 During the following summer , Trott again acted as a Test selector , along with the incumbent Test captain George Giffen and former captain Percy McDonnell . When choosing the Australian team for the previous tour of England , Giffen used his influence to ensure the selection of his younger brother , Walter . The team chosen for the 1896 tour of England included a number of promising young players , including Joe Darling and Clem Hill , both of whom went on to captain Australia . Albert Trott was a controversial omission , in light of performances in the previous Ashes series , but he accompanied the team on their voyage and later settled in England . He had a successful career with Middlesex and appeared for England in two Test matches against South Africa . The cricket historian David Frith records that when the Trott brothers encountered each other on an English street , they merely exchanged acknowledging nods and kept walking . 
