australian cricket team england member famous australian cricket team toured england men undefeated matches unprecedented feat test touring england earned leg spinner middle order batsman prominent team success started test career strongly form began decline previous australian season starting tour choice team spinning finger troubled prevented bowling prolonged periods squad members play test tour trio called ground staff field duties major matches sang ironic songs status tour took class wickets bowling average fifth prolific wicket fourth best average australia seven england agreeing new ball available overs frequently old rule replacing ball runs fast bowling dominated spin result play tests heavily tour matches leading conserve energy important matches outside tests fourth heaviest workload regular overall delivered overs injured finger took wickets innings times best return cambridge_university played batsman career performances tour far usual standards scoring runs batting average half centuries remained prominent fielding taking catches matches background following resumption cricket world war started test career strongly making debut test new_zealand played tests england home season scoring runs average taking wickets apiece said batting featured cuts vigorous hooks adding better players spin bowling difficult pitch judged slow leg spin clever mixture leg breaks india toured australia time played tests success scoring runs taking wickets result dropped test early tour gained selection australian team tour england australia traditionally fielded choice team opening match tour selected sporadically preceding test series india chosen alongside spinner appeared plans home batted took maiden wicket english soil having england captain fellow don removed replacement duck addition score ended home dismissed returned favour australia innings coming fifth ball duck middle order collapse saw australia lose declare second innings bulk damage taking wickets leave hosts australia completed innings victory successful bowler opening match rested second tour match australia won innings match yorkshire damp pitch favourable slower bowling closest australia came defeat tour innings australia replied yorkshire hosts bowled second innings australia collapsed pursuit victory arrived matters worse injured bat australia effectively wickets hand faced prospect losing english county time scored hitting long hop left arm spinner leave australia australia lost batsmen home wickets leg spin bowled unchanged entire match rested australians travelled london play surrey oval won innings returned match cambridge_university going runs innings bat australia declared reply hosts second innings took wickets including leave hosts returned wickets end cambridge fell lose innings runs rested australia defeated essex innings runs largest winning margin summer match batsmen set world record scoring day class runs compiled day play returned innings victory oxford_university substantial contribution bat coming scoring run partnership australia removed indian test cricketer innings taking second australia won innings match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded choice team chance gain psychological advantage england batsmen playing batting duck australia collapsed late innings losing bowled required bowl innings miller england given shortest spell second innings fast early sent overs disposed tail removing wickets including england captain ended lost wickets giving australia victory innings runs matches followed fixture test trent bridge rested lancashire manchester rain affected draw australia non victory season returned following match drawn little success taking total failed promotion making australia scored innings opportunities push selection rested matches hampshire sussex australia won wickets conceding innings lead time tour winning second innings runs test omission left arm bowler bowl pace spin initially plan test trent bridge changed mind morning rain forecast played hope exploiting wet wicket previously taken match winning figures yorkshire hampshire respectively rain affected surfaces addition struggling injury spinning finger worried endurance required day test days longer normal tour match inclusion expense difference team test subsequently cemented position taking wickets match australians johnson specialist spinner chosen took tests recalled match took innings coming fall fifth wicket scoring unbeaten australia declared bowled overs second innings went australia won innings johnson incumbent test spinner took second match second test yorkshire seven australia declared second innings bowled innings took hour match yorkshire ended secure draw overlooked second test lord australia fielded won test wickets men went complete crushing win runs johnson registered match figures match surrey started day second test bowled overs innings contributing bat australia reply tourists taken innings lead bowled heavily eased workload test players second innings removed surrey batsmen leave hosts run seventh wicket stand saw surrey recover took wickets end innings ended overs having bowled approximately overs australia chased runs required victory hour complete wicket win following match gloucestershire test came late day australia unbeaten stumps score continued morning proceeded add sixth wicket falling highest class score season australia reached declared highest tour laying foundation innings victory bowled total overs end johnson took retained place test drawn amid weather match middlesex fixture tests overs wickets end hosts batted duck australia scored run lead second innings took including wickets hosts lost runs needed victory let fellow leg spinner open batting pair duly saw australia home losing wicket seven overlooked fourth test australia posted second innings win seven wickets setting world record highest successful run chase test immediately batting australia amassed taking innings bounced australia enforced follow run second wicket partnership took removed quickly dismissed batsmen leave returned score took wickets close succession dismiss hosts sealing victory innings ended overs match batted bowled rain affected draw reach second innings following fixture bowl innings scored taking second innings helping set win wickets rested australia faced drew lancashire second time tour returned non class match durham came australia trouble scored help australia reach took hosts fell reply rain ended match day taking seven wickets tests johnson dropped oval fellow leg spinner ring called australia crushed england innings runs series later tour matches seven matches remained quest tour england defeat australia batted kent duck total took hosts forced follow kent bowled lose innings attacking taking runs overs match rested australia amassed won innings returned match somerset promoted fourth drop australia declared somerset reached reply took quick wickets amid collapse ended hosts folded forced follow somerset reached took wickets hosts fell eventually handing australia victory innings runs following match batted australia declared overs taking hosts bowled rain caused match end draw australia biggest challenge post test tour matches tour team effectively strength england outfit time insisted current players allowed play hosts complied selected strength team difference fifth test team ring omission johnson left australia taken run innings lead match ended draw multiple rain delays tour ended non class matches scotland match came australia consolidate innings morris australians collapsed lost end took australia enforced follow completed innings victory second match took hosts batting opened innings bat hours australia declared took seven overs australia wrapped tour innings victory role leg spinner middle order batsman prominent team success started test career strongly form began decline previous australian season test season featured tests england batted scored took wickets innings occasions ended series runs average took wickets apiece following season runs took wickets tests india dropped started tour choice team selected tour opener later role bowling long periods caused continually tear finger spin ball result felt compelled leave test matches feeling finger able handle necessarily long bowling spells decision aided england australia agreement allow new ball overs instead incumbent regulation permitting new ball runs scored usually took longer overs meant ball shiny state fast swing bowling relied heavily rest career troubled skin spinning finger players play test season called ground staff field duties major matches sang ironic songs status cricket writer knew later cricket career somerset said omission distressed greatly time philosophical later took class wickets fifth prolific wicket fourth best average australia seven england agreed new ball available overs fast bowling dominated tests heavily tour matches allow leading conserve energy preparation tests outside tests fourth heaviest workload regular overall bowled overs injured finger worst economy rate regular took wickets faster rate strike rate second played batsman career class average centuries batting performances tour far usual standards garnering runs half centuries highest score gloucestershire added fifties century scotland non class fixtures tour usually batted nos specialist slip remained prominent fielding taking catches matches statistical note general notes
Colin McCool with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948