▁Australia ▁( SA ). ▁Un known ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁the ▁SA ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁( S AC A ) ▁inst ig ated ▁H od get ts ' ▁approach ▁and ▁subs id ised ▁Brad man ' s ▁w age . ▁Although ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁hes it ant ▁about ▁moving , ▁Brad man ▁eventually ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁deal ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Dec lin ing ▁health ▁and ▁a ▁br ush ▁with ▁death ▁In ▁his ▁fare well ▁season ▁for ▁NS W , ▁Brad man ▁aver aged ▁ 1 3 2 . 4 4 , ▁his ▁best ▁yet . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁vice - capt ain ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁tour ▁of ▁England . ▁However , ▁" he ▁was ▁un well ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁[ English ] ▁summer , ▁and ▁reports ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁hint ed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁heart ▁trouble ". ▁Although ▁he ▁again ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁century ▁at ▁Wor c ester , ▁his ▁f amed ▁concentration ▁soon ▁desert ed ▁him . ▁Wis den ▁wrote : ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁stage , ▁Brad man ▁went ▁ 1 3 ▁first - class ▁inn ings ▁without ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁longest ▁such ▁spell ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁prompt ing ▁suggestions ▁that ▁Body line ▁had ▁er oded ▁his ▁confidence ▁and ▁alter ed ▁his ▁technique . ▁After ▁three ▁Test s , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁one – one ▁and ▁Brad man ▁had ▁scored ▁ 1 3 3   run s ▁in ▁five ▁inn ings . ▁The ▁Austral ians ▁travel