The 1936 - 1937 tour of Australia saw the return of one of the Bodyline sons - Bill Voce. He didn't play in the last home series as he was still in dispute with the MCC, but by the time the first tour back to Australia since the debacle was upon them, he had sorted everything out and was eligible. Gubby Allen was chosen as Captain for the series in what was seen as a publicity 'stunt'. Allen had refused to bowl Bodyline bowling in 1932 and because of this, the authorities thought it would lead to better relations if he would lead England, it worked.

Don Bradman led Australia for the first time in Brisbane. Australia won the toss and sent England in, soon finding themselves in trouble with McCormick taking a wicket (Worthington) with the first ball of the Test. More trouble followed as the visitors were reeling at 3 for 20. Unfortunately for McCormick and Australia, he played little part in the rest of the Test as he was suffering from Lumbago, and England partly due to this slowly recovered. Leyland kept up his good form with a solid 126 and Barnett chipped in with 69 as England made 358. O'Reilly returned the best figures for the home side of 5 for 102. In reply Australia struggled to 234 all out and in doing so Fingleton (100) became the first player to score centuries in four successive innings. England then scored 256 to leave Australia a mountain to climb if they were to win the Test match. Unfortunately for the home side, rain fell heavily and changed the pitch - the result being bowled out for only 58 runs, Allen taking 5 wickets and Voce 4.

England were even more dominant in the Second Test at Sydney winning by and innings and 22 runs. England batted first and declared at 6 for 426, with Hammond scoring his third double century (231) against Australia. The visitors declared on a rain affected pitch and Allen's timing couldn't have been better as more rain fell on the third day, making the wicket treacherous. Australia managed only 80 runs and following on made a better go of it scoring 324 as the wicket slowly improved. Unfortunately for the home team it wasn't enough and England won easily, no doubt helped enormously by the weather conditions. The visitors now led the series 2 - 0.

Melbourne, historically a good ground for England welcomed the two teams for the Third Test match. Australia up against the wall needed the leadership qualities from the great man from Bowral. He wasn't to disappoint! A record crowd for any Test match of 350,534 watched (not all in one-day mind!) as Australia clawed their way back into the series with a 365 run victory. Once again the weather played a big part in a match, as Australia made 200 with the loss of 9 wickets and Bradman declared on a terrible pitch. England facing similar conditions to the Australian's at Sydney soon found themselves on 9 for 76. Due to the nature of the pitch, Alled also declared. Bradman then made a decisive decision as he reversed his batting order and sent the tailenders in first. Bradman (271) joined Fingleton at 5 for 97, the wicket was easing and the pair scored a record 6th wicket partnership of 346. In reply, England made 323, Leyland once again top scored with a knock of 111. Bradman had won his first Test match as captain.

Adelaide hosted the 4th Test and at the end of the first innings, England led by 42 runs, the only innings of note being Barnett's score of 129 from a total of 330. In reply, Bradman once again took control with his second double century knock of 212 and Australia scored 433. Fleetwood-Smith then took England apart with a great display of bowling, taking 6 wickets, England falling short by 148 runs.

For the first time in Test history, a side down by 2 rubbers, came back to win by 3 - 2. Bradman once again won the toss and decided to bat. Australia scored 604 runs with Bradman, McCabe and Badcock all scoring centuries. It was to prove too much for the visitors as they fell to an innings and 200 run victory. Bradman had won his third test in a row and in so doing, his first series.

Notable performances from the series included :-

Bradman scored 810 runs at and average of 90

Hammond scored 468 runs at an average of 58

Voce took 26 wickets at 21.53, best 6 - 41

O'Reilly took 25 wickets at 22.20, best 5 - 51