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 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.

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving, right) instructs Harold Larwood (Jim Holt) to bang it in short in the 1984 miniseries Bodyline. It starts ...

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 ...

Remember the famous or rather infamous Bodyline series of 1932-33? The greatest English bowler of the day, Harold Larwood, bowled at a blistering estimated speed of over 90 miles per hour and totally ...

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 ...

England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes in Perth on Friday with the visitors looking to wrestle back the urn for the first time since 2015. AFP Sport looks at five of the most ...

The corridor leading to Adelaide Oval's new Bodyline Bar, named after the infamous Ashes series of 85 years ago, has become a gateway into the past. Lining the walls are giant portraits of former ...

England's 1932-33 Ashes tour of Australia, known as the 'Bodyline' series, began dramatically with Harold Larwood's aggressive bowling targeting Aussie batters. Australia still scored 360, led by Stan ...

As Australian batsman Bert Oldfield collapsed, his skull fractured by a lightning-fast ball, the booing from the 50,000-strong Adelaide Oval crowd became a deafening howl. The England players, mouths ...