England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of Australia 1932-33 News
The decline of working-class cricketers in England
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
An irresistible force
Douglas Jardine's desire to win back the Ashes at all costs brought him the urn, and vilification in England and Australia
Bodyline
There was outrage over England's tactics in the 1932-33 Ashes, but in the years that followed bouncers shocked no one
Speedy Harry
Was Bodyline's chief protagonist the quickest ever? Duncan Hamilton does a good job of convincing us
Look back in equanimity
David Frith's history of cricket's most fractious series is exhaustive in its attention to detail
