In April 1948 he once again travelled with England to Hampden Park, helping his country to a 2–0 victory; however after the match he was the subject of an FA inquiry after he claimed tea and scones on his expenses (at the cost of sixpence).[1] Regardless of this treatment by the FA, the next month he helped England record a 4–0 victory over Italy in Turin.[110] Folklore told that he beat Alberto Eliani only to have the audacity to then pull a comb from his shorts pocket and comb his hair; the reality was that he simply used his hand to wipe his sweating brow in the beating Italian sun.[111] However the legend would follow him around the world in later life, and spectators in the crowd were convinced that they had witnessed it.[112] Later in the year he played in a goalless draw with Denmark, a 6–2 win over Northern Ireland, a 1–0 win over Wales, and a 6–0 triumph over Switzerland.[113]