Running, Diving, Bleeding

John Lanchester and Thomas Jones

John Lanchester talks to Thomas Jones about ‘visible’ cheating in sport, that is, the kind which is against the rules but within the ethos of the game, from diving in football to bodyline bowling in cricket.

Image: The Corinthians face Tottenham Hotspur at a charity match, c.1921, with the Duke of York.

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