Editing Bodyline (section)

==Changes to the laws of cricket==
As a direct consequence of the 1932–33 tour,<ref name=Williamson>{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Martin|title=A brief history ... Bodyline|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bodyline/content/story/148537.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref> the MCC introduced a new rule to the [[Laws of Cricket]] for the 1935 English cricket season.<ref name=F408>Frith, p. 408.</ref> Originally, the MCC hoped that captains would ensure that the game was played in the correct spirit, and passed a resolution that bodyline bowling would breach this spirit.<ref name=Williamson/><ref>Frith, p. 374.</ref> When this proved to be insufficient,<ref name=Williamson/> the MCC passed a law that "direct attack" bowling was unfair and became the responsibility of the umpires to identify and stop.<ref name=F408/> In 1957, the laws were altered to prevent more than two fielders standing behind square on the leg side; the intention was to prevent negative bowling tactics whereby off spinners and slow inswing bowlers aimed at the leg stump of batsmen with fielders concentrated on the leg side.<ref>{{cite book  |last1 = Chalke  |first1 = Stephen  |last2 = Hodgson  |first2 = Derek  |title = No Coward Soul. The remarkable story of Bob Appleyard  |publisher = Fairfield Books  |year = 2003  |location= Bath |page = 177 |isbn = 0-9531196-9-6}}</ref> However, an indirect effect was to make bodyline fields impossible to implement.<ref name=Williamson/>

Later law changes, under the heading of "Intimidatory Short Pitched Bowling", also restricted the number of "[[bouncer (cricket)|bouncer]]s" which might be bowled in an [[over (cricket)|over]]. Nevertheless, the tactic of intimidating the batsman is still used to an extent that would have been shocking in 1933, although it is less dangerous now because today's players wear helmets and generally far more protective gear.<ref name="begin">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/bodyline/content/story/316343.html |title=A Dummy's Guide to Bodyline |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2008}}</ref><ref>Frith, pp. 10–17.</ref> The [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies teams]] of the 1980s, who regularly fielded a bowling attack comprising some of the best fast bowlers in cricket history, were perhaps the most feared exponents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52345.html |title=Cricinfo Player Profile, Clive Lloyd |access-date=1 December 2006 |last=Dellor |first=Ralph |publisher=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref>