Cricket: Australia Cheated and were Defeated!
– By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Warner went to see Woodfull. After a brief silence Woodfull said, “I don’t want to see you Mr. Warner. There are two teams out there. One is trying to play cricket and the other is not.”
Douglas Jardine and his men landed in Australia in 1932. Jardine, aloof and aristocratic, had a plan. He was going to use his main strike bowler, Harold Larwood, to physically hurt the Aussies. He was going to use Bodyline to thwart the ability of Don Bradman, and others.
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Comments
Ouch!!!
I can’t stand cricket and I don’t understand why grown men would want to cheat when they are asked to play for their country. It must be quite an honour to play any sport at the pro level. Good write up Dr Narine.