Bodyline

Bodyline, also known as Fast Leg Theory, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. Bodyline bowlers deliberately aimed the cricket ball at the bodies of batsmen, in the hope of creating legside deflections which could be caught by one of several fielders located in the quadrant of the field behind square leg.

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Cricket - English cricket team - Australia - Batting - Don Bradman - Bowlers - Cricket ball - Batsmen

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This tactic caused several injuries to Australian players and led to exceptionally ill feelings between the two national teams. The controversy eventually spilled into the diplomatic arena. Over the next two decades several laws of cricket were changed to prevent this kind of tactic being used again.

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