australian cricket team england key member famous australian cricket team tour england australia undefeated matches unprecedented feat test touring england earned team choice wicket keeper ahead played tests missing fourth test injury despite preferred conceded higher rate tour rotated tour played class matches taking catches catch fifth test oval described best year took difficult catch remove test catching ball flew feet length finger injuries inflicted failing catch ball correctly opportunities bat scoring runs batting average class innings including fifties test scored runs including second test saw australia recover innings middle order slump seen england upper hand took catches tests recognition performances named year background form australia wicket keeper world war saw selected ashes tour known cricket history choice wicket keeper deputy having spent majority life sunny queensland growing tropical cold english climate initially caught guard wet inner gloves custom temperature england agreed new ball available overs meant ball frequently favourable state fast bowling swing result australia adopted pace oriented strategy spinner regularly test matches play test tour opportunity abilities standing stumps queensland team mate tests early tour australia traditionally fielded choice team tour opener accordingly selected wicket keeper match home batted dismissal english soil catching captain bowling england captain reply hosts promoted managed collapse australia recovered declare took second innings bowling australia crushed hosts innings runs conceded match rested second tour match australia won innings stumps played key role australia victory match yorkshire damp pitch suited slower bowling came innings push australia reply yorkshire bye second innings conceding hosts bowled second innings dismissal match australia collapsed pursuit victory matters worse injured bat australia wickets hand australia faced loss english county survived immediate leg wicket appeal hit shot fell short fielder compiled unbeaten runs australia home wickets australians travelled london play surrey oval came score held end scoring unbeaten partners steadily fell australia bowled difficulty english conditions sustained bruised right finger lost sight morning match hit hand face protection ball running away took catches second innings australia won match innings conceded surrey match total sustaining bruised finger rested following matches cambridge_university essex oxford australia won matches innings filled scored runs including essex took conceded tour matches conceded match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded choice team chance gain psychological advantage selected despite conceding higher rate preceding tour matches batting including australia took catches innings having hand wickets fall took second innings follow enforced conceded australia won innings conceded having played matches following match county fixtures test lancashire hampshire sussex australia drew winning wickets innings runs respectively played match taking catches innings innings catches conceded match scored man coming matches conceded test despite averaging innings warm matches retained test team test trent bridge took catches innings caught bowling end england innings joined forces australia batted came accompany took minutes hitting return catch left arm orthodox spin scoring slow passage play young delivered consecutive maiden overs spell conceded runs australia leg theory australia ended took run lead took difficult catches dismiss key batsmen start england second innings miller removed edged hook shot caught attempting cut spin johnson read arm ball went straight ball took outside edge leaving england helped australia seize initiative denying england good start recovered later caught johnson england ended australia reached target wickets completing wicket victory conceded innings respectively tests australia played yorkshire rested matches won innings second drawn conceded innings second test teams moved lord second test australia compiled innings came australia gone quick succession joining johnson middle johnson struggled score freely hour johnson fell joined pair survived close play england placed australia ended stumps dominated scoring late day making runs added crowd optimistic england position immediately camped outside leaving ground australia lower order batted tourists control second morning despite loss kept batting conventional manner supported scored highest test scores tail threw bat ball went vastly different directions aimed shots scored ending australians regained momentum taking runs minutes hitting morning bye england innings diving estimated saved runs caught leave england later caught johnson needed second innings promoted australia needed quick runs big hitter australia declared leaving england target score inside edged toss directly downwards ankle described catch reach low quickly order catch dive stop leg resulted severely bruised left little finger conceded second innings england score australia won test runs nursing finger rested tour matches tests surrey gloucestershire won wickets innings respectively place scored took conceded innings test teams played rain affected draw test match manchester england elected bat day rising delivery caught leaving england returned fall wicket previously leaving ground head batted stumps dropped handed dropped late day bowling england closed second morning dropped batsman england eventually finished drops cost runs allowing hold end partners score conceded seven australia reached miller departed quick succession barnes retiring hurt blow ribs came effectively wickets half hour falling australia managed reach avoid follow england batted dismissed diving handed catch pitched edged wicket keeper took right hand dive leaving england england declared conceded day lost rain required australia batted session draw little left finger test exacerbated injury tour match middlesex match scored took catches innings conceded seven entire match australia won wickets fourth test left finger injury ruled fourth test replaced australia set world record successfully chasing target win match seven wickets secure series leaked overs match australia conceded total runs match lowest percentage conceded match total australian wicket keeper tour missed innings victory returning match injury took catch hosts dismissed conceded match total conceded australia highest proportion tourists summer bat rain ended match australia rested wicket win returning australia second match second draw lancashire came scored adding help australia reach took catches conceded non class match durham played purely batsman kept wicket opened batting dismissed australia hosts reached rain ended match returned oval england elected bat rain affected pitch caught jack outside edge duck bowling miller leaving england play lunch england continued struggle moving ball middle session innings ended took catch dismiss leg catching left hand considered catch season conceded innings australia batted passed england total afternoon came bat second day score joining opener morris passed took run remove morris attempted quick run man called quick substitute fielder arm leaving australia scored runs ending australia innings second innings caught miller conceded england dismissed lost innings sealing series victory australia later tour matches seven matches remained quest tour england defeat rested consecutive matches kent gentlemen england somerset australia won innings stood seven conceded innings matches returned following match bat australia declared took catches conceded match washed hosts dismissed australia biggest challenge post test tour matches tour team effectively strength england outfit time insisted current players allowed play hosts fielded strength team difference fifth test team johnson coming australia declared conceded seven dismissal match ended draw multiple rain delays tour ended non class matches scotland match played batsman kept wicket scored australia took scotland second innings catch innings victory second match kept wicket conceding taking dismissal required bat match safe australia position scotland second innings allowed wicket keeping pads try luck bowling leg spin bowled test career rarely class cricket delivered balls approximate workload specialist bowler match took australia finished tour innings win role moderate success batting test series runs usually batted innings australia batting strength need bat second innings tests australian team strategy primarily depending fast bowling saw catches tests gave lead pace miller rest tour games save energy tests relied heavily spin leg spin county matches overall took catches class matches tour scored runs season average higher matches tour conceded australia conceded runs bye percentage compared runs percentage tour opportunities bat generally batting australia included likes capable bat scored test centuries career scored class centuries including tests johnson ring scored fifties class level australia won innings declared innings innings class fixtures times ran partners performances english summer saw named year statistical notes
Don Tallon with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948