▁the ▁third , ▁putting ▁on ▁a ▁then ▁world ▁record ▁partners hip ▁of ▁ 3 8 8 ▁with ▁Bill ▁P ons ford . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁finally ▁out ▁for ▁ 3 0 4 ▁( 4 7 3   ball s , ▁ 4 3   f ours ▁and ▁ 2   six es ), ▁Australia ▁had ▁a ▁lead ▁of ▁ 3 5 0   run s , ▁but ▁rain ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁forcing ▁a ▁victory . ▁The ▁effort ▁of ▁the ▁length y ▁inn ings ▁stretch ed ▁Brad man ' s ▁res erves ▁of ▁energy , ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁again ▁until ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Test ▁at ▁The ▁O val , ▁the ▁match ▁that ▁would ▁decide ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings ▁at ▁The ▁O val , ▁Brad man ▁and ▁P ons ford ▁recorded ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁massive ▁partners hip , ▁this ▁time ▁ 4 5 1   run s . ▁It ▁had ▁taken ▁them ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁record ▁they ▁had ▁set ▁at ▁He ading ley ; ▁this ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁was ▁to ▁last ▁ 5 7   year s . ▁Brad man ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁stand ▁was ▁ 2 4 4 ▁from ▁ 2 7 1   ball s , ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 0 1 ▁set ▁up ▁victory ▁by ▁ 5 6 2   run s . ▁For ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁five ▁series , ▁the ▁Ash es ▁changed ▁hands . ▁England ▁would ▁not ▁recover ▁them ▁again ▁until