man ▁missed ▁the ▁ball ▁because ▁of ▁tears ▁in ▁his ▁eyes , ▁a ▁claim ▁Brad man ▁denied ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁Ash es ▁ 4 – 0 , ▁completed ▁the ▁tour ▁un be aten , ▁and ▁entered ▁history ▁as ▁" The ▁Inv inci bles ". ▁Just ▁as ▁Brad man ' s ▁legend ▁grew , ▁rather ▁than ▁dimin ished , ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁so ▁too ▁has ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁team . ▁For ▁Brad man , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁personally ▁ful fill ing ▁period ▁of ▁his ▁playing ▁days , ▁as ▁the ▁divis iveness ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁had ▁passed . ▁He ▁wrote : ▁ ▁With ▁Brad man ▁now ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁cr icket , ▁RC ▁Robert son - G las gow ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁reaction ▁"...   a ▁mi racle ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁among ▁us . ▁So ▁must ▁ancient ▁Italy ▁have ▁felt ▁when ▁she ▁heard ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Hann ib al ". ▁ ▁Statist ical ▁summary ▁ ▁Test ▁match ▁performance ▁ ▁First - class ▁performance ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable " ▁! ▁! In nings ▁! Not ▁Out ▁! High est ▁! A ggreg ate ▁! A verage ▁! 1 0 0 s ▁! 1 0 0 s / in ns ▁| - ▁| ▁Ash es ▁Test s ▁| ▁align = center | 6 3 ▁| ▁align = center | 7 ▁| ▁align = center | 3 3 4 ▁| ▁align