australian cricket team england key member famous australian cricket team toured england australians went undefeated matches unprecedented feat test touring england earned left handed opening batsman morris played tests right handed tests barnes injured tests tour morris member leadership group vice captain morris ended class tour runs batting average including seven centuries recording second highest aggregate morris form peaked test series headed averages players runs player test centuries second test lord morris struck set australia innings eventual win scored deteriorating pitch final day fourth test combining triple century partnership australia scored second innings win seven wickets setting world record highest successful run chase test history fifth test oval morris scored half australia tourists went win innings based performance tour england named morris year described world best left hand batsmen background australian season preceded tour played tests touring indians scoring unbeaten test victory melbourne omitted fifth test wanted trial candidates tour england morris ended series runs batting average making highest scorer australia won series opened veteran australian teams 1930s new_south_wales teammate barnes australian chose brown tests indians struggled australia batted tests dropped barnes test retained fourth test barnes australian victory morris place secure rested fifth test brown chance worthy selection barnes brown run australia completed series win end selected england tour specialist opening batsmen trio competing opening positions choice team morris recently appointed captain new_south_wales greatly impressed australian captain extent morris vice captain tour visit england morris key inner circle planning tour long ambition tour england losing match team achieve feat earning early tour morris marked class debut english soil opening match tour hosts batted morris fluent including minutes opening stand adding second wicket australia declared completing innings victory morris scoring matched partnership close australian century maker tour took runs hit consecutive progress australian captain failed score rest morris took strike reached century followed suit reaching triple figures morris added runs minutes morris role indicated standing alongside barnes choice opener australia selected strongest team tour opener opener taken tour played position middle order morris rested second tour match team won innings returned yorkshire low scoring match damp pitch favouring slower bowling australia won wickets match saw runs scored loss wickets score morris innings actually fourth highest score entire match match closest australia came defeat tour tourists pursuit target effectively wickets hand injured unable bat australians travelled london play surrey oval hour play australia played rarely missed ball morris scored barnes opening stand laid foundation australia tourists went win match innings fixture morris managed australia declared cambridge_university morris bowled time tour sending overs runs australia completed second innings victory succession morris rested australia crushed essex innings runs largest winning margin summer match australian batsmen set world record scoring runs day new world record runs day class cricket morris returned innings victory oxford_university putting opening stand brown run australian test batsman reported brilliantly ran morris boundary throw stumps australia amassed won completed fourth consecutive innings victory hosts second innings morris took wicket tour bowling indian test batsman end overs match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded strongest possible team morris barnes retained positions order brown played position middle order chance players sides gain psychological advantage ahead tests morris looked uncomfortable managing australia amassed enforced follow win innings second innings morris caught bowling lord fixture followed australia non victory tour lancashire morris continued struggle making falling twice drawn match continued form slump making tourists innings morris found batting difficult weeks tour struggled adapt unfamiliar batting conditions reached twice innings match totalling runs morris attempted drive balls pitched short good length suddenly liable caught morris worried ball slips rested wicket win hampshire morris technical problem success followed sussex hosts rolled innings morris dominated opening partnership brown man fall morris added second wicket fell struck laying platform australia total declared eventual innings victory hit class centuries end season test morris headed test trent bridge century belt held position order barnes brown played position middle order morris bowled overs runs innings england bowled day winning toss bat innings morris took catch hit ball strongly directly short leg leave england australia survived minutes evening reach stumps morris barnes morris took score bowled spin barnes batted hesitant morris stage morris scored seven runs minutes period morris played ball outside edged wicket keeper evans dropped catch hit left arm orthodox spinner ball toss runs australia passed loss morris fell tried force ball away hit middle bat pad ball rebounded stumps australia went england batted lost wicket junior came ball aimed cut went low second slip innings morris dropped catch exploited second chance falling australia eventually bowled england leaving target final day progressed quickly start chase barnes took runs opening morris lacked australia reached minutes bowled morris tourists reach target wickets hand bowling balls moved away caught morris morris developed habit trying defend ball leg position deal ball pitch following match criticised morris feeling instead playing foot match immediately test morris scored putting runs australian completed innings win rested ahead second test australia drew yorkshire lane sheffield second test second test lord australia elected bat england ideal start opened bowling removed barnes duck second leave tourists england restricted australians hour created near misses particularly nervous early contrast morris playing scored runs cut end pace opening spells leg