5 Australian players hated by England

Jeff Thomson

With a firing sling-shot action riddled with hatred for batsmen, Jeff Thomson was the most dreaded fast bowler to walk the face of the earth.

At his peak, no one came close to matching Thomson. "Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, If Lillee doesn’t get you, Thommo must", went the popular undersong.

During his illustrious international career that began in 1973 and ended in 1985, he enjoyed hitting batsmen more than getting them out.

During the 1974-75 Ashes series, Thommo and his accomplice Dennis Lillee torpedoed England, claiming 58 wickets between them.

In a fast bowling contest in 1978, he outpaced Michael Holding and Imran Khan.

West Indies' legend Viv Richards, the best batsman of Thomson’s era, rates him as the fastest he has faced.