Multiple choice general knowledge sports

“There are two teams out there, one is playing cricket. The other is making no attempt to do so” – This was a statement by Bill Woodull –Australian captain of the 1930s. What was the circumstance that led to this statement?

  1. Body line bowling by English bowlers

  2. Sledging by English bowlers

  3. Repeated appealing by English bowlers

  4. English batsmen refusing to walk out for obvious catches
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Explanation

Woodfull's statement referred to Bodyline bowling tactics used by England's fast bowlers (specifically Harold Larwood and Bill Voce) in the 1932-33 Ashes series. Bodyline involved bowling directly at the batsman's body with a packed leg-side field, which many considered intimidatory and unsportsmanlike.

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