Original sentence: Bradman rated his 254 as his best-ever innings, “practically without exception every ball went where it was intended to go”.Bradman’s batting reached another level while winning in the Lord's Test.Enraptured by this performance, cricket writers noted his fast footwork, immaculate placement and unerring concentration  only for this effort to be surpassed by his performance in the third Test at Leeds.He scored 1,000 first-class runs by the end of May, the fifth player (and first Australian) to achieve this feat.On his Test debut in England, Bradman hit 131 in the second innings, but it was not enough to stop England winning
Edited sentence: Australia totalled a record six for 729, which enabled them to win despite England scoring 425 in their first innings.Bradman’s batting reached another level in the Test at Lord's.Enraptured by this performance, cricket writers noted his fast footwork, immaculate placement and unerring concentration only for this effort to be surpassed by his performance in the third Test at Leeds.He had scored one thousand first-class runs before the end of May, the fifth player (and only Australian) to achieve this rare feat.His 254 was a performance that Bradman himself always rated his best ever innings from the standpoint that “practically without exception every ball went where it was intended to go”.Taking great care to score 252 not out against Surrey (captained by his critic Percy Fender), Bradman later wrote of this innings, “I thought it best not to make any mistakes.” On his Test debut in England, Bradman hit 131 in the second innings, but it was not enough to stop England winning