australian cricket team england member famous australian cricket team toured england men went matches defeat unprecedented feat test touring england earned experienced right handed opening batsman brown visit england having toured world war brown best years lost war superseded order australia choice opening pair brown selected reserve opener decision generated controversy critics believed past best rotated tour matches morris barnes preferred tests accommodated brown choice team playing position middle order tests brown appeared uncomfortable unfamiliar role dropped making runs batting average tests despite struggles brown success tour matches opener scored runs class matches ranking fourth averages scored centuries second including cambridge_university brown gained criticism slow batting following omission test team brown batted highly manner increase reliability volume scoring occasional spin bowler brown took career class best stint ball background brown regular member australian test team debut immediately world war captained australia inaugural test new_zealand sidelined injury opened tests averaging respectively brown resumed test career following season replacing barnes dropped scoring runs tests barnes came runs tests including fourth test morris rested fifth test allow brown chance ability case continued national selection tests india season barnes morris brown shared opening duties batting averages respectively case brown tour england trip barnes morris choice opening combination early tour australia traditionally fielded choice team tour opener gained selection batted position middle order barnes morris opened brown came scored typically pace accumulating runs lower strike rate recognised batsmen score australia went declare win innings match rested morris brown opened barnes brown scored opening stand australia amassed won innings australians proceeded play yorkshire damp pitch suitable slower bowling innings brown took catches bowling resorted bowling spin yorkshire bowled difficult batting conditions opening morris barnes rested brown match remained finely balanced australia bowled brown took catch miller second innings hosts bowled chasing victory brown fell australian order collapsed effectively seven wickets injured unable bat home wickets brown rested match surrey australia won innings matches australians centuries passed brown scored runs highest score morris barnes incumbent scored runs century apiece brown recalled match cambridge_university opening morris barnes rested putting opening wicket morris brown added second wicket added fourth wicket team rested brown scored declared double score australia went win innings following match opened barnes morris rested pair minutes highest opening stand australians tour point barnes hit wicket meantime brown reached minutes came brown accelerated second wicket partnership minutes hours batting score brown scored runs minutes australia went score runs day highest number runs amassed day class cricket completing victory innings runs largest winning margin tour opening morris barnes rested brown completed century innings oxford_university putting opening stand meant scored runs days cricket atop batting ahead australia went complete fourth successive innings victory match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded choice team installed barnes morris preferred opening pair brown batted position barring change bowling department team lined test batsmen positions chance players sides gain psychological advantage brown failed came score join scored stand dismissed australia amassed won innings followed australia non victory tour lancashire draw brown rested brown returned following match added register fourth century weeks australia hosts hung draw second innings match opened barnes duck australia dismissed damp pitch reply home time tourists conceded innings summer hampshire subsequently bowled second innings leave australia target time barnes fell duck brown anchored australia wicket win unbeaten century second wicket partnership final match test sussex opening morris brown played second accumulating pair opening stand morris went australia declared completing innings victory test point brown tour england scored runs tour average double century centuries contrast middle order batsman struggled initial stages tour england harvey failed pass innings scored unbeaten sussex totalled runs result brown gained selection test trent bridge batting position middle order barnes morris opened harvey dropped despite making century australia recent test india england batted brown prominent field early day play brown caught england opener run fine leg boundary batsman attempted hook leaving england minutes play later series handed stops field helping pressure batsmen brown took second catch innings remove featured rearguard help england fallen second day barnes took score barnes miller dismissed addition score australia scoring slowly day brown came join played career opening batsman looked uncomfortable middle order brought ahead new ball brown starting innings pace new ball english captain removed attack took second new ball struck boundary minutes run rate picked somewhat prompting england revert slower bowling australia passed england total brought bowl trapped brown attempting push ball mid leg wicket cutter ended run stand minutes left australia following departure brown scoring slowed changed team strategy attempting bat australia eventually reached england compiled second innings brown needed australia runs required victory loss wickets tests brown rested match australia won innings returned second fixture yorkshire opening barnes brown australia