spin introduced australia cut loose wright bowled ball morris dispatched leg fence hitting ball morris settled wright operated steadily able extract substantial spin hitting morris stomach ball turned sharply outside lunch australia morris shortly score caught consecutive time tests leg trap took catch dropped position australian captain end morris began control drove ball covers pads leg morris reached century consecutive boundaries called innings pretty test century cricket settings ended run poor form morris period moving forward decisively reilly called morris best test century date strongest english attack faced career loss wickets end reilly said morris disciplined playing loose shots outside missing able score quickly opportunity morris soon balls hitting leave australia innings included noted powerful placed cover drives morris gone australia fell stumps lower order second morning took total team took run lead dismissing england weather fine australia started second innings morning australian took cautious approach begin avoiding hook shot playing balls going hit stumps looking solid start given early barnes survived opportunity came induced morris hitting airborne ball pitch slow react possibility caught bowled according reilly able reach ball attempt catch took advantage combine opening stand wright came bowled ball start spell morris crowd uncertainty start innings morris began play eventually bowled knocking ball wright stumps opening partnership laid platform australia declared allowed set imposing target win runs series lead morris rested second match surrey started day test ended wicket victory australians following match gloucestershire bristol hours day morris scored career best having lost tests england contemplating changes team replace spinner performing strongly county cricket struggled second test english hoped strike bowler cut australia strong batting line morris assault ended hopes test selection innings highlighted quick assessment length ball followed decisive morris advanced ball length drive foot cut dropped short unable contain morris packed leg field bowled outside leg morris responded stepping wicket leg charging bowler repeatedly ball inside reached century lunch tea interval time morris dismissed struck stands barnes falling score said morris home team bowling directions said tom batsmen feet county batsmen shuffle instead quickly moving position attacking gets wickets australia amassed day declaring largest score tour second highest australian team english soil morris took match total australia won innings test following effort bristol morris proceeded england batted innings barnes hit pull shot fielding short leg australia started innings reply barnes carried field taken hospital medical examination having dropped brown test barnes injury left australia morris specialist opener spinner deployed australia makeshift second opener unable impact removed trapped leg wicket leave australia tourists pinned bowled consecutive overs long run aiming leg reinforced bowled unchanged minutes morris rebuilt innings adding wicket minutes fell miller joined morris pair took score stumps partnership australia struggled new ball hour day miller played missed times trapped tourists added runs hour runs later morris reached fell leaving australia slow morning morris took minutes add single overnight total reached taking minutes register second run day australia fell narrowly avoiding follow england declared morning rain delays left team victory target rain kept falling entire morning lost play finally began tea pitch played slowly excess moisture australia intention chasing runs england captain installed seven men close catching positions half hour tourists showed little attacking intent scored runs johnson fell leave australia came played balls scoring morris scored hour morris little effort score minutes morris stayed end looked rotate strike taking singles australian faced balls morris main end point partner wanted single sent tourists batted steadily defensively ensure draw ended overs run rate slowest innings run rate series date morris finished unbeaten fourth consecutive half century test series match finally ended series periodic rain morris struck middlesex following tour match lord hosts batted australia morris combined run fourth wicket stand australia recovered reach went wicket win morris century meant amassed runs week cricket fourth test fourth test leeds saw morris finest england elected bat started strongly innings highest score series pitch morris seven sought breakthrough wickets century partnerships hit long hop morris left arm unorthodox spin boundary reach century lifted high square leg prompted replace morris conceded runs overs england reached attempted pull johnson large gap mid square leg hit air morris completed catch diving forwards wide mid leave score england collapsed england took run lead australia replied morris contributed batting vice captain promoted middle order open barnes injured overlooked reserve opener brown morris air mid wicket leave australia australia middle order took australia early fourth morning england declared early fifth morning leaving australia chase runs victory batting final day allowed right ask use heavy roller help break wicket surface likely spin bounce time highest fourth innings score result test victory batting australia minutes reach target local press wrote predicting dismissed deteriorating wicket expected favour spin morris started slowly scoring runs overs pitch offering spin bounce appeared playing carefully deciding try achieve target later point second innings morris ball air mid wicket similar manner innings dismissal time ball evaded minutes australia bowled overs replaced seventh attempted exploit turning surface runs taken hit took single rotate strike later morris hit beaten bouncing ball pitch striking boundary despite expensive runs came hour meaning tourists needed runs minutes crowd australian slow scoring applauded ironically morris took single poor settled conceded runs overs getting ball turn considerably attempt exploit worn surface brought time left arm unorthodox spin partner occasional bowler inaccurate morris