They met Come_together the Rhinos in the final Competition , where thanks to 74 runs from Nick Compton , a late unbeaten 39 runs off 17 balls from Andrew Hall , and economical bowling from Ray Price , they won by just one run .

Compton finished Process_end the competition Competition as the leading run-scorer , amassing Come_together 233 runs from his six matches Competition , at an average of 38.83 .

Given the close results in the First and Second Tests it is possible that England could have won had Bill Edrich or Jim Laker been brought over , or Denis Compton had been fully fit .

The England team , however , had several notable players themselves , including Len Hutton , Denis Compton and Alec Bedser .