november october australian test cricketer royal_australian_air_force pilot world war miller widely regarded australia greatest ability manner good looks crowd favourite english journalist called miller golden boy cricket leading nicknamed cricketer embodied idea life cricket member record breaking time retirement test cricket miller best statistics cricket history batted high order high number powerful ball straight hit sydney cricket ground rising hit upper deck miller famous varying bowling batsmen use slower deliveries adjust run surprisingly bowling fastest deliveries short run fine fielder especially catcher slips away cricket miller successful australian rules played selected represent victorian state team played games kicked goals game miller personality love contest victory larger life helped shape limit career espoused opposite values captain later national referred miller australian daily_mail sportswriter response god right status reflected miller inaugural members early years born western melbourne suburb sunshine miller youngest children named australian pioneer aviator brothers keith half way historic flight england australia time miller born miller boys played australian rules football winter cricket summer father successful local cricketer taught boys play orthodox classical technique relying solid defence concentration mould age seven miller family moved melbourne south east child miller small age forced develop technique rely power held good future age selected victorian cricket team time stood centimetres tall bat lacked power impressed style miller reasoned appeared destined short career jockey likely cricketer miller attended selective australian test captain mathematics teacher miller mediocre student disappointed quickly noticed miller cricket skills aged miller selected school scoring control prompted spectators nickname miller failed subjects scoring zero final exam geometry class forced repeat year miller school cricket captain took trial local club start season miller find place teams joining local sub district cricket club instead bat bowl match dropped second poor fielding team mate victoria state player spotted miller talent lured rival south melbourne club miller began playing south melbourne following season miller met future australia captains miller scored debut observers felt succeed stronger physique wrote school magazine miller test possibilities march miller played south melbourne captained miller came guided team putting stand man finishing crowd gave miller standing ovation newspapers compared team presented silver sterling performance presented miller class debuts sheffield shield miller underwent sudden growth centimetres year reaching centimetres height thwarted career jockey increased height weight began play football physical aggression end completed year quit high school taking position clerk cricket season miller transferred won team batting trophy having best average stage method playing slow steady accumulation runs late summer class debut victoria hit tasmania rejoined played matches victoria scoring runs average play competition having appeared matches period miller achieved success following brothers joining defender miller initially played half flank moving season stage lacked strength hip shoulder opponents relied running ability accurate kicking miller finally breakthrough cricket selected debut south_australia adelaide oval managed seven batting number order victoria fielded miller ran future captain miller teammates manager vacuum oil miller scored second match hold place new_south_wales miller pair having difficulties leg spin return match south_australia miller took initiative leg spinner aggressively advancing pitch driving miller reached century shield competition apart century miller moderate season ending runs australian winter miller started fourth season match assigned greatest forward era miller restricted goal match named best ground scouts tier club signed miller spot match miller king hit opponent start match teams met miller shoulder cooper minute forcing leave field finished second season war service miller sporting career interrupted world war august joined militia army reserve assigned late september miller began training non clashes authority november fined insulting language superior officer miller soon lived traditional nickname dusty called miller tendency involved fist fights persona summer miller granted leave play interstate cricket war shortened season miller scored runs took maiden class wicket season went ahead miller played defence attack depending match conditions games kicked goals including match showed authority reputation striking boss played melbourne raised elbow start match miller came second best season miller season ended early recalled duty continued disciplinary problems left militia november miller friend attempted join navy rejected friend miller tore left recruiting office walked corner royal_australian_air_force raaf recruiting office enlisted months japanese attack pearl harbor december miller called active service trained south_australia gained wings late played match football season posted south_australia december promoted rank flight sergeant month later sailed europe journey included training camp boston united_states miller met future wife march deployed england continued training miller invited join raaf team london team officially formed preparation season miller selection let death april away team comrades killed german air strike miller played match lord warner team featured past current