australians player reached double figures precipitated collapse taking took record attendance day july august drew australians rain prevented play second day scored elected bat australian miller johnson ring sharing wickets australians based aggressive miller seven partnership stand rain came attendance days play totalled birmingham august lost australians wickets bat wet pitch hosts struggled innings lasted overs batsman pass johnson took wickets australia scored reply scored pair partnership highest match batsmen reached australians uncomfortable leg spin opened bowling took best innings analysis australians tour performance earned bowler fifth final test second innings runs taking wickets conceding overs australia required lunch day lancashire old manchester august australians declared drew lancashire benefit match brought record sum mixed experience injured right thumb whilst facing withdrew england team fifth test australians scored innings barnes reaching australians start reaching opportunities lost wickets regular intervals opening stand slow left arm bowler took lancashire replied johnson took wickets apiece australians enforce follow australia declared scored unbeaten highest old barnes declared lunch day batting hosts match held wickets hand losing late day reached repeatedly hit took second new ball gave miller refused bowl saying felt deserved century given ball promptly removed run short century durham august australians drew durham absence resting won toss elected bat attendance day day non class match rain prevented play second day poor start saw fall miller half centuries australians australians starts scores passed went took hosts australian took wicket jackson scored rain ended match kent canterbury august australians defeated kent innings runs australia elected bat brown harvey scored half centuries kent collapsed lowest score tour innings overs took local batsmen ducks forced follow half kent second innings added match held record crowds ground ended inside days soon evans run took australians overs wickets took second innings wickets order batsmen gentlemen england lord august australians declared defeated innings runs match lord won toss ninth century tour composed entirely test players brown scored centuries miller elected bat second day gentlemen responded following making scores innings ring took innings match johnson secured seven wickets victorian spin duo bowled majority overs innings somerset august australians declared defeated somerset innings runs winning toss australians runs day centuries harvey johnson australians second wicket replaced harvey retiring ill australian batsmen centuries keen rest team left card games readiness impending milestone highest score season monday second day pitch taking spin somerset collapsed twice inside hours overs total took took including second innings took wickets somerset innings spinner second ball second innings fast medium bowler wickets balls south england hastings september australians declared drew tourists elected bat losing early scored consecutive century supported harvey quick scoring enabled australians declare large total shared partnerships excess harvey harvey century took minutes hit minutes second day second days continually interrupted rain showers gave regular light workload brown took overs finish tail time bowled class matches entire tour time left second innings september drew australians declared final match england ground crowded despite rain australia biggest challenge post test tour matches australian campaign team effectively strength england outfit time insisted current players allowed play fielded strength team difference fifth test line inclusion johnson expense ring host captain won toss decided bat took innings lasted second day bowling victims taking wickets fall hosts lost wickets runs barnes respectively sharing second wicket partnership morris hit ball face breaking nose australia reached final afternoon collapsing declared attempting force result played time bowling scotland edinburgh september australians defeated scotland innings runs match scotland day fixture class status australia elected bat morris scored struggled leg spin took australians collapsed end losing wickets runs double figures scotland collapsed johnson took respectively forced follow second innings opening stand preceded second collapse time ring morris took scottish players passed double figures innings scotland september scotland lost australians declared innings runs day non class match scotland batted better edinburgh sent bat lost scored hosts scored match britain promoted open johnson promoted scotland light hearted cricket took wickets stand johnson scottish batsman ring allowed non regular opportunities 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Australian cricket team in England in 1948