AS Johnny Mullagh takes his place in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, a descendant of Mullagh’s teammate, Johnny Cuzens, hoped the increased awareness of the team would lead to more positive breakthroughs.

Ashley Couzens, Cuzens’ great-great-great grandson, has urged the government to do more to return artefacts still in England from the famous 1868 tour, in which a team of indigenous cricketers toured, playing 47 matches and also putting on cultural shows for the English crowds.