took run innings lead second innings brown scored combined add runs second wicket match draw patient restrained display brown took hours century following controversial selection tour brown attempting justify position team accumulating large runs earned criticism century retain middle order position second test lord australia fielded unchanged team test leg spinner teammate bill reilly england journalist criticised selection brown appeared noticeably uncomfortable unfamiliar role said despite brown unbeaten double century previous test lord better claims selection second test australia won toss batted home cricket fell new batsman miller trapped shortly brown came helped rebuild innings quick wickets men scored slowly averaging half minutes run putting partnership bowled trapped brown leave australia brown hit consecutive half pads leg attempted boundary row similar delivery delivery came pitch quickly beat brown pace australia managed avoid collapse counterattack tail saw bowled england tourists batted second innings ideal weather day brown joined miller fell australia lost reach stumps loss brown seven rest day australia resumed lead runs wickets hand morning punctuated rain minutes start heavy rain intervened weather cleared miller brown moved lunch respectively australia minutes play australia added runs brown caught lunch adding score run partnership miller score eventually declared runs ahead world record chase england win match home team lost wickets regularly fell lose runs successful team brown unable replicate centuries previous tests lord preceding tours test career match surrey started day test brown injured finger fielding innings unable bat australia innings second innings australia makeshift harvey chased runs victory complete wicket win hour dropped brown rested following match gloucestershire test scored featuring century partnerships australia declared highest score tour laid foundation innings victory effort brown middle order position according reilly brown appeared place middle order opener classical role defending wearing opening attacking test drawn barnes injured spinner makeshift opener morris specialist left brown omission brown managed australia defeated middlesex wickets county match tests barnes unavailable fourth test brown recalled open morris instead promoted open morris harvey came middle order failed innings harvey struck innings australia chased final day set world record highest successful run chase test cricket won seven wickets brown partnered recovered barnes scored fifth man score australia amassed defeated innings immediately fourth test looking regain test position sheer weight runs brown started slowly barnes runs took minutes reach displeasure restless spectators accelerating scoring runs minutes match scored rain affected draw reach second innings scored seven following match falling times leg spin australia defeated wickets brown rested australia faced drew lancashire second time tour returned non class match durham scoring australia weather affected draw failed reach second innings brown overlooked selection fifth test oval barnes returned team australia crushed england innings runs series cutting innings later tour matches seven matches remained quest tour england defeat australia batted kent brown scored putting morris wicket partnerships harvey respectively falling brown batted slowly took minutes reach triple figures greeted ironic slowly accumulated runs partners attacked brown dismissal triggered collapse australia lost seven wickets end despite completed innings victory match held lord brown scored featuring run second wicket partnership australia amassed won innings australian test opener batting partner said brown looked class batsman playing lord superb century different conception execution canterbury kent reflect grand opening batsman series tests duck match australia defeated somerset innings runs class match season match washed brown took overs class bowling effort tour cleaning tail australia biggest challenge post test tour matches australian tour team effectively strength england outfit time insisted england players season tests allowed compete opponents finalised team fielded strength team brown missed match ended draw multiple rain delays tour ended non class matches scotland match brown rested australians claimed innings victory second match brown scored batting took wicket second innings australia ended tour innings victory role experienced right handed opening batsman brown campaign england having toured world war brown best years lost war barnes morris risen order australia choice opening pair brown selected reserve opener decision generated controversy believed past best tour matches usually played days fixtures rotated trio generally rested opened tests morris barnes preferred accommodated brown choice team playing position middle order tests fielded strongest brown appeared uncomfortable unfamiliar role making runs tests dropped brown successful tour matches played opener ended tour centuries total class runs average runs averages highest score cambridge_university brown tally centuries second took tally english soil class tons excluding matches tests brown scored batting middle order barnes morris opened brown scored runs opening matches clear fourth place batting averages following omission test team midway tour brown batted slow conservative manner order score runs regain position crowds occasional spinner brown took class bowling assignment tour best career bowling figures accumulated wickets class career took catches class fixtures statistical note general notes
Bill Brown with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948