australian cricket team england member famous australian cricket team toured england men went undefeated matches unprecedented feat test touring england earned spinner johnson member choice team playing tests dropped final match prominent tests taking seven wickets bowling average played tests johnson worst average factor took number wickets johnson little impact bat scoring runs batting average took catches slips johnson success tour matches taking wickets class fixtures ranked australians wicket taking fifth averages bowled overs allowing ease workload pace conserve energy tests johnson successful match ball gloucestershire took match figures prolific bat outside tests scoring runs score somerset team consisted entirely test players johnson prominent field taking catches non wicket keeper tour early tour australia traditionally fielded choice team opening match tour usually johnson regular member australian test team world war selected strength team elected bat johnson took overs bowled australian cleaning lower order australia removed hosts australia batted johnson came unbeaten australia declared innings closed australia dismissed hosts complete victory innings runs johnson took wickets end overs bowler sent deliveries johnson played major role match australia batted scored johnson came hosts took quick wickets space runs beginning collapse led ended overs australia enforced follow johnson broke middle order hosts reached johnson took wickets reduce progressed johnson took wickets space balls ended overs best class innings figures home team dismissed handing australia victory innings runs australians proceeded play yorkshire damp pitch slower bowling johnson rested australia came closest losing match tour australia pursuit victory home wickets johnson returned match surrey oval london australia won toss batted batting johnson came runs vice captain fellow south falling australia eventually bowled johnson took wickets help cut surrey innings hosts reached johnson claimed middle order wickets reduce later removed final batsmen end overs surrey bowled forced follow johnson took second innings home team victory australia innings johnson removed captain innings johnson rested match cambridge_university australia won innings following match essex johnson returned australia won toss batted went score world record number class runs day play came unable join high scoring making lower order folded quickly reaching double figures australia subsequently proceeded victory innings runs biggest winning margin tour johnson required bowl innings dismissed hosts overs second innings johnson given opportunity took wickets fall reducing essex home added wicket johnson removed captain scorer added wicket essex johnson finished overs johnson rested match oxford_university resulted innings victory eighth match season lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded choice team having regular member test team end world war having taken wickets games tour johnson selected fellow spinner leg spinner meant australia choice team opening match change bowling department team lined australia test batsmen position chance sides gain psychological advantage players oppose tests australia won toss batted johnson came join victorian team mate fellow royal_australian_air_force fighter pilot pair miller fell second morning quickly followed johnson trapped leg wicket spinner johnson hit men went johnson successful australian innings taking overs hosts enforced follow johnson better return second attempt hosts reached johnson caused middle order collapse batsman trapping english test batsman leg wicket runs later removed leave johnson ended caught pace bowling australia bowled home win innings match followed australia non victory tour lancashire johnson little match day washed promoted innings took overs innings batted bowled second innings match ended draw following match johnson took duck innings hosts batted claimed second innings match drawn game hampshire australia scare drying pitch johnson took australia removed hosts australia dismissed time conceded innings lead tour second innings took overs opening took wickets hampshire bowled leave australia target minutes johnson promoted came immediately fell australia scored johnson hit striking seven making partnership johnson fell came guided australia wicket win loss final match test sussex johnson required bowl bat innings dismissed hosts overs australia declared reply johnson registered overs sussex fell seal innings victory australia test matches fixture yielded wickets johnson selected team test trent bridge spinner matches played match game omission change matches bowled left arm pace orthodox spin included team minute hope exploiting wet wicket following arrival rain taken match figures yorkshire hampshire respectively rain affected wickets english captain won toss elected bat believed pitch ideal batting giving assistance fast hour australia reduced england finishing johnson given overs took efficiently cut english batsmen overs innings edged johnson slip johnson got hands ball head dropped dropped catch costly dismissed day australia reached johnson came bat including edge slips bowled johnson hit ball foot stumps left australia lower order continued contribute pushed total giving tourists run lead england began second innings afternoon late day scoring minutes caught attempting cut shot bowling read arm ball went straight took outside edge leaving england came ran pitch ball bowled quickly block ball run survived confident appeal bowling johnson appeared resigned fate ready walk umpire declined appeal passage play johnson extracted substantial spin surface england closed day light poor fourth day england appeal wanted bat poor visibility deficit build lead force australia chase target erratic surface shower came later turned pitch sticky wicket thought rain come utilised johnson bowl defensive leg theory england lead sticky wicket arise obliged play light poor batsman lack pace johnson forced play continue posed physical threat batsmen start day johnson