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Australia tour of England 1948

Greatest Teams

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George Dobell picks his top five teams in the history of Test cricket

A quiet goodbye

Perhaps Bradman's farewell was all the more memorable for being unspectacular

Sam Loxton

Sledgehammer Sam speaks

As the clock ticks on the Invincibles, 60 years on from the tour that made them, Sam Loxton still talks as he played

Statistics

The Ashes, 1948 (Australia in England Tests)

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Australia tour of England, Apr-Sep 1948

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Test matches

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Eric Hollies bowls
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Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval
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Crowds queue outside The Oval ahead of the start of the final Test
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Denis Compton drops his bat after being struck by Ray Lindwall
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Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval
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Don Bradman's Test career ends with a duck at The Oval
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Squads
Sir Donald Bradman (c) Lindsay Hassett (vc)
Sid Barnes Bill Brown
Ron Hamence Neil Harvey
Ian Johnson Bill Johnston
Ray Lindwall Sam Loxton
Colin McCool Keith Miller
Arthur Morris Doug Ring
Ron Saggers (wk) Don Tallon
Ernie Toshack
Tour Results
HDG LG XI v Australians at Scarborough - Sep 8-10, 1948
Match drawn
South v Australians at Hastings - Sep 1-3, 1948
Match drawn
Somerset v Australians at Taunton - Aug 28-30, 1948
Australians won by an innings and 374 runs
Gents Eng v Australians at Lord's - Aug 25-27, 1948
Australians won by an innings and 81 runs
Kent v Australians at Canterbury - Aug 21-23, 1948
Australians won by an innings and 186 runs
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