The rumblings of Bodyline – or fast leg theory as the English liked to called it – had already started, but things came to a head 83 years ago on January 14, 1933, on the second day of the third Test ...

On returning home in 1933 Douglas Jardine said he was "naturally displeased" with the "notorious excitability" of Australian crowds. Well, if he was displeased, then he would be ropeable now. Seventy ...

Few sporting events have caused such an international storm as the 1932-33 Ashes series which, at its nadir, not only threatened the tour itself but also political relations between the United Kingdom ...

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There's no one source of our national character. It comes from our indigenous heritage, the struggles of the early settlers, the Federation period, and, of course, our nation's experiences at war. And ...

It is 80 years since the first cricket match was broadcast on ABC Radio. Loading... The ABC took to the airwaves to cover the 1932-33 Ashes Test Series, which infamously became known as the Bodyline ...

Alex Massie marked the 80th anniversary of the Bodyline series with an excellent Spectator blog. Among other things, the article brought home how distant it is. Bodyline exists now in those few ...

The Bodyline scandal helped shape the nature of cricket, sport and relations between Australia and England for years to come As Australian batsman Bert Oldfield collapsed, his skull fractured by a ...

Bodyline, the ruthless and aggressive bowling tactic England used to beat the Australians on the tour of 1932-33, remains cricket’s darkest hour. It soured diplomatic and economic relations between ...

This is the story of one of the most well known but perhaps least understood moments of conflict and controversy in the history of sport the infamous Bodyline test cricket series of 1932 and 1933 ...