The first to get hit was Australia captain Bill Woodfull, doubled over and clutching his chest in agony after a lightning-fast ball struck him over his heart. Then, when England captain Douglas ...

Above three lines can be said to be the origins of probably the most controversial term to have ever come out from the 22-yards of a cricket pitch - “Bodyline”. The line by Hugh Buggy was rephrased by ...

“It’s just not cricket!” – With the IPL auction around, this familiar lament against the shortest format of the game is not too hard to hear. But similar cries, only much louder, were raised during a ...

There have been plenty of flashpoints in cricket in the more than 75 years since an England team led by Douglas Jardine and under the auspices of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), arrived in Australia.

Few sporting events have caused such an international storm as the 1932-33 Ashes series which, at its nadir, not only threatened the tour itself but also political relations between the United Kingdom ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving, right) instructs Harold Larwood (Jim Holt) to bang it in short in the ...

The corridor leading to Adelaide Oval's new Bodyline Bar, named after the infamous Ashes series of 85 years ago, has become a gateway into the past. Lining the walls are giant portraits of former ...

Here is the story of two unconventional bowling tactics used in cricket, one overarm and one underarm. Let me start with the overarm one. Harold Larwood adopted some very controversial overarm bowling ...

Wrapped up and kept in a cupboard for 83 years, a rare cricket bat part of Australian history is being donated to a sports museum. The cricket bat signed by the entire Australian and English teams ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. We all know the story, the Poms land Down Under in the summer of 1932-33 ...

James Sanders snapped up the bat for a few hundred dollars but could pocket $35,000 at an auction An unemployed New Zealand man is facing an extraordinary payday after picking up a cricket bat Sir ...