Despite the debut of Donald Bradman, the inexperienced Australians, led by Jack Ryder, were heavily defeated, losing 4 – 1.

He batted unconvincingly and reached 28 when he hit a ball to Jack Ikin ; England believed it was a catch, but Bradman stood his ground, believing it to be a bump ball.

Bradman had also appeared uncomfortable against the pace of Sandy Bell in his innings of 299 not out, when the desperate bowler decided to bowl short to him, and South African Herbie Taylor, according to Jack Fingleton, may have mentioned this to English cricketers in 1932.

( Bradman strenuously denied that he had been responsible to his dying day ; others, including Plum Warner, pointed the finger at Bradman's team-mate and journalist, Jack Fingleton.

The other five players chosen were Sydney Barnes, Don Bradman, Jack Hobbs, Tom Richardson and Victor Trumper.

Bradman top-scored with 123 in the first innings, and was at the wicket in the second innings when his captain Jack Ryder hit the winning runs.

After compiling an uneasy 28 runs, Bradman hit a ball to the gully fieldsman, Jack Ikin.

Jack Fingleton speculated that had the decision at Brisbane gone against him, Bradman would have retired, such were his fitness problems.

Bradman is immortalised in three popular songs from different eras, " Our Don Bradman " ( 1930s, by Jack O ' Hagan ), " Bradman " ( 1980s, by Paul Kelly ), and " Sir Don ", ( a tribute by John Williamson performed at Bradman's memorial service ).

The other four cricketers selected for the honour were Don Bradman ( 100 votes ), Jack Hobbs ( 30 ), Shane Warne ( 27 ) and Viv Richards ( 25 ).

The items on display include cricket kit used by the likes of Victor Trumper, Jack Hobbs, Don Bradman and Shane Warne, many items related to the career of W. G.

Known as Viv ( or King Viv ), Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne.

The ratings for Test Cricket had Vivian Richards ranked at 6 equal after Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Len Hutton, Sir Jack Hobbs, Ricky Ponting and Peter May.

Bradman, who looked in poor form and uncertain to continue his cricket career for much longer, had reached 28 when the English team believed he had edged the ball to Jack Ikin at slip.

" Throughout the 1930s, the public and critics regarded Hammond as England's best batsman, succeeding Jack Hobbs, and next to Bradman, the best in the world ( although George Headley also had a claim ).

In 1996 he was posthumously included in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the ten inaugural inductees along with Jack Blackham, Victor Trumper, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford, Don Bradman, Bill O ' Reilly, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Dennis Lillee.

The other five players chosen were Sydney Barnes, Don Bradman, W G Grace, Jack Hobbs, and Victor Trumper

With both Don Bradman and Jack Fingleton injured and unable to bat, Australia struggled – England won by an innings and 579 runs – still the largest winning margin in Test cricket history ; but Barnes played innings of 41 and 33 and, according to Wisden, " well justified his choice ".

Fingleton criticised Bradman for not walking after hitting a disputed catch to Jack Ikin.

McCabe came to the wicket on the first day, the score at 3 / 82 with Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford and Jack Fingleton already dismissed, and Bradman not playing due to illness.

Opening batsman Jack Fingleton was not invited, speculated to be due to his journalistic background, but Bradman later alleged that he was the ringleader.

These performances led former Test leg spinner Bill O ' Reilly to compare him to Bradman and former Test opening batsman Jack Fingleton to lament his non-selection for the South African tour and its reflection on the plight of Australian cricket.

However, in his autobiography, Fingleton claimed that Sydney Sun reporter Claude Corbett had received the information from Bradman.

Woodfull's remarks ( that "... there are two teams out there and only one of them is playing cricket ") were leaked to the press, and Warner and others attributed this to Fingleton, however for many years ( even after Fingleton's death ) a bitter war of accusation passed between Fingleton and Bradman as to who was the real source of the leak.

With Bradman injured and Fingleton unable to bat because of a leg muscle strain, Australia were thrashed by an innings and 579 runs, which remains the largest margin in Test cricket history.

At the time, Fingleton was widely believed to be responsible for the leak, although he always denied it and blamed Bradman.

In 1936 – 37, with Bradman back in the team as captain, Fingleton made a century in the First Test to become the first player to score consecutive centuries in four Test innings.

The pair's first meeting had been prickly and Bradman glared angrily at Fingleton after a mix-up almost ended in a run out.

Fingleton made his debut in the Fifth and final Test in similar circumstances to his break at the start of the season ; Bill Ponsford fell ill and Bradman twisted an ankle.

Fingleton always denied responsibility for the leak, blaming Bradman.

This incident was the first in a string of open disagreements between Fingleton and Bradman.

The selectors asked Don Bradman, Australia's leading batsman and state team-mate to Brown and Fingleton, for advice.

When the pair next met, Fingleton's only words were to blame Bradman for his omission ; Bradman claimed that as a result of the selection controversy, Fingleton relentless pursued a vendetta against him from there on.

During the same innings, Bradman also wrote in his newspaper report that Fingleton had been responsible for the run out of teammate Ray Rowe, which angered Fingleton for an extended period.

Fingleton also found state cricket more attractive now that Bradman had decided to move to South Australia to take up stockbroking.

The following 1936 – 37 season in Australia, saw more success for Fingleton, although with the return of Bradman as captain, team harmony became strained.

However, Australia still had to bat on the treacherous surface, captain Bradman reshuffled the batting lineup, putting the bowlers in first and Fingleton and himself in at Nos.

A long hop from Waite was pulled into his head at point-blank range, and Fingleton managed to duck enough that it glanced his forehead and went into the air, to the cries of " catch it " from Bradman.

Fingleton expressed his views forthrightly and interspersed the account with analyses and profiles of those involved in the Bodyline series, including Bradman, Jardine, Larwood, Warner and McCabe.

Bradman injured himself during the marathon innings in a rare stint at the bowling crease after the specialist bowlers had failed to break the Englishmen.

He took 0 / 85 from 38 overs, and with Bradman and Fingleton injuring themselves during the match, McCabe was left in control of a nine-man team.