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Bradman’s role in ‘disgraceful’ sacking of Aussie icon Bill Lawry – Wide World of Sports
‘He deserved to hear it from one of the selectors’
Aussie cricket legend Ian Chappell has recalled the “disgraceful” moment former Test captain and television commentary icon Bill Lawry was axed by Sir Donald Bradman.
Speaking on Channel 9’s special feature Bill Lawry, A Glorious Life which aired on Monday night, Lawry and Chappell both revisited one of the darkest episodes in Australian cricketing history that saw Lawry sacked as captain in a sensational coup that went all the way to the top.
By the late 60’s Lawry had established himself as …
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