, ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁more ▁appointed ▁a ▁Test ▁selector , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁planning ▁for ▁post - war ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁" The ▁g host ▁of ▁a ▁once ▁great ▁cr ick eter " ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 4 6 , ▁Brad man ▁suffered ▁regular ▁b outs ▁of ▁fib ros itis ▁while ▁coming ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁increased ▁administrative ▁duties ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁his ▁business . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ▁in ▁two ▁matches ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁re - est ab lish ment ▁of ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁and ▁later ▁described ▁his ▁batt ing ▁as ▁" p ain st aking ". ▁Batt ing ▁against ▁the ▁Australian ▁Services ▁cr icket ▁team , ▁Brad man ▁scored ▁ 1 1 2 ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁hours , ▁yet ▁Dick ▁Whit ington ▁( play ing ▁for ▁the ▁Services ) ▁wrote , ▁" I ▁have ▁seen ▁today ▁the ▁g host ▁of ▁a ▁once ▁great ▁cr ick eter ". ▁Brad man ▁decl ined ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁wondering ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁match . ▁" With ▁the ▁English ▁team ▁due ▁to ▁arrive ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁Ash es ▁series , ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁were ▁anxious ▁to ▁know ▁if ▁Brad man ▁would ▁lead ▁Australia ." ▁His ▁doctor ▁recommended ▁against ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁game . ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Brad man ▁agreed ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁lead