In the lead-up to the match against Worcestershire, photographers and cameramen constantly followed Lindwall, trying to capture visual evidence of an illegal drag when he was bowling in the practice nets.[4] Bradman tried to stop the journalists from taking photographs of the crease as Lindwall came in to bowl, and deflected media questions about his bowler's drag.[5] The spectators and media were keenly observing the position of his foot in the tour opener,[6] but Lindwall was not no-balled in the first match at Worcester, and complaints about his drag faded away for the rest of the tour.[4][7] The hosts elected to bat first, and Lindwall took 2/41 in the first innings, bowling and trapping his victims leg before wicket before delivering three wicketless overs for 19 runs in the second innings.