Wisden described the match as "a disgrace to cricket" and the hostility towards Douglas Jardine and his team hit an all-time low.

Bitter feeling in the stands spread to the centre with Australian captain Bill Woodfull taking his complaints directly to the English manager Pelham Warner.

"There are two teams out there; one is playing cricket and the other is not. It is too great a game to spoil," the skipper declared.

Woodfull had more reason than most to be angered having been hit in the chest by a Harold Larwood delivery.

As he recovered his composure he saw the field moving into their "leg theory" positions, much to the crowd's disgust.

Later in Australia's first innings, Bertie Oldfield was forced to leave the action with a cracked skull having mishooked Larwood.

With Australian morale at a low ebb, England took control.

Only Woodfull, carrying his bat and leading from the front, slowed their march to victory in a match in which the result was totally overshadowed.