april november australian cricketer trained journalist political cricket commentator end playing career opening batsman known defensive approach scored test centuries representing australia tests known involvement cricket diplomacy incidents career accused leaking infamous verbal exchange australian captain english manager series later causing tension team leading group players descent leadership protestant don retirement prominent political commentator canberra links australian prime ministers author cricket books regarded australia finest cricket writers occasionally style marked persistent criticisms difficult childhood forced leave formal education age support family death father worked series odd jobs joining media age gradually progressed newspaper cricket career making grade debut sydney district cricket age class debut new_south_wales age struggled establish interstate level unable maintain regular position team playing seven matches seasons illnesses teammates gain regular position new_south_wales debut australia secured position state team developed terminal tuberculosis innings season highest scores point called test squad debut fifth final test season south_africa fell ill pitch rendered hostile rain innings victory surpassing entire aggregate scored south innings following season enhanced reputation defiance difficult conditions scoring unbeaten century attack tour match despite suffering multiple compiling low scoring second test australian test win series pair test controversy england bowling peaked leaking warner england tactics time widely believed responsible leak denied blamed time view widely accepted dropped test overlooked tour england despite strong performances new_south_wales omission thought influenced belief responsible leaking comments criticism performance factors speculated contributed omission included dispute match interstate rivalries new_south_wales victoria causing omission expense additional victorian tour australia choice opening pair retired leaving test team scored centuries leading run scorer domestic season earn recall australian team tour south_africa point onwards outbreak world war opened batting new south wales partner absent illness time career scored centuries consecutive innings australia won tests innings fourth test brown double century opening partnership australia test team captain century test player score consecutive centuries test innings test featuring partnership australia lost tests stand set victory australia came win series tour england successful averaging tests returning australia played sporadically state retiring enlisted military world war eventually sent work media matters prime minister predecessors war worked political correspondent canberra cricket summer months australia england prolific author regarded finest stylish cricket writers time producing books known opinions willingness cricket reports published newspapers countries known ongoing feud pair repeatedly spoke judgement play field long retired style right hand opening batsman noted primarily defense like successful opening batsmen small lift rarely surprised quicker half volley described courageous particular defiant batting self comments batting telling english cricket writer missed seeing bat athletic gifted built reputation covers later noted south_africa leg trap described combination low arms indian god partnership brown regarded great opening history australian test cricket tests opening partnership pair averaged wicket higher australian pair runs early years born inner eastern suburbs sydney children parents james driver union member family irish catholic paternal grandfather immigrated australia 1870s age father elected state parliament representative centre left labour union oriented family moved larger house learned play street cricket educated roman catholic inner city suburb moving began lifelong association prose family fell hard times elder lost seat resumed job driver contracted tuberculosis father succumbed jack funeral director australian test wicket keeper family trouble opened shop withdrew eldest son les support business failed family home risk jack forced quit school age variety jobs selling food cinemas washing bottles sweeping floors age took steps journalism career cousin helped copy boy defunct encouraged prompted interest writing quickly eased new career started sports reporter narrow escape sacked breaking pot reinstated fired removing cricket articles written famed newspaper archive policy personal use unable distinguish field school joining quick progress trained early morning heading office working afternoon articles printed evening unable afford club membership patron sponsored age broke grade team included test players australian test captain missed match work stood late notice leadership carter batted forced follow cemented position remainder season year grade performances reported sydney newspapers playing pitch notorious uneven bounce developed style centred solid defence year mentor moved sydney morning herald cricketer journalist publication worked years outbreak second world war initiation new workplace difficult merged daily_telegraph half workforce redundant demoted main staff freelance correspondent covering events inner city suburbs crime ridden turbulent working class area productive break stories soon restored regular staff class debut having scored century week class debut playing matches having innings debut victoria allowed bat higher captain despite specialist batsman runs scored time sixth wicket fallen bringing wicket join