This type of bowling has been a part of this great game since cricket began.

And who were the biggest culprits? England introduced “bodyline” in the 1930s with the total intention of hurting the batsmen.

Also, have those writers forgotten the four lethal fast bowlers from West Indies? Did Australia whinge? No.

If you study Johnson’s wickets, the majority were either bowled, lbw or caught behind.

— EWART HENDERSON,

Rutherglen