 But in the Brisbane Test they lost by 8 wickets and the rest of the series failed to offer any hope of reversing their fortunes.The reasons for their failure were manifold; the captain was too defensive; injuries affected their best players; others were too young and inexperienced such as Arthur Milton, Raman Subba Row, Ted Dexter, Roy Swetman and John Mortimore, or at the end of their career; Godfrey Evans, Trevor Bailey, Jim Laker, Willie Watson and Frank Tyson.Their morale was further bruised when faced with bowlers of dubious legality and unsympathetic umpires.