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 ...

It was named after where the England bowlers were aiming - the line of the body - during the 1932-33 Ashes series in Australia. It might be common now for bowlers to want to hit the batsmen with ...

Could you please explain what "Bodyline bowling" means, and when it was banned? asks Emon Bodyline was the term invented to describe the tactics used by England's touring team in Australia in 1932-33.

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 ...

This week sees the 80th anniversary of cricket’s most bitter and acrimonious Test series, the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33. Australia had won the 1930 Ashes series in England, with Don Bradman ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...