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I was just wondering how accurately they portrayed Jardine in the Bodyline mini-series? If it was accurate, what a bastard!
Almost every player had to step on egg-shells around him, and he treated most of his players like kids. It's almost a miracle that they won that series.
The story goes that there were two players in the squad who refused to participate in the "Bodyline" field placings or bowling. One was the fast bowler "Gubby" Allen, who was dropped after refusing to bowl the way Jardine wanted him to and the other was The Nawab Of Pataudi who simply ignored Jardine's instructions to take up a certain fielding position. He wasn't dropped; probably because he was less easily replaced than Allen !I was just wondering how accurately they portrayed Jardine in the Bodyline mini-series? If it was accurate, what a bastard!
Almost every player had to step on egg-shells around him, and he treated most of his players like kids. It's almost a miracle that they won that series.
But apparently no coward ! In 1933 when the West Indies toured England and Martindale and Constantine handed the English team back some of their own (bodyline) medecine some of the English players complained about it (notably the top order batsmen) Jardine calmy promoted himself to open and did well ! He could dish it out, but apparently he was prepared to take it as well !
