▁Jess ie ▁Brad man ▁started ▁the ▁month - long ▁journey ▁to ▁London ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁news . ▁En ▁route , ▁she ▁heard ▁a ▁rum our ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁died . ▁A ▁tele phone ▁call ▁clar ified ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁reached ▁London , ▁Brad man ▁had ▁begun ▁a ▁slow ▁recovery . ▁He ▁followed ▁medical ▁advice ▁to ▁con val es ce , ▁taking ▁several ▁months ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁missing ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 3 5 ▁Australian ▁season . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁politics ▁and ▁the ▁Test ▁captain cy ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁off - field ▁intr igue ▁in ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁during ▁the ▁ant ip ode an ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Australia , ▁scheduled ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁needed ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁retired ▁Bill ▁Wood full ▁as ▁captain . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁wanted ▁Brad man ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁team , ▁yet , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August , ▁the ▁board ▁announced ▁Brad man ' s ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fit ness . ▁Sur pr ising ly , ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁this ▁announ cement , ▁Brad man ▁led ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁full ▁programme ▁of ▁matches ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁captain cy ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Vic ▁Richard son , ▁Brad man ' s ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁South ▁Australian ▁captain . ▁Cr icket ▁author ▁Chris ▁Har te ' s ▁analysis ▁of