Test cricket has played a major role in Australian history. Bodyline bowling reflected a negative relationship between England and Australia. The four main points to support this argument include, past Australian test cricket and how it has played a major role in Australian history, history of cricket between England and Australia, relationship between England and Australia at the time and bodyline bowling itself.
Australia is very well known all over the world for its cricket reputation. The Australian team has played 744 Test matches, winning 350, losing 194, drawing 198 and tying 2. With a total of 797 one day matches played out by Australia they have successfully won 490, losing just 272, tying nine and with 26 ending in no-result. Apart from these remarkable statistics many heroes have been produced …show more content…
Australia’s cricket reputation and producer of first class players defines the fact that they are a very well credited team and show a respectful and sportsmanlike attitude towards this beautiful game. As described by the information above, England obviously came organised and prepared with their un-sportsman like tactics to slay Australia’s batting legend and inspiration, Sir Don Bradman. England with these ghastly tactics did win the game. Reasons aside from slaying Bradman have been described above. An envious Britain rose against Australia as result of migration, which enhanced Australian culture, Overpower and unrecognition for Australian troops fighting alongside Britain during WWI and The Great Depression causing a lack of resources being exported from Australia to Europe. Overall England acted in a manner that was unacceptable; they became jealous of a rising Australian culture and over this particular time frame gained a feeling of hatred of the more power Australia began to gain, as oppose to them always as mentioned before having the