Cricket might be called the "gentlemen's game", but it has been anything but at times over the years.
We count down the top 20 most controversial moments in cricket history.
1. Bodyline (1932-33)
"You can take leg-stump for protection... I'll take middle."
These were the famous words England fast-bowler Harold Larwood uttered to wicket-keeping teammate Les Ames.
Never before seen had a cricket match reached this level of hatred.
The Australian crowd wanted Larwood's head on a spike.
But why?
Because of Bodyline.
Bodyline was sustained short-pitched fast-bowling devised by England's aristocratic leader Douglas Jardine to thwart the magnificence of Donald Bradman.
Regarded by officials back then as sheer blasphemy, bouncers are now used to significant effect in modern cricket, and Jardine was the architect of this refined design.
Jardine brought with him a pace battery hell-bent on toppling one man on the hard spinning pitches in Australia. Before the Windies rose to fame as dangerously scary fast-bowlers, Harold Larwood's name sent shivers down the spine of any Australian fan in the 1932-33 Ashes series.
Think of Mitchell Johnson's 2014-15 impact, without a helmet or any protective equipment for that matter.
The Bodyline series reached its zenith in Adelaide when Australian wicket-keeper Bert Oldfield fractured his skull from a rising Larwood delivery. Australian Captain Bill Woodfull was struck dangerously above the heart the day before.
England's manager 'Plum' Warner rushed to the rooms to see Woodfull and was greeted with the famous quote, "I don't want to see you, Mr. Warner...There are two teams out there; one is trying to play cricket."
Australia and Prime Minister Joseph Lyons threatened to boycott the Commonwealth with a rule change ending the dangerous tactic.
Although Larwood followed his captain's orders, he never played cricket again. Jardine led England to a resounding 4-1 victory, and England didn't win another series in Australia till 1954-55.
