Fast bowling One instance of excessive use was the Bodyline series, where the English Cricket Captain at the time (1932–1933), Douglas Jardine, employed a tactic to restrain the skills of the Australian cricket team, and their star player, Donald Bradman. The tactic was to bowl, very fast and very short, at the batsman's body. After the Bodyline series, as it became known, several laws of cricket were altered to prevent such a tactic being used again, such as a restriction on the number of fielders that can occupy the rear leg-side quadrant of the cricket to two (excluding the wicketkeeper). Because nearly
Mitchell Johnson with the Australian cricket team in the 2013–14 Ashes series Mitchell Johnson with the Australian cricket team in the 2013–14 Ashes series Mitchell Johnson was a key member of the Australian cricket team in its 5–0 whitewash of England in the 2013–14 Ashes series. He played in all five Test matches of the series, taking a total of 37 wickets at an average of 13.97 and winning the player of the series award. He was noted for his bowling speed and aggression during the series, which inspired Australia to regain the Ashes for the first time since 2006–07. The 2013–14 Ashes was the comeback series for Johnson who had been