▁perfectly ▁bal anced ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁stroke ▁mid - swing , ▁if ▁need ▁be . ▁Another ▁telling ▁factor ▁was ▁the ▁decis iveness ▁of ▁Brad man ' s ▁foot work . ▁He ▁" used ▁the ▁cre ase " ▁by ▁either ▁coming ▁metres ▁down ▁the ▁pitch ▁to ▁drive , ▁or ▁playing ▁so ▁far ▁back ▁that ▁his ▁feet ▁ended ▁up ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁st umps ▁when ▁playing ▁the ▁cut , ▁hook ▁or ▁pull . ▁ ▁Brad man ' s ▁game ▁evol ved ▁with ▁experience . ▁He ▁tempor arily ▁adapted ▁his ▁technique ▁during ▁the ▁Body line ▁series , ▁deliber ately ▁moving ▁around ▁the ▁cre ase ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁score ▁from ▁the ▁short - p itch ed ▁deliver ies . ▁At ▁his ▁peak , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁switch ▁between ▁a ▁def ensive ▁and ▁attack ing ▁approach ▁as ▁the ▁occasion ▁demanded . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁bat ▁within ▁the ▁limitations ▁set ▁by ▁his ▁age , ▁becoming ▁a ▁steady ▁" acc um ulator " ▁of ▁runs . ▁However , ▁Brad man ▁never ▁truly ▁master ed ▁batt ing ▁on ▁stick y ▁w ick ets . ▁Wis den ▁commented , ▁"[ i ] f ▁there ▁really ▁is ▁a ▁b lem ish ▁on ▁his ▁amaz ing ▁record ▁it ▁is   ... ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁inn ings ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁' st icky ▁dogs ' ▁of ▁old ". ▁ ▁After ▁cr icket ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Australia , ▁Brad man