But Shane Watson, who was deceptively hostile, utilised reverse swing to trap Murali Vijay and nipped one away totake the edge of the out-of-touch Rahul Dravid.
Fellow Brit Heather Frederiksen produced a stunning last 50m totouchout Russia's Olesya Vladykina and take bronze in the in 200m individual medley (SM8).
He called for more conventional Tory policies and urged Mr Cameron to deal with immigration "fears", take steps to cut taxes and stop giving the impression Tories were "privileged and out of touch".