 In the Second Test at Sydney , Johnston took 3 / 56 and 3 / 70 in a low @-@ scoring match , removing Hutton in both innings . He had another notable innings when he joined Neil Harvey with 78 runs needed for victory on a difficult batting surface against the hostile pace of Frank Tyson and Brian Statham . In particular , Tyson was bowling with a strong tailwind and a slips cordon standing around 40 yards behind the bat . They put together a stubborn 39 run tenth @-@ wicket partnership in 40 minutes , which gave Australia hope of an unlikely victory with Harvey still attacking . Harvey felt that Tyson was almost out of energy after a spell of extreme pace , and that the remaining bowlers were not beyond Johnston . However , a Tyson ball that was aimed at the ribcage saw Johnston fend at the ball ; he was caught behind for 11 , giving England a dramatic victory . After taking 1 / 26 in the first innings , Johnston took 5 / 85 in the second innings of his last Test performance in front of his home crowd at the MCG , with some tight spin on a dry surface . He removed Edrich for 13 and Peter May for 91 before cleaning up the tail with three quick wickets . This left Australia 240 to win but there was to be no fairytale as England won by 128 runs . Johnston then took match figures of 4 / 80 in the Fourth Test at Adelaide , in what was to be the his last Test on Australian soil . Australia lost the match and England retained the Ashes ; it was Australia 's third consecutive Test defeat , the first time they had suffered a hat @-@ trick of defeats since the infamous Bodyline series of 1932 – 33 . Johnston had less success outside the Tests , which were played on bowler @-@ friendly surfaces . He managed only 13 wickets at 30 @.@ 38 in five matches . 
