Bodyline: The science, sportsmanship and politics of the most infamous Ashes cricket series | ABC

Self-confessed cricket tragic Adam Zwar, with the help of biometric scientists, test cricketers past and present, historians and other passionate cricket lovers, breakdown the fast leg theory, and in doing so, discover that it wasn't just cricket that underpinned one of the most controversial moments in Anglo-Australian relations. Watch the Bradman and Tendulkar documentary:    • Bradman and Tendulkar | The untold story o...   01:13 | What was the bodyline series? 04:00 | Harold Larwood and bodyline 08:00 | How fast did Larwood bowl? 10:00 | Is bodyline cheating? 14:20 | Matthew Hayden on Donald Bradman 18:15 | How to read a bowler 24:00 | Oldfield hit on head by Larwood bowl 28:35 | Media coverage of the bodyline series 34:35 | Body protection in cricket: a history 44:30 | Cricket bats of the 1930s Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).