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"It was not banned by the laws of cricket, but it was what you would call 'not in the spirit of the game'."

- On Bodyline












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During the 1932-33 "Bodyline" tour of Australia, English captain Douglas Jardine went to war against one man, Bradman.

England eventually won the series 4-1 but Bradman won the hearts of the nation by defying the Bodyline tactics and scoring at a respectable average of 56.57..

"They said I was a killer with the ball without taking into account that Bradman with the bat was the greatest killer of all" - Harold Larwood in 1965

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