Clarke's threats reminiscent of Bodyline

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This article argues that the tactics employed by Michael Clarke's Australian cricket team during the First Test in Brisbane were similar to those employed by English captain Douglas Jardine during the 1932-33 Bodyline series. As with Jardine's bowlers, Larwood and Voce, Mitchell Johnson bowled at the batsman's body. Though a legitimate tactic, the article questions both the ethics and wisdom of doing this against tailend batsmen. The article concludes that not even Jardine would have targeted lower order batsmen as the Australians did in Brisbane.