icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ), ▁which ▁admin ister ed ▁English ▁cr icket ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁few ▁voices ▁were ▁more ▁influ ential ▁than ▁" Pl um " ▁Warner ' s , ▁who , ▁when ▁considering ▁England ' s ▁response ▁to ▁Brad man , ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁" must ▁evol ve ▁a ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁bow ler ▁and ▁develop ▁fresh ▁ideas ▁and ▁strange ▁tact ics ▁to ▁cur b ▁his ▁almost ▁un c anny ▁skill ". ▁To ▁that ▁end , ▁Warner ▁orch estr ated ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Douglas ▁J ard ine ▁as ▁England ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁as ▁a ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁J ard ine ▁leading ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 ▁tour ▁to ▁Australia , ▁with ▁Warner ▁as ▁team ▁manager . ▁Remember ing ▁that ▁Brad man ▁had ▁strugg led ▁against ▁b oun cers ▁during ▁his ▁ 2 3 2 ▁at ▁The ▁O val ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁J ard ine ▁decided ▁to ▁combine ▁traditional ▁leg ▁theory ▁with ▁short - p itch ed ▁bow ling ▁to ▁combat ▁Brad man . ▁He ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁Not ting ham shire ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁Harold ▁Lar wood ▁and ▁Bill ▁Vo ce ▁as ▁the ▁spe ar head s ▁for ▁his ▁tact ics . ▁In ▁support , ▁the ▁England ▁select ors ▁chose ▁another ▁three ▁pac emen ▁for ▁the ▁squad . ▁The ▁unus ually ▁high ▁number ▁of ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁caused ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁comment ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁and ▁r oused ▁Brad man ' s ▁own ▁susp ic ions