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STUART Broad is shaping as the great pantomime villain of this Ashes series on account of his actions in England a few months back. Here, we take a look at some of the other England tourists who have got under the skins of Australian audiences.
Which Ashes tourist got under your skin?
Chris Broad
Clearly, it runs in the family. Stuart's father was an obdurate opening batsman who played 25 Tests between 1984 and 1989. He scored a torpid 139 during the Bicentenary Test at the SCG and was bowled by Steve Waugh. Rather than accept his fate, Broad smashed the stumps with his bat. Australian fans of that era have never forgotten that particular dummy spit.
Ian Botham
Australia's antipathy for Botham was born out of envy for his outrageous all-round talents. Botham menaced Australia over a 36-Test span with 148 wickets at 27.65 and 1,673 runs (usually belted to all corners of the ground) at 29.35. Few will forget the 1981 Ashes, during which Botham's feats with bat and ball propelled England from 1-0 down in the series to an epic 3-1 triumph. But perhaps his most notable stoush with Australia occurred not on the field, but rather a carpark, when he scuffled with Ian Chappell in 1977.
John Snow
Snow had brushes with officialdom, umpires and opponents over the course of his controversial 49 Test career. But Australian audiences will most remember him for bowling bouncers at tail-enders – a tactic deemed unsportsmanlike in the 1970s – all of which came to a head at the SCG in 1970-71. After Terry Jenner ducked into a bouncer and retired hurt, a member of the crowd grabbed Snow while he was fielding on the fence. Captain Ray Illingworth took the unprecedented move of taking his players from the field until the field was cleared of debris and the crowd subdued.
Geoff Boycott
Strike-rates weren't statistically in vogue during Geoff Boycott's 108-Test career. And that's just as well, because Boycott's leaps from defence to attack were as infrequent as Yorkshire sunshine. Against Australia, he proved a dreary menace, scoring 2,945 runs at 47.50 from 38 Tests. Fortunately, Boycott proved far more entertaining as a commentator and columnist in later life.
Trevor Bailey
Trevor could bore for his country – and did. Whether scoring at a run-a-week, bowling negative lines down leg-side or lengthening his run-up to intentionally slow the over-rate, Bailey proved a constant source of infuriation for Australian cricketers and audiences. During the first Test to be televised in Australia, Bailey scored an agonising 50 in five hours and 57 minutes – capped by an uncharacteristic six off Ian Johnson.
Douglas Jardine
And, by extension, the England squad of 1932-33. Jardine's "leg theory" tactic was designed to blunt the effectiveness of Sir Donald Bradman, but it almost tore down diplomatic relations between Australia and England. The MCC was branded "unsportsmanlike" after a Harold Larwood bouncer fractured the skull of Australian batsman Bert Oldfield during the third Test at Adelaide. Jardine threatened to withdraw his team from the final two Tests unless the statement was retracted. It was, but only after the intervention of Australian prime minister Joseph Lyons.
WG Grace
Stuart Broad's refusal to walk at Trent Bridge has nothing on the good doctor. Grace was once bowled first ball in an exhibition match in England and defiantly stood his ground. "They've come to watch me bat, not you bowl," he reportedly told the bowler. He hardly endeared himself to the Australian public, either, whether by refusing to allow the opposition runners or arguing the point with umpires. Joe Darling once remarked: "We were all told not to trust the old man as he was out to win every time and was a great bluffer."
Phil Tufnell (honourable mention)
Decent with the ball, dreadful with the bat and (somehow) worse in the field, Tufnell was the kind of English cricketer that modern Australian audiences yearn for. Aussies weren't shy in pointing Tufnell's flaws out to him, most notably when one wag at the MCG bellowed: "Oi, Tufnell! Lend us your brain. We're building an idiot!" Tuffers will never rate among the more dastardly English villains of yore, but his pantomime status earns him an honourable mention on this list.
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