extracted sharp turn delivery pitched outside expecting spin play shot hit pads umpire rejected loud appeal progressed steadily johnson able ball regularly soon reaching century afternoon edged slips bowling miller johnson catch went england eventually final day johnson sent overs return best economy rate runs ahead defensive manner left australia target reached wickets spare tests johnson played match started day test took middle order wickets ended overs economical figures australians innings hosts bat took second innings australia cruised innings victory playing seven consecutive matches comprising days cricket june johnson rested second match tests draw yorkshire second test australia opted field unchanged team second test lord elected bat winning toss johnson came afternoon struggled score making runs added stay falling caught bowling australia lower order eventually took score second morning lunch foot played outside johnson break bowled leave england english opener uncertain johnson spin played forward early slower ball went gap bat pad later afternoon captain played johnson safely particular repeatedly driving series balls johnson runs johnson took wickets fall second day having caught bowled caught pair england early morning johnson ended having sent overs australian weather fine australia started second innings noon day australia batted strongly fourth day johnson came australia ahead partner prompted declare left england victory target require world record run chase showers forced rain break immediately england started extra life pitch players returned extracted steep bounce new ball english batsmen took score england highest opening partnership series edged johnson slips soon edged johnson low england decided stand ground catch taken thinking hit bump ball ground umpire thought ruled johnson little steady progress pitch bowled overs runs england fell handing australia victory runs series lead match surrey started day test johnson rested australia completed wicket win johnson returned following match gloucestershire test australia batted reached declared highest score tour victory innings runs johnson coming playing supporting role run partnership acting captain declared addition score johnson fell johnson played leading role ball taking wicket match haul tour hosts johnson removed quick succession leave gloucestershire later took wickets gloucestershire collapsed johnson totalled overs elected enforce follow home reached johnson took wickets help end innings johnson ended overs match total johnson took 50th wicket tour fixture end game 18th class matches tour test teams old test australia dropped reserve opener batted position middle order scored runs test innings brown replaced unexpected impact johnson playing role test won toss elected bat england consolidated innings falling hosts content score slowly overs lunch yielded seven runs johnson bowling second spell lunch jack hit driven boundaries quick succession eager use feet pitch deliveries subsequently dealt spin fairly comfortably stood found matters difficult counter attack prompted second new ball remove johnson score england lost quick wickets soon bowling leg theory johnson caught forward square leg leave england soon specialist batsmen nearly departed forward leg delivery johnson forwards removed television assist days attempted appeared close naked eye benefit doubt given batsman appeal rejected second morning english tail came pulled ball johnson ribs australian opener standing short leg barnes stood closer position edge cut strip unable evade ball dropped like fallen tree carried ground policemen taken hospital examination england eventually reached johnson sent overs conceded runs success barnes injured brown dropped opener available johnson deployed makeshift partner opened test level batted fall wicket late day play journalist australian test leg spinner criticised use johnson opener vice captain transformed defensive batsman little guarded approach traits typical opener johnson exposing new ball australia struggled eventually avoided follow ended england came second innings predominantly reliant johnson bowled seven overs afternoon hosts closed overs late day johnson dropped slips bowling batsman reached stumps unbeaten johnson miss cost runs fourth day washed england declared batting rain delayed start final day johnson ended seven overs play began tea break australia needed score session wanted victory pitch played slowly excess moisture meant ball slowed significantly hitting ground surface australia looking chase runs need run saving seven men close catching positions half hour australia showed little attacking intent scored runs replaced johnson immediately swept ball falling leave australia australia batted hours loss reach overs match finally ended series periodic rain johnson unhappy game scoring seven runs innings dropping catch taking match figures test johnson rested australia victory middlesex wickets county match tests fourth test teams headed fourth test barnes unfit australia changes test middle order batsman came barnes replaced finger injury stumps brown recalled open morris instead promoted middle order open morris harvey came middle order australia experiment opening batting johnson managed previous test england won toss elected bat ideal batting pitch predicted fast bowling thirty minutes tea england brought loss continued brief rain point australian bowling loose inaccurate brought johnson delivered overs far rest proceedings having fast seeking stem flow runs gave johnson ring field slip johnson bowled consecutive scoring freely end called new ball brought fast johnson england closed day australian test batsman accused australia going progressively downhill regarded performance worst day bowling world war citing morning england progressed strongly hit consecutive prompting replace johnson surveyed johnson hitting leg times yielding responded removing johnson attack spinner came hit reach johnson soon revenge england reached caught bowled johnson ball bowler hit decisively drive intercepted