2 0 1 8 , ▁no - one ▁has ▁matched ▁or ▁exceed ed ▁ 9 7 4   run s ▁or ▁three ▁double ▁centuries ▁in ▁one ▁Test ▁series ; ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 7 4   run s ▁exceed s ▁the ▁second - best ▁performance ▁by ▁ 6 9   run s ▁and ▁was ▁achieved ▁in ▁two ▁fewer ▁inn ings . ▁Brad man ' s ▁first - class ▁t ally , ▁ 2 , 9 6 0   run s ▁( at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 9 8 . 6 6 ▁with ▁ 1 0   cent uries ), ▁was ▁another ▁end uring ▁record : ▁the ▁most ▁by ▁any ▁over se as ▁b ats man ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁tour , ▁the ▁dynamic ▁nature ▁of ▁Brad man ' s ▁batt ing ▁contrast ed ▁sharp ly ▁with ▁his ▁quiet , ▁solit ary ▁off - field ▁de mean our . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁al o of ▁from ▁his ▁team m ates ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁to ▁buy ▁them ▁a ▁round ▁of ▁drink s , ▁let ▁alone ▁share ▁the ▁money ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Wh itel aw . ▁Brad man ▁spent ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁his ▁free ▁time ▁alone , ▁writing , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁sold ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁a ▁book . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Australia , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁surprised ▁by ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁his ▁reception ; ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁" rel uct ant ▁hero ". ▁M ick ▁Sim m ons ▁wanted ▁to ▁c ash ▁in ▁on