brought double century pair stand declared partnership farmed strike pair meeting angrily mix ended run match drawn duck tasmania innings victory following summer test matches international representatives available entire season missed selection match aged regained position start sheffield shield season new_south_wales came prominence ferocious opening spell express pace brisbane queensland occasion particularly fast gilbert delivery supposedly evaded batsman wicket keeper travelled metres crashed fence hitting killing dog scored strength team test players fell visitors set victory played draw adding prevent collapse match saved failed pass single figures innings dropped twice adding new_south_wales lost touring west_indies play season ended runs matches including half centuries test debut opening match season queensland new south wales trouble gilbert famously knocked bat hand removing duck gilbert cut new_south_wales order spell forced retire hurt hitting upper body going twelfth man die tuberculosis year later collapsed start match came assisted featured run fourth wicket partnership new south wales reached won innings scored maiden class century hours following match touring south_africa helping team hosts runs short victory time ran second match south selected test series team came matches state starting second test twelfth man consecutive tests result play cricket weeks added pair win arch rivals victoria debut fifth final test similar circumstances break start season fell ill twisted ankle later took hard running catch substitute fielder day suspected injury avoid playing rain affected wicket hostile batting appeared uncomfortable aggressive bowling previous test low scoring match action field let ball legs south_africa batted opening captain absence saw removed ball innings allowed ease innings ball faced deliberate toss opportunity score initial runs easily pair friends point onwards second scorer australia recorded innings victory match lasted day playing time hosts fell cricketer journalist later wrote courage skill worth quadruple number predicted display rain affected wicket likes common proved someday great success ended season runs century matches turmoil following summer came series england toured targeted upper bodies australian batsmen short pitched bowling close leg catch balls away body tour matches tests scored defiant carrying bat new_south_wales barrage ensuring selection test despite resistance state fell innings defeat warm tests scored australian tourists teammates struggled earlier experience held good scored australia crushed wickets test sydney stood ground hit times defiant hour innings score innings australia win series second test melbourne run batting partner process helped australians reach took run innings lead winning match despite making second innings appeared equipped australian combat england strategy adelaide leak test adelaide oval disastrous scored pair australia runs blamed leaking details dressing room exchange captain english manager caused abandonment test series warner visited express sympathies australian captain struck heart short pitched bowling want warner sides playing cricket leak caused publicly remained composed face body barrage complaining dropped remaining tests series new south wales played england test chance credentials wicket defeat unable force way test team denied responsibility leak blaming incident string open disagreements season marked beginning opening combination new_south_wales debut season scored half centuries remainder class season ended runs new_south_wales won prolific australian season scored runs centuries fifties scored test trial richardson struck arch rivals victoria match season new_south_wales unable force victory ceded southern neighbours scored return match earlier season added despite overlooked australian selected tour england captain established place spare opener brown won position partner performed similar standard season asked australia leading batsman state team mate brown advice nominated brown believing style better suited english pitches day team selected wrote newspaper column criticising running wickets pair met words blame omission claimed result selection controversy relentless pursued suspected wanted team held journalist responsible leaked exchange warner incidents century match season believed reflected badly selection table having retired hurt returned day dropped slips moved pat pitch ball gone dead victorian wicket keeper broke stumps displeased given umpire walked ground called captain refused offer return successfully asked reverse decision media reported teammates told apparent national captain prejudice chances selection inquiry matter failed respond innings wrote newspaper report responsible run angered extended period disappointed wrote saying chosen like fast bowling questioned perceived series unnamed fellow naturally jealous speculated omission cricket diplomacy reasons following incident adelaide thought blame view selected seven new south tour scored runs innings england selected second string australian team tour new_zealand months end season test team england captain deputy withdrew dissatisfied pay leaving senior member team tour cancelled new_zealand feared large number result large financial loss test recall following tour england positions australia batting order available found state cricket attractive decided south_australia responded omission ashes tour leading run scoring season scored runs centuries fifties runs second prolific batsman brown started summer match pair