 He only ever made one hundred against Australia (when a makeshift opener in 1954–55) and failed on this tour, but Richie Benaud said "Tom missed out a lot.He'd never been out of an Australian side during my Test career".Ken Barrington was the backbone of the England side "batting with bulldog determinatiuon and awesome concentration" who usually started his innings with a quick 20–30 runs, but then sunk into lethargy until he neared his century, which four times in Tests he brought up with a big pull for six.