bowler pitch right hand complete catch ended run wicket partnership attempted pull johnson long hop leg targeting large gap square leg mid ball morris completed catch diving forwards wide mid came runs dismissal left score johnson wickets brought new batsmen precipitated collapse saw england dismissed johnson ended overs economical broke knee injury afternoon johnson came australia innings harvey departed falling replaced australia tail pushed score fourth morning reducing deficit second innings english batsmen continued attack johnson given johnson lack economy innings declined use entirety session fourth day johnson introduced lunch targeted quick succession prompting remove attack johnson returned hit air time took running catch dismiss batsman leaving england came initially pinned minutes charged johnson delivery leg boundary promptly took new ball england reached tea break england continued target johnson hit johnson consecutive fourth crowd took risks johnson successfully cutting spin times forced use spread field cut fast scoring johnson england reached collapsing end day johnson responsible wickets england batted minutes final morning adding runs overs declared johnson ended overs australian conceding runs rate averaged batting final day allowed right ask use heavy roller help break wicket likely spin difficult australia bat left australia target runs victory time highest run chase result test victory batting australia minutes reach target scored runs minutes spare seven wickets hand sealing series bowling overs johnson rested australia defeated innings match started day fourth test bowled overs return following match rain affected draw reach second innings johnson sent overs took hosts bowled australia reached weather ended match johnson economical australian innings game took overs hosts fell making unbeaten australia struggled reply given solitary maiden second innings australia won wickets australia faced drew lancashire second time tour johnson came men suffered middle order collapse australian lower order push score johnson given light bowling load innings sending overs removed wickets end hosts fell bat second innings took home managed hang seven wickets non class match durham rain affected draw reach second innings johnson came help australia recover took overs hosts reached rain ended match day australia travelled oval fifth test taking seven wickets tests severely attacked previous match johnson dropped favour leg spinner won toss elected bat rain affected pitch england dismissed overs afternoon ring required bowl light work hosts ring economical second innings taking overs australia sealed series innings victory later tour matches seven matches remained quest tour england defeat johnson returned australia batted kent johnson asked bowl cut hosts innings overs similar tale second innings australia enforced follow early damage johnson bowled briefly sending overs removing batsmen end hosts fell overs seal australian victory innings days match johnson bat australia declared team featuring test players tourists bowled johnson took consecutive wickets reduce hosts ended overs gentlemen johnson victims included future england opener england captain enforced follow johnson took wickets end overs including test player completed innings victory tourists johnson broke century tour match somerset australia batted johnson came score join looking ton season pair runs fell closest possible point century miller came helped johnson add australia declared undefeated following innings johnson bowled overs taking match hosts bowled twice combined total sum overs australia enforced follow won innings runs johnson rested fixture australia declared bowled hosts rain ended match australia biggest challenge post test tour matches australian tour team effectively strength england outfit time insisted current test players allowed play hosts opponents complied demand fielded strength team difference fifth test team return expense ring hosts johnson took victims test batsman johnson caught brown bowling johnson australia declared reply hosts second innings match ended draw multiple rain delays johnson took wickets batsman ending tour ended non class matches scotland johnson duck australia innings match bowled total overs took australia won innings second match johnson took overs innings scotland promoted came hit australia reached declared second innings johnson unable add wicket final opportunity tour taking overs clear australia position allowed wicket keeper bowl took meantime johnson gloves completed leg spin ring australia finished tour innings victory role spinner johnson member choice team playing tests dropped final rubber played matches australia selected strongest possible team johnson prominent test success taking seven wickets best result innings second test tests miller johnson worst average factor averaged took wickets miller took respectively economy rate second worst strike rate twice bad exception johnson little impact bat scoring runs catches slips johnson success tour matches taking wickets class matches placed wicket taking fifth averages australians class matches excluding tests johnson leading wicket bowled overs allowing ease workload pace miller allowing conserve energy ahead tests johnson successful game ball gloucestershire yielded match figures like bowling batting successful outside tests scoring runs innings score somerset team consisted entirely test players johnson usually batted notably makeshift opener test scored aggressive run chase hampshire johnson prominent field taking catches non wicket keeper tour usually fielded slips noted johnson started tour effective english conditions home pitches australia johnson troublesome batsmen tests home principally difference pace pitches inability bowl round wicket essential spinner england false expectation johnson australia usually cost batsman wicket slower english pitches time change stroke ball stumps beaten flight statistical note general notes
Ian Johnson with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948