. ▁For ▁some , ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁playing ▁under ▁Brad man ▁was ▁da un ting , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁addition ally ▁be ▁sitting ▁in ▁jud g ement ▁of ▁their ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁selector . ▁ ▁To ▁start ▁the ▁new ▁season , ▁the ▁Test ▁side ▁played ▁a ▁" Rest ▁of ▁Australia " ▁team , ▁capt ained ▁by ▁Brad man , ▁at ▁Sydney ▁in ▁early ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁Test ▁XI ▁suffered ▁a ▁big ▁defeat , ▁due ▁to ▁Brad man ' s ▁ 2 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁ha ul ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁w ick ets ▁taken ▁by ▁leg - sp inner ▁Frank ▁Ward . ▁Brad man ▁let ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁team ▁know ▁that ▁despite ▁their ▁recent ▁success , ▁the ▁team ▁still ▁required ▁improvement . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁Brad man ' s ▁first ▁child ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October , ▁but ▁died ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁He ▁took ▁time ▁out ▁of ▁cr icket ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁made ▁ 1 9 2 ▁in ▁three ▁hours ▁against ▁Victoria ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁match ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Test ▁select ors ▁made ▁five ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁Test ▁match . ▁Sign ific antly , ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁bow ler ▁Clar rie ▁Gr imm ett ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ward , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁players ▁making ▁their ▁debut . ▁Brad man ' s ▁role