Before the Second World War, the majority of the English team were of working-class backgrounds. When England recently took the field against New Zealand, that number had dropped to just one-third

Douglas Jardine's desire to win back the Ashes at all costs brought him the urn, and vilification in England and Australia

There was outrage over England's tactics in the 1932-33 Ashes, but in the years that followed bouncers shocked no one

Was Bodyline's chief protagonist the quickest ever? Duncan Hamilton does a good job of convincing us

David Frith's history of cricket's most fractious series is exhaustive in its attention to detail

Fingleton's account of Bodyline may not be definitive, but it is fair, if contrarian, and bears the ineffable scent of leather

Eleven ways in which Douglas Jardine antagonised Australia

An outline of the major players and main events during the game's most emotive series

A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... February 1933