future england players including miller scored innings added second innings raaf played matches season miller score went play warner august scoring match marked meeting miller good friend england batsman bowling began attract media attention final match season lord raaf royal_air_force miller took scored success raaf season especially attractive batting miller prompted warner begin planning test series respective armed services england australia late miller based gloucestershire night threatened punch commanding officer resulting sentenced week disciplinary course hard labour mid november posted near newcastle trained radar stay miller sustained injury wrestling match injury cause recurring enduring problems particularly diminishing ability bowl miller selected raaf team match lord july miller reached century flying bomb landed nearby match miller scored minutes took match figures bristol months training miller offered commission pilot officer posted lincolnshire august moving trip visit comrades night drunken saw miller charged offences facing possible discharge miller new commanding officer old miller escaped fine training miller flew near death experience mechanical problems forced emergency landing plane repaired use flight pilot killed problem occasion miller avoided hangar centimetres escaped death social appointment bomb hit venue killed patrons october went watch concert discharged revoked decision miller agreed play cricket team end officer training miller sent aboard royal_navy destroyer exchange program forces mission belgium vessel fought german boat sunk return england miller promoted flying officer november march miller deployed raf station norfolk assigned squadron flying fighter bombers miller squadron took missions targets mainland europe april attacked production test launch sites island north_sea april miller took attack german installation denmark squadron deployed operation fire bash attack island miller bombs failed release load wing miller obliged land plane bomb attached fortunately failed detonate miller mission delayed poor weather time germany surrendered commanding officer ordered fly air force personnel germany view results allied bombing flight miller broke away flying formation returned base late wanted fly birthplace miller wartime exploits greater sense perspective returned sports field asked years later pressure cricket miller responded famous quote pressure playing cricket victory tests end war prompted start cricket season miller returned lord scored raaf british empire warner organised celebratory series matches england australian servicemen known victory tests australian cricket administrators day matches tests england close strength raaf teams merged form australian services cricket team leadership warrant officer lord expected usher new post war era cricket hoped attractive watch england batted miller bowled colleague end english collapse miller came helped australia lead cutting loose eventually finishing minutes times opined innings good century seen lord long day australia went win wickets miller warmed scoring raaf lancashire raf test played lane miller went scored innings second innings miller bowled fierce spell hitting test world record holder arm head respectively provoking angry crowd reaction time miller attitude bowling success led calls start taking seriously instead simply releasing ball despite australia lost match meantime miller earned flying leisure flights wanting fly tour flights germany miller lodged reports saying causing unnecessary maintenance work ordered miller plane instead caught fire functional engine miller came air base plane broke apart caught fire miller escaped physical injury playing sport hour later day miller headed lord play raaf south england chasing miller scored unbeaten minutes rain washed match innings lord finally called bowl miller measured run removed bowled ended miller rewarded new ball second innings removed end left australia target miller saw australia target unbeaten fourth test lord miller scored innings unbeaten second innings ensured draw tremendous public reception victory tests resulted fifth match added schedule meantime japan surrendered squadron disbanded miller spent hours air raf raaf unit awarded france war medal australia service medal overcast conditions swinging ball miller struck finished display featured strong cutting driving australia manage england miller took wicket ball managed second innings england won square series wrote end series cricket let talk war cricket miller topped batting averages series runs aggregate exceeded hammond took wickets miller batting said second performance earned comparisons similar breakthrough world war big match season match lord england scratch team players miller managed innings cutting loose second innings settling hit including hit roof day registered century minutes balls boundary morning session minute passage play added runs miller departed minutes went win runs match described finest seen commenting miller innings said moment takes guard plays ball supposed merits bowler pride miller enjoyed visit home cricket innings lord season scored runs centuries season ended matches english counties miller struck aggressive half centuries wins class matches miller scored runs season finishing second averages success australian services prompted fundraising tour india ceylon return australia services tour india miller vice captain missed trip india turning late voyage arrival india miller scored draw miller captained australians match bombay scoring high scoring