started shield campaign run stand match season south_australia scoring centuries innings victory hours reached remaining matches including queensland despite form new_south_wales failed win sheffield shield losing matches victoria ended season consecutive centuries western_australia took class wickets career matches result performances recalled test team tour south_africa partnered brown innings normal circumstances australians captained rival vice captain unable tour medical reasons led team instead way tour prolific peaceful phase international career included large opening stands brown tour played attacking flair contrasted established reputation tour large absence nearly failed trip newspaper editor ordered write column attacking players going private tour india threatening sack refused criticism board typically resulted exclusion selection reluctant comply editor chief overruled scored australians innings victory western_australia sailing south_africa start productive campaign matches leading tests respectively scored seven australia won match wickets innings match brown centuries combined double century stand years wilderness returned test arena test making innings unbeaten australia reached second innings target wickets hand innings gale hit ground trees forcing balls heading wind turns followed innings score second test taking run innings lead australia needed test record second innings win turning wicket early demise brown joined run partnership pushed score dominance scored runs partnership australia needed half day remaining wickets hand poor visibility ended play attack reached south match called claiming endangered batsman vigorous hitting finished series centuries tests consecutive innings cape_town test brown set new australian test record opening stand laid foundation total declared innings victory australia double century opening stand test cricket remains national record wicket south_africa rain affected wicket reached maiden test century minutes wickets began falling steadily fourth test added border innings win fourth test south_africa entire second innings scored run minute fifth test pair combined century stand matches resulted innings victory australia series taken ended test series runs highest class score second century provincial season ended tour total runs including centuries despite rapid scoring south_africa achievements went largely home time england australia far strongest test teams media coverage tour little detail reports apart scores described slow scorer angered following season australia saw success return captain team harmony strained toured australia failing pass innings season scored matches new_south_wales australian tourists player score centuries consecutive test innings scored innings reaching december scored australia replied england feats later centuries scored world war surpassed run ended second innings falling golden duck australia sticky wicket crushed runs scoring total australia caught sticky wicket second innings second test sydney australians resist home fell innings defeat forced follow australia facing dilemma test melbourne home team scored contributing rain caused sticky wicket england declared australia bat surface captain batting lineup putting nos save favourable batting conditions managed survive end day play wicket improved overnight pair came score test record sixth wicket partnership making turned test saw australia ended hosts bowled england win match runs prevent england taking lead pass innings series australia won remaining matches win series ended runs tests runs overall followed runs domestic season centuries fifties effort placed run scoring season saved best arch rivals victoria scoring salvage draw new_south_wales conceded innings lead new south wales went win title finished season warm matches australian team western_australia headed england ashes series turned international farewell australia toured england series found runs difficult come later attributed inability play pull shot started tour passed seven innings english soil converted starts centuries scoring oxford_university cambridge_university hampshire month cricket form tapered wrong time falling times single figures matches tests carried test trent bridge high scoring draw innings passed infamous incident occurred australia second innings australia runs innings forced follow played draw brown batted slowly second innings sections crowd slow batting slow hand sent deliver orders away positions hold proceedings stopped said crowd umpire england captain issues point theatrically decided gloves bat sit pitch refusing resume gallery caused huge later criticised saying lost true sense situation extraordinary action cricket test match regarded gesture majority spectators rediscovered form tests scoring lancashire unable maintain momentum tests making england second test lord ended draw innings county fixtures test old started persistent rain match long hop pulled head point blank range managed duck forehead went air cries catch ball hand hospitalised low scoring fourth test australia won wickets retain ashes remained lead final test scoring class innings test career ended oval match course england marathon innings sustained leg injury prevented batting australian innings unable bat australia collapsed heaviest defeat test history innings runs capped tour ended poorly promising start runs innings average outbreak world war australia play test season ending international career returned australia played matches domestic season scoring runs sidelined end december score season