It remains the biggest victory by a runs margin in Test history: England beat Australia by 675 runs. And it was at Brisbane, although not at The Gabba - the 1928-29 Test was played at the Exhibition Ground instead. It was Brisbane's Test debut - and Don Bradman's too. He made only 18 and 1 as Australia managed totals of 122 and 66, which wasn't quite enough when compared to England's 521 (Patsy Hendren 169) and 342 for 8 dec. Bradman was promptly dropped - for the only time in his cricket career - for the second Test.

England's bowling hero was Harold Larwood, who took 6 for 32 in Australia's first innings. And, unlike 2002-03, it was the Aussies who had all the injury worries. Jack Gregory, one of the best allrounders of them all, crocked his knee so badly that he never played again, while Charlie Kelleway, an adhesive batsman, went down with food poisoning.

Bradman was soon restored to the side, and cracked 123, his first Test century, in the final match at Melbourne. But England, with Wally Hammond amassing 905 runs, took the series 4-1.

Those were the days, for England supporters anyway ...

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