draw match india miller took wickets point team suffering leadership permitting team travel air raaf personnel felt removed miller candidates replace increased prospects leading australia miller refused plot dispute ended raaf plane acquired transport team team played calcutta city grip deadly pro independence riots miller friend batting invaded pitch leader ran said good player stop later years miller opposed quote remark came decided player player series ashes awarded miller medal recognising friendship rivalry second match india services response india miller came scored including balls match ended draw miller injury miller took madras australians win india failed bat final match india scoring seven took innings india took series overall miller disappointing series international matches runs wickets australia final match ceylon team miller scored australia won innings services australia returning australia men assigned play class matches state teams fixtures meant revive cricket lead international tour new_zealand march miller started campaign western_australia finally returned melbourne january taking victoria miller scored innings innings defeat miller difficult time new_south_wales state miller went servicemen batted faced attack featuring leading leg spinner fastest australia miller services partner left miller attacked scoring runs end unbeaten earning cricket australian soil leading test batsman opined australia unearthed new champion reilly said miller century best hundreds got miller compiled second innings servicemen fell innings defeat miller finished season queensland pair fifties tasmania test career test debut end season miller selected new_zealand tour queensland miller started tour scoring seven miller test debut match new_zealand wellington match accorded test status sticky wicket new_zealand won toss batted miller required bowl innings reilly home australia miller scoring allowed new ball second innings taking overs injury forced removed attack australia bowled hosts securing innings victory despite scare complaint miller returned new_zealand play season turned season finished second miller played aggression pre war years high marks noted feature season saw chosen represent victoria south_australia miller players play highest levels cricket australian rules football miller discharged raaf june returned job vacuum oil miller resented fact colleagues avoided hazards war moved steadily ladder regarded job circumstances miller contemplated australian cricket accepting professional contract valued year seasons advertising commercial commitments likely triple figure playing england approximately times lucrative continuing australia miller worried style curtailed pressures time policy stipulated player signed professional league england represent australia miller contract england effectively ending career australia furthermore prevented playing australian football winter miller weighed opted sign contract tied duties start onset english season april meantime miller upcoming test series england look forward approached employers months leave travel united_states marry wagner allow time return preparation international series refused comfort job security england miller resigned miller left australia end football season late august amid press speculation return reunited boston wagner years separation married september miller new bride returned australia november meantime contract public knowledge threatened test career terminated began playing english team ashes series miller season started amid ongoing speculation contract miller remained silent shield match adelaide oval miller struck form ball said miller innings finest batting displays seen adelaide saw miller order batsman new ball partner miller reluctant bowler felt crucial strategy attacking england strong batting line express pace miller ashes debut test brisbane opted line miller high number batting order australia batted miller coming played aggressively reach minutes striking roof members stand long biggest hit ground time trapped leg wicket australia miller given new ball took ashes wicket bowling england closed following day pitch turned sticky wicket following heavy tropical storm miller bowled breaks medium pace mixed large unpredictable surface struck times body miller cut english order removing fourth morning finishing england forced follow miller took wickets including dismissal ball second innings england fell defeat innings runs miller match figures test incident occurred coloured miller wartime service relationship feelings test cricket described follows deeply affected second world war changed post war ashes test england caught sticky came war survived miller thought old services mate thing wants years war flattened cricket ball eased came said don slow keith bowl quicker remark test cricket felt way second test sydney miller quiet match scoring taking wicket spin friendly pitch australia secured innings victory showed prime batting form returned playing new_south_wales run partnership hours setting innings victory said hardest hitting seen test miller home town mediocre game drawn match scoring taking wickets pitch miller privately decided honour contract secretly accepted offer relocate sydney work liquor salesman play cricket good frame mind fourth test adelaide miller took wicket innings bat england miller came close second day hit ball day accumulated runs opening minutes reach maiden test century utilised leg theory prevent easy scoring tail began dismissed miller accelerated launching drives crowd despite presence men fence miller ended unbeaten match high scoring draw test miller played victoria england taking fifth test saw miller wicket innings australia left target runs wearing wicket wright beat miller consecutive leg breaks miller survived struck consecutive boundaries way reaching target australia taken series miller scored runs took wickets placed second batting bowling averages respectively miller disillusioned ruthless mentality miller cared little records dominating opponents preferring play flamboyant manner close contests australian season miller transferred new_south_wales played remainder career represented new_south_wales interstate football team vice captain players play football cricket states miller light workload home test series india tour australia india beaten losing defeats innings miller required bat test accumulating runs including half centuries batsmen ahead plundered bowling bowling duties light overs yielded wickets fifties miller featured century partnerships partners respectively fourth test respectively test brisbane featured big hits tour touring party england known cricket history remaining undefeated matches miller started tour strongly scoring hard hitting unbeaten match yorkshire miller took including prized wicket home team demolished australia struggled including miller took second innings australian victory later match essex miller involved famous incident frequently cited character discussed differences day australians set world record runs single day miller came dominating score deliberately allowed bowled ball displeasure protest sided nature contest australia took lord effectively dress rehearsal tests england test players team miller scored minutes hitting innings win soon dropped contract dispute miller offered compensation following good round performance hampshire scoring innings taking second miller went test trent bridge fine form morning miller bowled way helping australia dismiss england seize initiative miller scored duck australia took run lead innings second innings resumed battle delivering day batsmen survived miller received hostile reaction crowd day bowled bounced causing fall stumps australia won wickets miller ending second innings match miller unfit bowl second test lord england innings threw miller ball hoping reverse decision bowl miller refused returned ball citing miller action generated news headlines journalists believing batsman miller innings offering shot second innings miller ball hat trick ball english captain survived loud leg wicket appeal hit way australia declared runs ahead miller took catches australia won runs lord test miller enjoyed night returned team hotel morning australia play surrey oval day australia field sent miller fine leg boundary punishment overs forced walk length field spectators felt sorry miller lent bicycle miller cycle ground efforts miller led english drop test australians surprised thought bad opponents miller quiet test taking wicket scoring match ended draw rain shortened match miller earned crowd aiming series apparent retaliation englishman bouncing struck body ordered stop teams moved fourth test leeds recalled home team batted england tallied miller took reply australia struggling reply morning playing joined miller pair launched counterattack miller taking lead hoisted ball square leg miller struck consecutive long respectively allowed australia seize initiative harvey joined hit consecutive boundaries miller lifted long long dismissed attempting partnership yielded runs minutes described hurricane described innings memorable witnessed said miller played like emperor stroke memorable predecessor said known enjoyable hour cricket momentum swung australia finished fourth day having added day play miller took second innings australia set world record chase final day australia broke world record lead australians moved match miller scored half century took innings victory miller took wickets striking hard hitting struck hand sending rows crowd match lancashire reached despite repeatedly hit miller refused bowl saying felt batsman deserved century given ball promptly removed teams proceeded oval fifth test england elected bat miller bowled second ball removed jack scoring leaving england miller ended cut home team test innings summer miller scored australia led innings miller dismissed end australia won innings took series win miller ended tests runs wickets took catches match lord miller scored dismissed attempting consecutive hooked boundary australia went remaining tour matches unbeaten end summer defeat tour praise miller somewhat critical aggressive batting volatile age long athletic type drove ball tremendous power tried hit abandon far better player showed judgement hitting dangerous bowler new ball swinging ways short ray speed best slip field world altogether crowd pleasing personality limitations caused mainly failure concentrate miller totalled runs tour average eighth highest squad took wickets held catches returning australia miller played match miller bowled consecutive dismissing short pitched deliveries angered miller bowling week later squad tour south_africa following season announced miller omitted despite ranked best world australian season purely domestic scored runs taken wickets scored century queensland season victoria surprise omission led reasoning miller stated season want bowl considered batting performances miller bouncing provoked captain voting selection table rumours circulated new captain want miller tour denied victorian australian captain voted miller retaliation new_south_wales claimed voted miller leading miller somebody telling lies selection panel media criticised miller omission players season worked journalist played baseball declined trial major_league_baseball club boston_red_sox miller captained new_south_wales start season colleagues went south_africa leadership experience scored took wickets match queensland victory western_australia received request request captain miller asked tour south_africa cover injured car crash miller accepted offer resigned bowling heavily miller missed trip arriving late dock perth drunken night boat south_africa departed weeks despite recall remained tension initial omission team manager miller given responsibility batting number position afflicted test miller scored took south_africa innings second match tour resulting home forced follow lose innings second test cape_town scored took innings morning miller crashed car arrived late ground putting trousers entered playing field despite dismissed ball second innings took test pass bat australia won matches returned form fourth test high scoring draw miller took match figures fifth test australia took series ended series runs wickets placing test averages bat ball tour matches took match figures scored century ashes australia miller started season unbeaten shield match queensland minutes longest class innings return match scored minutes successful run chase sharp contrast double century tour match visiting england team test series miller scored having stumps previous day hit ducks consecutive matches leading test brisbane miller scored rain affected pitch took match figures australian victory dismissing twice quiet match second test scoring taking match total struggling tests miller rediscovered batting form tourists new_south_wales england started test sydney strongly australia took wicket miller caught johnson horizontal diving catch slip england control miller came bowl removed bowling duck space overs miller england miller contributed wickets miller ended england bowled second day miller batted day reaching stumps australia day century runs away miller arrived late leaving batting partner johnson waiting players gate miller progressed despite patient innings standards taking day england collapsed leaving australia innings victory innings fourth test sydney miller scored wicket heading consecutive test centuries second innings reached leg break spun bail innings helped australia set england target miller took final day helping cut middle order australia won runs miller seven duck fifth test took innings joining cutting middle order despite england won wickets miller topped test batting averages runs entire class season scored runs highest bowling strong wickets second wickets attack morris miller shield match played test cricket west_indies tour australia australian season saw tour west indian team decades caribbean team beaten england regarded biggest threat australia batting led english leg spin left arm orthodox took wickets tests england miller charged attacking opposition batsmen testing short pitched bowling west_indies batted test brisbane dismissed miller dismissing captain miller came pick decided attack leg spinner picking missed dropped twice hit falling valentine australia run lead miller took wicket second innings managed australia wicket victory tests miller took wickets match new_south_wales beat tourists tour match second test sydney miller came having gone west indies innings began pick finished minutes miller australian test record wicket west_indies ended second innings miller took heavy barrage short balls claimed catches help australia seven wicket victory miller relentless tactics miller lean test taking wicket scoring australia lost wickets fourth test west_indies batted miller removed hour returning end tourists bowled scored australia managed took scored australia run chase home team won wicket fifth test miller took innings concentrated display short pitched bowling scored second innings took wickets second innings australia fell short target miller ended series leading bowler wickets second batting runs series miller repeatedly successful tactics heavily criticised test series ended miller captained commonwealth played touring england team ceylon england tour indian miller scored commonwealth compiled miller took wickets innings led team victory innings runs captain new south wales start season man selection panel installed miller captain place morris despite morris leading state previous season miller lobby job sydney media campaigned miller suggesting flamboyant style attract spectators help stem financial losses despite morris remained test vice captain ahead miller match leader miller scored queensland taking minutes slowest century career match touring south miller elected field reduced opponents went win wickets players respected began mimic voice shirt miller mould captained unorthodox manner trying unusual opposition encouraged opposition attack attempt wicket batting order suit circumstances batsmen soon called authorities match south_australia 12th man come ground drinks dressed flight attendant brought things mirrors barnes antics extended break longer usual miller called lodged complaint assurance incident repeated miller started test series south_africa poorly suffering throat infection scored innings took australian victory second test miller performed consistently bat ball taking scoring course match passed round double test runs test wickets dismissed second innings prevent defeat test miller scored putting harvey took innings