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 ...

Bodyline endures as the most emotive word in Test cricket. Seventy-five years this month, the England team led by Douglas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There have been plenty of flashpoints in cricket in the more than 75 years since an England team led by Douglas Jardine and under the auspices of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), arrived in Australia.