▁out , ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁ 2 2 5 . ▁Again st ▁Queensland ▁at ▁the ▁S CG , ▁Brad man ▁set ▁a ▁then ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁by ▁scoring ▁ 4 5 2 ▁not ▁out ; ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁runs ▁in ▁only ▁ 4 1 5   min utes . ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁fe at , ▁he ▁re called : ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁obvious ▁selection ▁to ▁tour ▁England , ▁Brad man ' s ▁un orth odox ▁style ▁raised ▁doub ts ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁succeed ▁on ▁the ▁slower ▁English ▁pitch es . ▁Per cy ▁F ender ▁wrote : ▁ ▁The ▁en com iums ▁were ▁not ▁conf ined ▁to ▁his ▁batt ing ▁g ifts ; ▁nor ▁did ▁the ▁criticism ▁extend ▁to ▁his ▁character . ▁" Austral ia ▁has ▁un ear th ed ▁a ▁champion ", ▁said ▁former ▁Australian ▁Test ▁great ▁C lem ▁Hill , ▁" self - t aught , ▁with ▁natural ▁ability . ▁But ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁all , ▁with ▁his ▁heart ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁place ." ▁Select or ▁Dick ▁Jones ▁we ighed ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁observation ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" good ▁to ▁watch ▁him ▁talking ▁to ▁an ▁old ▁player , ▁listening ▁att ent ively ▁to ▁everything ▁that ▁is ▁said ▁and ▁then ▁rep lying ▁with ▁a ▁mod est ▁' th ank ▁you ' ." ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁tour ▁of ▁England ▁England ▁were ▁favour ites ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Ash es ▁series , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁were ▁to ▁exceed