 He had been given no funds by the MCC (he was meant to return a profit) and had to take out an overdraft from an Australian bank until he could pay his way with gate receipts.When Len Hutton was stricken with fibrositis at the start of the Third Test, it was Howard and Duckworth who convinced him to play.George Duckworth had been England's wicketkeeper in the 1920s, but now managed the team's baggage and travel arrangements.