After the tourists lost the First Test to Australia , the British captain , Matthew Mullineux , removed himself from further Test matches .
After the tourists lost the First Test to Australia , the British captain , Matthew Mullineux , gave Stout the on - field captaincy .
After the tourists lost the First Test to Australia , the British captain , Matthew Mullineux , removed himself from further Test matches and gave Stout the on - field captaincy .