#blood

2 incidents tagged

Harmison Draws Blood — Ponting's Cheek at Edgbaston 2005

England vs Australia

4 August 2005

Steve Harmison's bouncer struck Ricky Ponting on the cheekguard of his helmet at Edgbaston in 2005, drawing blood that ran visibly down Ponting's face. The image of the Australian captain batting on with blood dripping from his cheek became one of the 2005 Ashes' most iconic moments — symbolising England's refusal to be intimidated.

#steve harmison#ricky ponting#edgbaston 2005

🥊Explosive

Marshall Shatters Gatting's Nose — Headingley 1984

England vs West Indies

2 August 1984

Malcolm Marshall broke Mike Gatting's nose with a sharply rising bouncer at Headingley in 1984 — while bowling with a broken thumb in a plaster cast. Blood poured from Gatting's shattered nose as he retired hurt. Marshall refused to leave the field and came back to take wickets. One of Test cricket's most viscerally brutal moments.

#malcolm marshall#mike gatting#broken nose