English cricket team in Australia in 1932–33

The tour was highly controversial because of the bodyline bowling tactics used by the England team under the captaincy of Douglas Jardine.

The team members were: Walter Robins and Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji were invited to tour, but declined to do so, the latter because of ill-health.

McCabe provided Australia's only significant resistance with the bat; Larwood claimed ten match wickets.

Nonetheless, an unbeaten century for Bradman in the second innings, and ten wickets for O'Reilly, granted Australia their only victory of the Test series.

Fine performances from both sides' middle orders (with some aid from dropped catches) led to approximate parity after the first innings.

The England team photographed before the Adelaide Test
Back row: George Duckworth , Tommy Mitchell , Nawab of Pataudi , Maurice Leyland , Harold Larwood , Eddie Paynter , W. Ferguson (scorer)
Middle row: Pelham Warner (co-manager), Les Ames , Hedley Verity , Bill Voce , Bill Bowes , Freddie Brown , Maurice Tate , R. C. N. Palairet (co-manager).
Front row: Herbert Sutcliffe , Bob Wyatt , Douglas Jardine , Gubby Allen , Wally Hammond
Jardine leads the English Team onto the Sydney Cricket Ground, 2 Dec 1932
Bradman is bowled first ball, 30 December 1932
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