▁on ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁un be aten ▁tour ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁A ▁complex , ▁highly ▁driven ▁man , ▁not ▁given ▁to ▁close ▁personal ▁relationships , ▁ ▁Brad man ▁retained ▁a ▁pre - em inent ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁acting ▁as ▁an ▁administrator , ▁selector ▁and ▁writer ▁for ▁three ▁dec ades ▁following ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁Even ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁re clus ive ▁in ▁his ▁decl ining ▁years , ▁his ▁opinion ▁was ▁highly ▁sought , ▁and ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁icon ▁was ▁still ▁recogn ised . ▁Al most ▁ 5 0   year s ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁Test ▁player , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Howard ▁of ▁Australia ▁called ▁him ▁the ▁" gre at est ▁living ▁Australian ". ▁Brad man ' s ▁image ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁post age ▁st amps ▁and ▁co ins , ▁and ▁a ▁museum ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁life ▁was ▁opened ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁living . ▁On ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁his ▁birth , ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁M int ▁issued ▁a ▁$ 5 ▁comm emor ative ▁gold ▁coin ▁with ▁Brad man ' s ▁image . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁post hum ously ▁into ▁the ▁I CC ▁Cr icket ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Donald ▁George ▁Brad man ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁and ▁Em ily ▁( née ▁What man ) ▁Brad man , ▁and ▁was