[4] Mullineux goes on to describe Francomb as '...very tall, and wants a lot of stopping when he gets "going"'; common traits for early forward players.
Francomb played in nine matches of the Australia tour, which included one Test against the Australian national team.
The tourists lost 13–3, and Mullineux reacted by dropping himself, Francomb and Esmond Martelli from future Test games.
Despite being dropped from the Test games, Francomb played in six further matches against invitational and state teams.
During the 1898/99 season Francomb was also invited to join British touring team the Barbarians.