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4. Bodyline II: The Rivalry Turns Nasty (Again)

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4. Bodyline II: The Rivalry Turns Nasty (Again)

Legends of the Ashes›
Jun 14, 202332:13

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The Australian batsman Vic Richardson played in the first Bodyline series and was terrorised by the English bowlers. His grandson was the gimlet-eyed Australian captain Ian Chappell. Having heard so many of his grandfather’s stories, he vowed revenge. In 1974/5 he unleashed the marauding Dennis Lillee and the supersonic Jeff Thomson on England – the fastest, nastiest pair of bowlers in history. England were battered

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