▁in ▁Gr imm ett ' s ▁om ission ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁theme ▁that ▁do gg ed ▁Brad man ▁as ▁Gr imm ett ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁pro l ific ▁in ▁domestic ▁cr icket ▁while ▁his ▁success ors ▁were ▁in effect ive — he ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁having ▁finished ▁the ▁veter an ▁bow ler ' s ▁Test ▁career ▁in ▁a ▁political ▁pur ge . ▁ ▁Australia ▁fell ▁to ▁success ive ▁defe ats ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁two ▁Test s , ▁Brad man ▁making ▁two ▁du cks ▁in ▁his ▁four ▁inn ings , ▁and ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁the ▁captain cy ▁was ▁affect ing ▁his ▁form . ▁The ▁select ors ▁made ▁another ▁four ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Test ▁at ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Brad man ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁but ▁again ▁failed ▁with ▁the ▁bat , ▁scoring ▁just ▁ 1 3 . ▁The ▁Austral ians ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁pitch ▁that ▁fav oured ▁batt ing , ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁day ▁at ▁ 6 / 1 8 1 . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day , ▁rain ▁dram atically ▁alter ed ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁With ▁the ▁sun ▁dry ing ▁the ▁pitch ▁( in ▁those ▁days , ▁covers ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁during ▁matches ) ▁Brad man ▁declared ▁to ▁get ▁England ▁in ▁to ▁bat ▁while ▁the ▁pitch ▁was ▁" st icky "; ▁England ▁also ▁declared ▁to ▁get ▁Australia ▁back ▁in , ▁conced ing ▁a ▁lead ▁of ▁