struck bring australia minutes morris danced pitch missed ball evans opportunity batsman australia beat morris following break spun foot removed score joined morris runs needed minutes australian captain signalled intentions reaching minutes called occasional leg spin attempt exploit turning wicket bowl regularly trouble maintaining consistency morris promptly joined counter attack hitting consecutive reach described terrible length took hitting catch runs inaccurate overs allowed australia reach minutes greatly troubled edged balls dropped end morris continued advantage inaccurate leg breaks australia reached lunch opener captain conceded runs overs half hour preceding interval australia added runs australia scored reasonable rate troubled deliveries expected face difficulty avoid defeat resumption continued persisted policy trying exploit deteriorating pitch spin possible regular bowler sent series long easily dispatched runs morris struck seven overs called bad bowling sequence included balls morris continued attack began crack pressure accuracy worsened generated trouble batsmen ball beating bat inducing edges morris drives tried hold length avoid driven australian opener shorter balls morris reached 90s minutes interval hit boundary reach century hours morris added runs lunch total australian onslaught prompted new ball replace fast men reached minutes dropped soon australia reached halfway required total minutes remaining morris dispatched consecutive fence hooked boundaries suffered attack significant pain drinks taken delay treatment morris shield strike pain subsided australia reached shortly tea morris reached century second wicket stand passed morris given life dropped square leg bowling given life advanced metres pitch missed evans opportunity australia reached tea morris pair added session morris eventually dismissed hitting tired looking shot mid having partnered stand minutes struck minutes batting australia needed victory went win seven wickets minutes spare setting new world record highest successful test run chase morris rested match immediately australia won innings match rain affected draw returned score australia defeated wickets australia faced lancashire second time tour morris match ended draw morris barnes innings teammates unable build platform australia ended morris rested non class match durham rain affected draw australia proceeded oval fifth test england won toss elected bat pitch affected heavy rain prior match score bowled hooked morris ran position short square leg difficult catch described catches season england collapsed australia extracted bounce movement pitch contrast australia batted ease overcast skies cleared sun came opened bowling delivering overs runs effects blow shoulder passed england innings total ease hour australia reached barnes morris tourists reached barnes fell ending opening stand compiled minutes brought late day australian captain announced retirement end series innings test cricket australia batted crowd gave standing ovation walked wicket led giving cheers shaking hand australian captain needed runs test average bowled second ball duck went bat pad received large round applause left arena came morris saw australia close morris unbeaten having hooked stumps second morning morris registered century test series sixth ashes matches innings taken minutes included morris took score run stand broken young trapped australians dismissed hosts day lead plenty time complete victory need risks scored pace following batsmen unable establish miller harvey came hit quick boundaries dismissed took wickets came accompanied morris runs falling fell morris finally removed ending innings noted driving took run remove morris attempted quick run ball hit man morris called run slow substitute fielder arm australia went finish morris scored half runs rest team struggled leg spin took tossed ball repeatedly australians attacking balls spun pitching morris took catches match australia took victory innings runs sealing test series triumph later tour matches seven matches remained quest tour england defeat australia batted kent morris total australia enforced follow completed innings victory morris rested following matches somerset matches won innings washed australia took large innings lead meantime morris underwent minor surgery split hand australia biggest challenge post test tour matches named tour team effectively strength england outfit time insisted current test players allowed play hosts demands met named strength team tourists dismissed home team morris run opening stand barnes bowled australia declared time ran multiple rain delays tour ended non class matches scotland match morris innings scoring australia batted scots replied forced follow morris led wicket taking second innings taking overs hosts fell hand australians innings victory continued success second match taking scotland batsmen end hosts fell batting morris australia declared bowled overs runs taking wicket men ended tour innings victory role left handed opening batsman morris played tests right handed tests barnes injured barnes unable open play opening batsmen taken tour reserve tour matches usually played days fixtures rotated trio generally rested opened notable exceptions occurred test series opening match clash matches australia fielded choice team brown played position middle order morris barnes opened occasional left arm unorthodox spin bowler morris delivered overs class matches including tests took wickets outside test arena morris ended class matches runs including seven centuries ranking second runs substantially ahead placed despite troubled split second fingers left hand caused constant bat played ball wound opened batting forcing undergo minor operation sidelined matches tour recognition performances morris named year described world best left hand batsmen critic praised morris performance tour stylish sure defence quick handsome stroke play batting true charming good reliant thoughtful morris form peaked ashes heading test averages runs closest scored runs player test centuries added fifties statistical note general notes
Arthur Morris with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948