Original sentence: The left arm orthodox spinner Reg Ellis took 72 wickets at 25.02, while the leg spinner Pepper took 71 wickets at 32.47
Edited sentence: All three became long-serving Australian Test players, and all three captained their country, Johnson for two years.Bill Brown had played regularly for Australia's Test team before the war, but was not available, nor was Colin McCool, who had made his first-class debut before the outbreak of war.Lindwall and Johnson went on to make their debuts for Australia in 1946 in the first post-war Test, while Morris made his debut in 1946–47 against England.Some players with prior first-class experience could not be considered for selection because they could not be released from the units in which they were serving, particularly those serving in the Pacific.The left arm orthodox spinner Ellis took 72 wickets at 25.02, while the leg spinner Pepper took 71 wickets at 32.47.These included Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson and Ray Lindwall