▁ill - temper ed ▁match . ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁cl am oured ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Brad man ▁to ▁defeat ▁Body line : ▁" he ▁was ▁the ▁b ats man ▁who ▁could ▁conquer ▁this ▁can ker ous ▁bow ling   ... ▁' B rad mania ', ▁amount ing ▁almost ▁to ▁religious ▁fer v our , ▁demanded ▁his ▁return ". ▁Rec over ed ▁from ▁his ▁ind is position , ▁Brad man ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁Alan ▁K ipp ax ' s ▁position . ▁A ▁world ▁record ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 6 3 , 9 9 3 ▁at ▁the ▁M CG ▁saw ▁Brad man ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁cre ase ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Test ▁with ▁the ▁score ▁at ▁ 2 / 6 7 . ▁A ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁en su ed ▁that ▁delayed ▁play ▁for ▁several ▁minutes . ▁Brad man ▁anticip ated ▁receiving ▁a ▁b oun cer ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁ball ▁and , ▁as ▁the ▁bow ler ▁delivered , ▁he ▁moved ▁across ▁his ▁st umps ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁hook ▁shot . ▁The ▁ball ▁failed ▁to ▁rise ▁and ▁Brad man ▁drag ged ▁it ▁onto ▁his ▁st umps ; ▁the ▁first - ball ▁du ck ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁Test . ▁The ▁crowd ▁fell ▁into ▁st unn ed ▁silence ▁as ▁he ▁walked ▁off . ▁However , ▁Australia ▁took ▁a ▁first ▁inn ings ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁match , ▁and ▁another ▁record ▁crowd ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁watched ▁Brad man ▁hit ▁a ▁counter - att ack ing ▁second ▁inn ings