His first touch of the ball saw him catch Len Hutton at leg slip from the fourth ball of the match. As the players took to the field, Lindwall told him to watch for the fourth ball. Lindwall bowled three outswingers to Hutton, before an inswinger on the fourth. Hutton edged the ball to Burge who just claimed the catch on the second attempt. Burge made 17 and 18 not out, as Australia were made to follow on after trailing by 150 runs. Australia were still 32 runs and facing a fourth consecutive Test defeat when time ran out. He had scored 379 runs at 42.11 for the season.