▁and ▁Australia ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁win , ▁a ▁victory ▁that ▁retained ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁For ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁the ▁t ension ▁of ▁the ▁occasion ▁got ▁to ▁Brad man ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁watch ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁of ▁play , ▁a ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁pressure ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁all ▁tour : ▁he ▁described ▁the ▁captain cy ▁as ▁" ex ha ust ing " ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁" found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁keep ▁going ". ▁ ▁The ▁eu ph oria ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁Ash es ▁preced ed ▁Australia ' s ▁heav iest ▁defeat . ▁At ▁The ▁O val , ▁England ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 / 9 0 3 ▁and ▁their ▁opening ▁b ats man ▁Len ▁H utton ▁scored ▁an ▁individual ▁world ▁record , ▁by ▁making ▁ 3 6 4 . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁bur den ▁on ▁his ▁bow lers , ▁Brad man ▁took ▁a ▁rare ▁turn ▁at ▁bow ling . ▁During ▁his ▁third ▁over , ▁he ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁an k le ▁and ▁team m ates ▁carried ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁ground . ▁With ▁Brad man ▁injured ▁and ▁F ing leton ▁unable ▁to ▁bat ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁leg ▁mus cle ▁stra in , ▁Australia ▁were ▁thr ashed ▁by ▁an ▁inn ings ▁and ▁ 5 7 9   run s , ▁which ▁remains ▁the ▁largest ▁margin ▁in ▁Test ▁cr icket ▁history . ▁Un fit ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁tour , ▁Brad man ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁vice