 The controversy reached its peak during the second day of the Third Test . On 14 January , an all @-@ time record Adelaide Oval crowd of 50 @,@ 962 watched Australia finish off England 's first innings . Shortly after the start of Australia 's innings , Larwood , bowling to a conventional field setting , struck Woodfull an agonising blow under his heart with a short , lifting delivery . Woodfull was struck when he was bent over his bat and wicket , and not when upright as often imagined . As Woodfull bent down over his bat in pain for several minutes , an image that became one of the defining symbols of the series , the huge crowd began jeering , hooting and verbally abusing the English team . Jardine reacted by saying " Well bowled , Harold . " Tension and feelings ran so high that a riot was narrowly averted as police stationed themselves between the players and enraged spectators . 
 The controversy reached its peak during the second day of the Third Test . On 14 January , an all @-@ time record Adelaide Oval crowd of 50 @,@ 962 watched Australia finish off England <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>first innings . Shortly after the start of Australia <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>innings , Larwood , bowling to a conventional field setting , struck Woodfull an agonising blow under his heart with a short , lifting delivery . Woodfull was struck when he was bent over his bat and wicket , and not when upright as often imagined . As Woodfull bent down over his bat in pain for several minutes , an image <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>became one of the defining symbols of the series , the huge crowd began jeering , hooting and verbally abusing the English team . Jardine reacted by saying " Well bowled , Harold . " Tension and feelings ran so high that a riot was narrowly averted as police stationed themselves between the players and enraged spectators . 
Da controversy reached its peak durin tdasecond day of the Third Test . On 14 January , an all @-@ time record Adelaide Oval crowd of 50 @,@ 962 watched Australia finish offf England  first innings . Shortly after the start of Australia  innings , Larwood , bowlin to a conventional field setting , struck Woodfull an agonising blow under his heart w/ a short , lifting delivery . Woodfull was struck when he was bent over his bat and wicket , and not when upright as often imagined . As Woodfull bent downn over his bat in pain fir several min , an image became one of the defining symbols of the series , thdauge crowd began jeering , hooting and verbally abusing thedaglish team . Jardine reacted by saying " Well bowled , Harold . " Tension and feelings ran soo high that a riot was narrowly averted as police stationed themselves between the players and enraged spectators .