Original: A Bodyline delivery was one where the cricket ball was pitched short so as to rise towards the body of the opposing batsman on the line of the leg stump , in the hope of creating legside deflections that could be caught by one of several fielders on the leg side .
Simplified: He is perhaps best known for being captain during the 1932-33 tour of Australia when England bowled fast and high balls at the body of the Australian batsman ( including the famous Don Bradman to try and make them make a mistake .