 Although the team was considered successful , in spite of the failure to recapture The Ashes , the problems between the players and the administrators continued . Before the team departed Australia , the players arbitrarily replaced one of the selected players without recourse to the ACC . After the final match in England , Trott and his players broke an agreement to return home in time for the 1896 – 97 Australian season . Instead , they organised matches in North America and New Zealand . 