victory australia fortunes took turn worse fourth test adelaide miller scored injured overs ball broke australia unable bowl south match drawn ruled fifth test south series despite conceding runs innings australia unable stop south african batsmen new ball pair ashes tour australia proceeded ashes tour naples miller locked inside entering private opera rehearsal managed escape rejoin boat leave career cricket books published miller embroiled controversy ghost written printed team left england criticised captain cautious burden miller increased broke early tour game miller succeeded bat scoring unbeaten hours scored yorkshire point miller scored runs week media began speculate score runs month tour miller love interfered quest wanting attend afternoon race meeting opened batting morning cambridge_university intending play long innings attacked bowling heading track stayed track late afternoon returned find australians walking field followed match lord took wickets english test players miller took match figures oxford_university match essex miller pulled rib muscles meaning bowl test trent bridge scored rain affected draw australia travelled miller captain deputy morris rested stayed london team manager day play organised party lasted afternoon rest day day minutes start play miller arrived ground australia turn bat miller man dismissed having scored despite test series moved lord miller resumed bowling sending overs taking total managed innings promoted number second innings batted reach stumps reaching test century english soil following morning england held draw half test washed resulting draw miller took bowling fast breaks scored australia played middlesex lord miller scored hard hitting australia elected field wet wicket fourth test miller dismissed ended overs england bowled miller innings second innings miller launched short pitched barrage dismissed watson simpson consecutive balls england stumps day leading field day miller dismissed evans early began resistance frustrated bailey defensive style time miller lost cool aimed straight bailey head crowd miller ended long spell overs england held draw time bailey teams headed oval tied miller test performance productive scored duck took total england won match regained ashes miller returns career standards runs wickets took catches miller scored lord played kingston reached century lunch proceeded boundaries included run fourth wicket stand minutes particular targeting bowling took ball finished english summer runs second highest average harvey batsmen runs australian hit double centuries took wickets efforts summer named year overlooked test miller returned australia led new_south_wales title topped australian class batting averages season ball taking wickets season purely domestic touring test matches season transition point australian cricket retired return australia initially morris miller miller state captain morris vice captain test team ahead miller time johnson dropped australian team inherited victorian accused trying told johnson test captain regained form test position outgoing captain believed influence selection successor miller criticised book talk upset miller departure victoria johnson returned form wickets season england toured australia season johnson selected lead australian tour match tests indication took england innings build featured media war melbourne newspapers johnson sydney journalists miller miller warmed tests new_south_wales england november selected johnson captain morris deputy miller nature cited possible reason board selection johnson regarded superior diplomat miller reputation turning late miller frequently dispute member board chairman miller questioned revenue board collected ticket sales claimed johnson appointed establishment father bill australian decision criticised sydney press strong feeling cricket enthusiasts horse trading state basis objective evaluation cricket skills dominated discussions operating principle look man look miller scored test brisbane australia amassed dismissing simpson england fell innings defeat knee injury forced miller miss second test england won miller returned test initially unavailable bowl lingering knee problems receiving inquiry health knee match prime minister australia miller agreed try bowl short period lift team england elected bat miller removed ended bowling entire session play lunch overs finishing england bowled miller struggled bat scoring seven pace saw england inflict second successive defeat australia australia needed win fourth test adelaide series alive miller scored australia bowled second innings leave england victory miller late burst removing consecutive overs leave england took difficult catch dismiss peter england hung win wickets secure ashes time australia lost consecutive tests series miller rain affected draw fifth test ended series runs lowest international level took wickets success domestic level new_south_wales beat victoria days win miller taking wickets second innings led state run win tourists defeat apart test match marked minutes team attacking strategy west_indies tour leading state title win england miller replaced morris vice captain tour west_indies started early australia looking series win team years having lost consecutive series england australia batted opening test jamaica miller came wicket run partnership harvey ended centuries miller scored highest test score striking valentine conceded runs respectively shook hands australia finished johnson injured hit foot miller left charge team field australia bowler short miller attempted batsmen placing men close bat attempt insult batting capabilities took new ball hosts collapsed miller taken enforced follow questioned broken australia short west_indies moved arrived miller unsettled delaying tactics placed silly points silly mid attempt fell soon miller took wickets hosts lost wickets overs west indies bowled australia won wickets miller taken second innings johnson resumed leadership field second test queen park oval trinidad match high scoring draw miller scored took match figures test georgetown miller removed innings scored australia wickets took match fourth test came wicket australia day tourists lost wickets miller archer launched counter attacking partnership miller reached walked ball opposition appealed australia reached west indies struggling miller having dismissed time miller bowling medium pace johnson felt new batsmen vulnerable express pace johnson ordered miller bowl fast turned johnson replaced miller tired hit ground pair seized initiative compiled world test record seventh wicket australians tired failing break partnership miller attacked johnson players saying couldn captain bunch bloody johnson offered resolve dispute implying miller declined offer stopped match resumed day west indies eventually bowled miller punished batsmen taking overs miller scored took second innings match ended high scoring draw miller took innings fifth test jamaica removed smith taking tail end wickets home team bowled australia batted miller arrived join harvey score added century series ended australia reached took second innings australia completed win miller successful series runs wickets equal leading wicket final domestic season miller started season purely domestic queensland brisbane final day miller set hosts victory hours lengthened innings break seven minutes officials pause match running melbourne cup agreed match stopped minutes race queensland lost seven wickets held draw aided minutes lost miller love match south_australia sydney new_south_wales declared visitors stumps day miller wife gave birth fourth child miller drinking morning arrived having forgotten pick team mate arranged rush pair arrived late day play miller play start miller completed unfinished previous night felt pitch offer assistance told bowl end bowl miller changed mind took miller bowled kept bowling finished overs clean bowling victims visitors lowest score history miller asked south_australia follow showed little interest bowling delivering overs despite bowler friendly conditions said typical miller records particularly concerned figures incident miller making speech civic reception new_south_wales team town mayor town hall praised turning players asking town miller turned late coaching clinic day instead teaching speech advising children play tennis money offer january miller injured match queensland suffered forced miss rest season scored runs taken wickets new_south_wales won final ashes tour miller selected ashes tour bowl month injury match miller captained australians leicester coming miller highest class score striking half hours tougher fight awaited surrey oval england test spin combination miller came struggled scoring runs minutes slowest hours scoring career partners continued fall miller ended unbeaten australia bowled taking wickets australia lost wickets loss county result sections australian media began campaigning miller replace johnson captain test trent bridge miller bowling load sent overs rain affected match taking match figures struggled bat making duck teams headed lord miller carry pace attack injured called debut support miller pace duties australia batted miller managed australia managed injured burden miller miller bowled england captain peter received miller ball inside edged stumps bail day miller beat times watson caught removed bailey miller largely responsible england falling australia difficulty miller came bat hitting australia set england win miller removed start run chase resuming morning bowled watson evans caught bowled took wicket match haul tests australia won runs miller bowled overs match knee taken heavy toll miller given extended break play purely batsman test australia caught wet wicket response england miller scored australia forced follow attempted lock bay pads second innings miller fell australia lost innings time test years australian press attacked team called changes including omission captain johnson johnson miller tour miller willing johnson captain volunteered stand aside johnson volunteer discuss topic miller johnson appointed members order british empire new year honours tests attended formal curator ordered prepare dusty spinning pitch fourth test win england retain ashes miller bowled overs england amassed miller duck fell twice took world record wickets australia lost innings reported australians said extremely bitter condition pitch miller took surrey leading team received death threats lead game ordering lose scored took australia won innings took second innings lancashire took match figures essex eve fifth test oval miller announced tour retire cricket tour indian return voyage final test english soil took innings miller came bat helped australia recover scoring took wicket second innings unbeaten seven stumps drawn second innings series ended ended series runs topped bowling wickets topped class bowling australians wickets australia played pakistan test countries pitch familiar grass pitch miller scored innings australia fell took scored second innings australia fell defeat test career knee injury deteriorated point play tests