▁first ▁Test , ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁at ▁Br is b ane . ▁ ▁Test ▁career ▁ ▁Play ing ▁in ▁only ▁his ▁t enth ▁first - class ▁match , ▁Brad man , ▁nick named ▁" Br add les " ▁by ▁his ▁team m ates , ▁found ▁his ▁initial ▁Test ▁a ▁har sh ▁learning ▁experience . ▁C aught ▁on ▁a ▁stick y ▁w icket , ▁Australia ▁were ▁all ▁out ▁for ▁ 6 6 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings ▁and ▁lost ▁by ▁ 6 7 5   run s ▁( st ill ▁a ▁Test ▁record ). ▁Following ▁scores ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁select ors ▁dropped ▁Brad man ▁to ▁tw elf th ▁man ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Test . ▁An ▁injury ▁to ▁Bill ▁P ons ford ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁required ▁Brad man ▁to ▁field ▁as ▁substitute ▁while ▁England ▁am ass ed ▁ 6 3 6 , ▁following ▁their ▁ 8 6 3   run s ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Test . ▁R S ▁" D ick " ▁Whit ington ▁wrote , ▁"...   he ▁had ▁scored ▁only ▁nin ete en ▁himself ▁and ▁these ▁experiences ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁food ▁for ▁thought ". ▁Rec alled ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Test ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁Brad man ▁scored ▁ 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 1 2 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁Test ▁century , ▁although ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁still ▁lost . ▁Another ▁loss ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Test . ▁Brad man ▁reached ▁ 5 8