new_south_wales lost wickets victoria quiet season runs matches passed single figures innings ended duck new_south_wales lost arch rivals victoria runs retired end season world war start world war enlisted november artillery sent western outskirts sydney training non known enjoy military discipline went post double bay shores sydney harbour visit wife result missing japanese submarine launched attack harbour soon deployed northern queensland anticipation japanese land invasion transferred unit work intelligence analysis censorship military press secretary prime minister australia appointment onwards lived worked canberra hughes changed political parties times infamous erratic style government wanted moderate leader hughes particularly worried prime minister frequently publicly general commanding allied forces pacific needed hughes threatened leave continued spent months working hughes successful aggressive worked censorship deciding portions press tried liberal line press freedom worked serving censorship department post war writing journalism career end war divided time canberra retirement political correspondent cricket journalism forged close relationships prime ministers particular sir australia longest serving prime minister provided foreword book masters cricket test coverage resulted number books placed forefront australian cricket writers books included mainly account series brightly fades don tour tour australia english tour australia ashes crown year australian tour england australia english tour australia greatest test final book autobiographical batting memory australian launch week died heart attack cricket writing regarded stylish australian left sour taste observers persistent war years decided book writing addition newspaper journalism began compiling book series spare time army topic deep australian consciousness inside knowledge participant ashes campaign worked government knew effect controversy politics aware cables sent government officials received advice encouragement eminent british cricket writer suffered setback finishing half book sent manuscript reviewed lost post forgotten copy finished book cricket crisis rejected publishers collins published book named wickets topic concerned book criticised dominant player time figure strongly published book widely acclaimed regarded best hand account controversy classic cricket books large known stylish writing value expressed views interspersed account analyses profiles involved series including warner criticised unorthodox approach backing away bowling questioned attitude teammates angered wrote book farewell cricket reply claiming inferior batsman record gave scarcely authority methods debate continued replies subsequent publications citing statistics parliament usually summer months political journalism interfere cricket radio commentary abc cricket writing tours england australian winter mainly overseas newspapers regarded australian editors difficult work pay lower england toured australia test series war criticised walking hitting disputed catch press box thought catch clean umpire ruled favour time making comeback ill health struggling thought retire discover old form dispute catch began timing ball went score openly criticised decision writing later series tactics having bowl frequent english batsmen pointing australian captain condemn tactics years earlier question actions national hero sources australian cricket community chose notably attitude brought conflict ruthless approach victory following season indian team tour australia began association hindu death disused historic dated taken storage transported canberra installed hill oval renamed dedication ceremony governor general australia sir said merely test cricketer parliamentary journalist national capital institution canberra addition writing witty occasionally commentator bbc times contributor times sunday_times observer newspapers australia south_africa awarded services journalism cricket subject appearances interview characterised careful hand evidence known sensing emergence possible story stated remains surely cricket writer broadcaster best country family met wife street sea voyage australia england test series daughter kenneth street father later chief justice new south wales mother prominent left wing women rights activist streets wealthy family protestant establishment taken daughter meeting long tour europe time concerned pair fell love anticipating problems arise religion hoped young couple drift apart gave family tickets london match able bat returning australia couple wanted marry streets forbade daughter marrying wanted adopt catholicism concerned mother clashed catholic leaders advocacy birth control wedding went ahead january agreed convert fitted easily laws left wing orientation conflict career player journalist came personal conflict captains played damaging held silence lifetime known reserved personality drink social activities teammates preferring privately listen music read combined success gained reputation 1930s australia divided lines irish descent catholic anglo australians predominantly protestant leading speculation tension religion ashes series australia catholics leading bowler leading batsman vice captain summoned respond allegations invited speculated background later alleged relationship reilly recovered dismissed final test innings duck reilly reported laughing said thought going stroke later wrote died way loyalty big joy big contribution outstanding success tour test statistics
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