india retired return australia style personality miller combined big hitting foot play especially devastating rifle like straight drive played pull sweep shots minimum effort able cut combined hitting square leg tennis shot beginning day play test match straight hit sydney cricket ground rising hit deck said unpredictable cricketer played bowler miller high arm action moving ball sharply way able ball rise good length action caused opposition batsmen perceive deliveries gaining pace pitching able generate pace new ball partner willing try new batsman set varying approach vice versa round arm delivery managed capture wicket surprising batsman said miller idea intended bowl turned start run miller mixed slow leg breaks bowling run bowled english opening batsman test opined miller bowler concerned position bowling mark said felt physically safe use trent bridge tour seen excessive english crowd miller simply sat subsided required bowl pain pressing disk place base spine sending delivery miller formed opening partnership regarded greatest time said pair hostile faced career bowling supported miller new south wales australia said best bowler saw type control perfect end miller unpredictable perfect team slips fielder catches ease immediately returning discussion unusual miller required contest retain interest game ruthless attitude opposition refused try australia position australians scored world record runs single day essex miller coming bat score allowed bowled ball turned said thank god teammate barnes said miller outlook scores greatest customer miller captained australia test attitude game tended alarm authorities miller wrote loved tradition hated convention way playing living played fought war impulse mood set field saying players occasion reported turned players told taking field player asked player volunteer larger life character miller subject stories story answering knock door late night miller dressed dinner suit miller advised demanded bed going relationship friction mutual massive influence moved batting hero team captain administrator influence grew certainly cost miller chance country night following duel birthplace lover classics despite fame miller remained humble man asked favourite memory recall incident concerning south australian team mate walking lord ovation weeks release camp cricket broadcaster said glamour attached miller staunch unaffected friend asked managed seven wickets runs south_australia miller replied reasons bowled bloody second second pause forget reasons later life retirement miller remained public eye augmented persistent rumours affair princess margaret living journalist columnist employed special cricket writer years career miller proponent attacking bright play praised aggressive leadership criticised style play pursued australia successors mid-1980s australia struggling miller called removal defensive batsman later worked owned millionaire entrepreneur miller cricket races worked head lobby group promoting australian rules football adopted new_south_wales 1980s time dominant league flight teams adopted state queensland miller later life plagued ill health november hospitalised stroke soon fell broke hip necessitating operations skin cancer caused insistence displaying hair wearing hat accepted reduced life deliveries knew eventually removed cancer attacked legs coupled hip injury severely curtailed mobility forcing use walking frames asked death said think regrets hell good life damned lucky despite illnesses continued travel england 1990s watch cricket meet war cricket colleagues annual basis increasingly isolated friends english australian late miller divorced wife sons marry long term mistress living hospital miller reasoned receive effective medical treatment moving melbourne live specialist doctors lived long term including australian beauty queen photographed public later years illness contributed family felt deteriorating attitude fell sons reconciled shortly death miller died october persistent poor health given state funeral saw hundreds stand outside packed cathedral broadcast nation legacy statistical analysis miller achievements recognised host awards lifetime posthumously miller inaugural australian cricket hall fame named century vice captain january miller inducted cricket hall fame australian victor honoured portrait lord london miller men batting bowling honours boards visitors dressing room scoring century taking wickets test ground miller abilities led enormous success batsman bowler player rankings applied cricket history miller achieved rankings bat ball batsman peaked ninth world player shortly début rest duration career miller bowling abilities led greater success end ranked sixth world slipped lower ninth career second best bowler world according ratings remarkably year old peaking number slot months find career ranked number world career including year run june retirement miller statistics measure worth australia teams played featured strong batting line ups restricting opportunities middle order player enthusiasm important contributors australian success ability produce unexpected particularly ball help break partnerships reason remembered personality feats statistical accomplishment words people saw talk monster shot hit members stand clock 1950s honours awards member awarded january service sport particularly cricket player journalist commentator member order british empire awarded january services cricket star air crew europe star defence medal war medal australia service medal centenary medal test match performance
Keith Miller