▁brilliant ▁administrator ▁and ▁business man ", ▁warning ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁under est im ated . ▁As ▁Australian ▁captain , ▁Ian ▁Ch app ell ▁fought ▁with ▁Brad man ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁player ▁rem un er ation ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁Brad man ▁was ▁par sim on ious : ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Brad man ▁suffered ▁" a ▁disc ern ible ▁and ▁not ▁unexpected ▁wil ting ▁of ▁spirit ". ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁on ▁his ▁ 9 0 th ▁birth day , ▁he ▁hosted ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁favour ite ▁modern ▁players , ▁Sh ane ▁War ne ▁and ▁Sach in ▁T end ul kar , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁seen ▁in ▁his ▁familiar ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁O val ▁again . ▁Hospital ised ▁with ▁p neum onia ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁returned ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁aged ▁ 9 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁service ▁to ▁mark ▁Brad man ' s ▁life ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁C athedral , ▁Ad ela ide . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁former ▁and ▁current ▁Test ▁cr ick eters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Australia ' s ▁then ▁prime ▁minister